Alain Souchon

Alain Souchon
Background information
Birth name	Alain Édouard Kienast
Born	(1944-05-27) 27 Mey 1944 Casablanca, Morocco
Oreigin	Paris, Fraunce
Genres	Alternative rock French pop Pop rock New wave Synthpop Experimental Chanson Techno
Thrift	Sangster-sangwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1971–present
Labels	RCA (1973-1984), Virgin (1985-present)
Associate acts	Laurent Voulzy, Renaud, Maurane, Geoffrey Oryema, Zazie, Michel Jonasz, Catherine Lara
Wabsteid	alainsouchon.net

Alain Souchon (French pronunciation: ​[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.

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 (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 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

Year	Album	FR	BE	CH	Sales
1974	J'ai dix ans RCA	-	-	-
1976	Bidon RCA	-	-	-
1977	Jamais content RCA	-	-	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
1978	Toto 30 ans, rien que du malheur... RCA	-	-	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
1980	Rame RCA	-	-	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
1983	On avance RCA	-	-	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
1985	C'est comme vous voulez Virgin	108A	-	-
1988	Ultra moderne solitude Virgin	-	-	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
1993	C'est déjà ça Virgin	37A	7	-	Fraunce: Diamond (1,000,000+)
1997	Sol en si (wi Francis Cabrel, Michel Jonasz, Catherine Lara, Maxime le Forestier, Maurane, Zazie) Virgin	3	-	-
1999	Au ras des pâquerettes Virgin	1	5	74	Fraunce: Diamond (1,206,000)
2005	La Vie Théodore Virgin	1	1	3	Fraunce: 2xPlatinum (462,100)
2008	Écoutez d'où ma peine vient Virgin	1	2	27	Fraunce: Platinum (200,000)
2011	À cause d'elles Virgin	8	11	90	Fraunce: Platinum (200,000)

Live albums

Year	Album	FR	BE	CH	Sales
1984	Olympia 83 RCA	-	-	-
1990	Nickel Virgin	49A	-	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
1995	Défoule sentimentale - Live Virgin (2-disc)	-	9	-	Fraunce: 2xGold (200,000)
2002	J'veux du live Virgin	29	26	-	Fraunce: Gowd (100,000)
2010	Alain Souchon est chanteur Virgin	13	15	-	Fraunce:

• ^A Re-release

Compilations

Year	Album	FR	BE	CH	Sales
1994	L'Intégral RCA (5-disc)	-	-	-
1997	20 Chansons Kent as 20 Sur 20 an aw BMG	-	-	-	Fraunce: Platinum (300,000)
2001	Collection (1974-1984) RCA	-	30	10	Fraunce: Platinum (300,000)
	Collection (1985-2001) Virgin	-	-	-	Fraunce: Platinum (300,000)
2002	Par les Sentiments Virgin (2-disc)	-	-	-
2004	Platinum Collection Virgin	-	13	-
2007	100 Chansons EMI France (5-disc)	-	-	-

Singles

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

Freemit airtins

• (in French) Offeecial steid
• Biography of Alain Souchon Archived 2005-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, from Radio France Internationale
• Alain Souchon on IMDb

Precedit bi Alain Bashung

Victoires de la Musique Male airtist o the year 1994

Succeedit bi MC Solaar