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Encyclopedia > Alain Souchon

Alain Souchon (born Alain Kienast on May 27, 1944, Casablanca, Morocco) is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Logo of Casablanca Casablanca from space Casablanca (Spanish for white house ; Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء transliterated ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda; Berber: Taddart Tashemlalt) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Six months after Souchon was born his family returned to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident.


Souchon signed his first contract in 1971, but had no success until he began to collaborate with composer/arranger Laurent Voulzy (b. 1948); they would write together, but each released albums under his own name. Souchon's first hit was "J'ai 10 ans" (1974), from the album of the same name. Souchon's biggest hit was probably "Foule Sentimentale" from 1995's C'est Deja Ca. Laurent Voulzy (born Lucien Voulzy on December 18, 1948 in Paris, France) is a French singer and composer. ...


He wrote the theme for François Truffaut's 1979 film Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite). François Truffaut. ... The title Love on the Run may refer to one of the following. ... Love on the Run (LAmour en Fuite) is a French film directed by François Truffaut, released in 1979. ...

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Discography

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Studio Albums

  • J'ai Dix Ans (1974, RCA)
  • Bidon (1976, RCA)
  • Jamais Content (1977, RCA)
  • Toto 30 Ans, Rien Que Du Malheur... (1978, RCA)
  • Rame (1980, RCA)
  • On Avance (1983, RCA)
  • C'est Comme Vous Voulez (1985, Virgin)
  • Ultra Moderne Solitude (1988, Virgin)
  • C'est Déjà Ça (1993, Virgin)
  • Au Ras Des Pâquerettes (1999, Virgin)
  • La Vie Théodore (2005, Virgin)
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Live Albums

  • Olympia 83 (1984, RCA)
  • Nickel (1990, Virgin)
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Compilations

  • Collection (2001, RCA) 1974-1984
  • Collection (2001, Virgin) 1985-2001
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