Julien Clerc
Paul Alain Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), better known by his stage name Julien Clerc, is a French singer-songwriter. Born in Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf. He began to learn the piano at six, and by 13, started to play by ear everything he heard on the radio. During his secondary school and university days, he met Maurice Vallet and Etienne Roda-Gil, two of his main songwriters, and began to compose his first songs. He changed his name to Julien Clerc upon signing a contract with Pathé Marconi, releasing his first album in May 1968. The album went on to win the Académie Charles Cros Record Award. In 1969, Clerc went on the Olympia stage for the first time to open for Gilbert Becaud's concert. Despite having been in show business for only one year, his performance was a great success. He would later return repeatedly to the Olympia for a series of concerts. From May 1969 to February 1970, he starred in the highly successful Paris run of the musical Hair, which increased his profile. By the age of 24, Clerc was a major star and had recorded numerous hits, many of which were sold abroad, translated and distributed in other languages. In 1979, he took part in two new collaborative ventures, singing the title song of the children's musical, "Emilie Jolie" and participating in "36 Front Populaire", a double album musical about a turbulent historical period. Over the years, Clerc's repertoire has ranged from his own compositions to classic French songs like "Comme Hier" by Brassens and "L'hymne à l'amour" by Edith Piaf. He has performed in Africa, the Americas and Europe. In January 1999, Clerc went on stage at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and delivered an unplugged acoustic set that was a long way from the rock/pop-based shows that he had been giving his audience for some years. In 2000, he appeared, along with many other artists, in a number of benefit concerts for Restaurants du Coeur, a winter food bank charity. In 2003, Clerc recorded a new album of classic American "standards", in French. On another front, Clerc was named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Paris in November 2003 after working for nearly two years with the agency on various benevolent projects for refugees. In March 2004, he undertook his first field mission to meet with refugees and aid workers in Chad. His mission was documented by Envoyé spécial and was broadcast on a national French TV channel in April 2004. Clerc has five children: daughters Angèle (adopted) and Jeanne Herry with French actress Miou-Miou; daughter Vanille and son Barnabé with then-wife Virginie Coupérie; and son Léonard with Hélène Grémillon, whom he married in 2012. Source: Article "Julien Clerc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- 2024 · Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy as Self
- 2024 · Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! as
- 2023 · Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs as Self
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours as
- 2022 · Sheila, toutes ces vies-là as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Il était une fois Champs-Élysées as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Unis pour l'Ukraine as Self
- 2022 · Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés as
- 2021 · Star Académie as Self - Guest Artist
- 2020 · Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés as
- 2020 · La semaine des 4 Julie as Self - Guest
- 2020 · La semaine des 4 Julie as Self
- 2020 · Julien Clerc - La tournée des 50 ans as
- 2019 · La Génération Salut les copains as Self
- 2019 · On va se le dire as Self
- 2018 · The secret song as Self
- 2018 · L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc as Self
- 2018 · On l'appelait Roda as Self
- 2018 · Nos années Julien Clerc as
- 2018 · Basique, le concert as Self
- 2018 · Guy as Julien Clerc
- 2018 · Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! as
- 2017 · Les Kids United fêtent Noël as
- 2017 · Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés as
- 2015 · Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés as
- 2014 · Les copains d'abord font du ski as Self
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés as
- 2013 · Deux hommes en or as Self
- 2013 · La Voix as Self
- 2012 · Julien Clerc symphonique - DVD Opéra de Paris as
- 2012 · The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix as Self - Coach
- 2010 · Ça finit bien la semaine as Self
- 2010 · Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs as
- 2009 · En direct de l'univers as Self
- 2009 · Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni as Self
- 2008 · Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés as
- 2007 · Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris as Self
- 2006 · La Boîte à musique as Self
- 2005 · Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés as
- 2004 · La chanson de l'année as Self
- 2003 · Belle et Bum as Self
- 2002 · Sucré salé as Self
- 2002 · L'Invité as Self
- 2002 · L'Invité as self
- 2001 · Star Academy as Self
- 2001 · Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés as
- 2000 · Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 as
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur as
- 1996 · Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés as
- 1993 · Taratata as Self
- 1990 · Stars 90 as Self
- 1987 · Téléthon as Self
- 1987 · Collaricocoshow as Self
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as self
- 1986 · Ambitions as Self
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self - Host (Musical Show of the Year)
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self (Song of the Year)
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self (Album of the Year for Children)
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · Émilie Jolie as Le grand oiseau
- 1978 · Bio’s Bahnhof as Self
- 1977 · Fan School as Self
- 1976 · Love and Cool Water as Jip
- 1976 · Plattenküche as Self
- 1976 · 30 millions d'amis as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self - Host
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Système 2 as Self
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1972 · Midi trente as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Guest
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main Guest
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Cadet Rousselle as Self
- 1971 · Samedi soir as Self
- 1968 · À bout portant as Self
- 1968 · Night-Club as self
- 1966 · 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet as Self
- 1959 · Discorama as Self