See soorce fer Alain Souchon

{{Infobox muisical airtist
| name                = Alain Souchon
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Alain Édouard Kienast
| alias               = 
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1944|05|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]
| death_date          = 
| origin              = [[Paris]], [[Fraunce]]
| instrument          = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]]
| genre               = [[Alternative rock]] <br> [[French pop muisic|French pop]] <br> [[Pop rock]] <br> [[New wave muisic|New wave]] <br> [[Synthpop]] <br> [[Experimental music|Experimental]] <br> [[Chanson]] <br> [[Techno]] 
| occupation          = [[Sangster-sangwriter]]
| years_active        = 1971–present
| label               = [[RCA Records|RCA]] (1973-1984), [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] (1985-present)
| associated_acts     = [[Laurent Voulzy]], [[Renaud]], [[Maurane]],<br> [[Geoffrey Oryema]], [[Zazie]], [[Michel Jonasz]],<br> [[Catherine Lara]]
| website                 = [http://www.alainsouchon.net/ alainsouchon.net]
| image               = Alain Souchon 2012.jpg 
}}

'''Alain Souchon''' ({{IPA-fr|alɛ̃ suʃɔ̃}}; born '''Alain Édouard Kienast'''; Mey 27, 1944) is a French sangster-sangwriter an actor. He haes releasit 15 albums an haes played roles in seiven films.

==Life an career==
Sax month efter Souchon wis born his faimily returned tae Fraunce. When he was 15 his faither dee'd in an accident. His mither sent him tae a French college in Ingland, but due tae problems registerin he decidit tae stay in Lunnon an wirk. Upon returnin tae Fraunce he teuk up guitar, influencit bi Inglis an American muisic. In 1970, he marriet an haed his first son continuin tae play in the cabarets an bars in the [[Rive Gauche]] o [[Paris]].
[[File:Alain Souchon 1978.jpg|thumb|Souchon in 1978.]]
Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 wi the Pathe-Marconi label but haed nae success. Bob Socquet, the airtistic director o RCA encouragit him tae perform his sang "L'amour 1930" at the Rose D'Or of Antibes contest. Souchon then began tae collaborate wi componer/arranger [[Laurent Voulzy]] (b. 1948); they wad write thegither, but each released albums unner his awn name. Souchon's first hit wis "J'ai 10 ans" (1974), frae the album o the same name. He continued releasin albums an in 1978 wrote the theme for [[François Truffaut]]'s 1979 film ''[[Love on the Run (1979 film)|Love on the Run]]'' (''L'amour en fuite''). At this time his seicont son wis born. In 1980, he wis invitit tae perform at [[l'Olympia]]. He began his actin career an aw, maist notably starrin in the 1983 film ''[[One Deadly Summer|L'été Meurtrier]]''. Follaein the album 'On avance', he left RCA an signed wi Virgin Records at 40 year auld. In 1989 "La beauté de Ava Gardner" wis votit best title o the year bi the [[Victoires de la Musique]].

Then came Souchon's biggest hit "[[Foule sentimentale]]" frae 1993's million-sellin ''C'est déja ça''. At the 20t anniversar o the Victoires de la Musique in 1995, Alain Souchon receivit the awaird for best "Chanson Originale" for his sang "Foule Sentimentale." In 1996, he receivit the "le Prix Vincent Scotto" award gien by the SACEM (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique) for his sang "Sous les Jupes des Filles". Souchon returned in 2005 wi the hugely successful album ''La vie Théodore'' which contained the hit single "...Et si en plus y'a personne".

==Discografie==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album
!width="40"| [[Fraunce|FR]]<br><ref>[http://lescharts.com lescharts.com - Les charts français<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
!width="40"| [[Belgium|BE]]<br><ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/ ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
!width="40"| [[Swisserland|CH]]<br><ref>[http://hitparade.ch Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community - hitparade.ch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
! Sales <br>
|-
| 1974
| ''J'ai dix ans''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small></small>
|-
| 1976
| ''Bidon''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|
|-
| 1977
| ''Jamais content''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 1978
| ''Toto 30 ans, rien que du malheur...''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 1980
| ''Rame''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 1983
| ''On avance''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 1985
| ''C'est comme vous voulez''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 108<sup>A</sup>
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|
|-
| 1988
| ''Ultra moderne solitude''
* Virgin
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 1993
| ''[[C'est déjà ça]]''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 37<sup>A</sup>
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Diamond (1,000,000+)</small>
|-
| 1997
| ''Sol en si'' <small> (wi [[Francis Cabrel]], [[Michel Jonasz]], [[Catherine Lara]], <br> Maxime le Forestier, [[Maurane]], [[Zazie]])</small> 
* Virgin
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Au ras des pâquerettes''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 74
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Diamond (1,206,000)</small>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[La Vie Théodore]]''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 3
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: 2xPlatinum (462,100)</small>
|-
| 2008
| ''Écoutez d'où ma peine vient''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 27
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Platinum (200,000)</small>
|-
| 2011
| ''À cause d'elles''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 11
|align="center"| 90
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Platinum (200,000)</small>
|}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album
!width="40"| [[Fraunce|FR]]
!width="40"| [[Belgium|BE]]
!width="40"| [[Swisserland|CH]]
! Sales
|-
| 1984
| ''Olympia 83''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|
|-
| 1990
| ''Nickel''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 49<sup>A</sup>
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 1995
| ''Défoule sentimentale - Live''
* Virgin (2-disc)
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: 2xGold (200,000)</small>
|-
| 2002
| ''J'veux du live''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 29
|align="center"| 26
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Gowd (100,000)</small>
|-
| 2010
| ''Alain Souchon est chanteur''
* Virgin
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 15
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: 
|}

*<sup>A</sup> Re-release

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album
!width="40"|[[Fraunce|FR]]
!width="40"|[[Belgium|BE]]
!width="40"|[[Swisserland|CH]]
! Sales
|-
| 1994
| ''L'Intégral''
* RCA (5-disc)
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| 
|-
| 1997
| ''20 Chansons''
* Kent as ''20 Sur 20'' an aw
*BMG
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| <small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Platinum (300,000)</small>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''Collection (1974-1984)''
* RCA
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 30
|align="center"| 10
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Platinum (300,000)</small>
|-
| ''Collection (1985-2001)''
* Virgin
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|<small>[[SNEP|Fraunce]]: Platinum (300,000)</small>
|-
| 2002
| ''Par les Sentiments''
* Virgin (2-disc)
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Platinum Collection''
* Virgin
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| -
|
|-
| 2007
| ''100 Chansons''
* EMI France (5-disc)
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Single
!width="40"| [[Fraunce|FR]]
!width="40"| [[Belgium|BE]]
!width="40"| [[SNEP]]
!width="40"| Album
|-
|1986
|"La Ballade de Jim"
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|-
|
|''C'est comme vous voulez''
|-
|1989
|"Quand je serai k.o.
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|-
|
|''Ultra moderne solitude''
|-
|1993
|"Foule sentimentale"
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|-
|<small>Siller (125,000)</small>
|rowspan="2"|''C'est déjà ça''
|-
|1994
|"L'amour à la machine"
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|-
|
|-
|2000
|"Tailler la zone"
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|-
|
|rowspan="2"|''Au ras des pâquerettes''
|-
|2001
|"Le baiser / Caterpillar"
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|-
|
|-
|2002
|"La vie ne vaut rien"
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|-
|
|''J'veux du live''
|-
|2005
|"Et si en plus y'a personne"
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|12
|
|rowspan="2"|''La vie Théodore''
|-
|2006
|"La vie Théodore"
|align="center"|68
|align="center"|-
|
|-
|2008
|"Écoutez d'où ma peine vient"
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|7
|
|''Ecoutez d'où ma peine vient''
|}

==Awairds==
Souchon haes wan a nummer o [[Victoires de la musique]] awairds:
* 1986: Muisic Video o the Year (''La Ballade de Jim''), directit bi Philippe Bensoussan
* 1986: Sang o the Year (''Belle-Île-en-Mer'')
* 1990: Sang o the Year (''Quand j'serai KO'')
* 1991: Album o the Year (''Nickel'')
* 1994: Male Airtist o the Year
* 1994: Sang o the Year (''Foule sentimentale'')
* 1996: Album o the Year (''Défoule sentimentale'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Freemit airtins==
{{commons category}}
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.alainsouchon.net/ Offeecial steid]
* [http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6069.asp Biography of Alain Souchon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050905223726/http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6069.asp |date=2005-09-05 }}, from [[Radio France Internationale]]
* {{IMDb name | id=0815713 | name=Alain Souchon}}

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