Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include "Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille" (which AllMusic has called "his finest hour"), "Le Responsable", and "Les Cactus".
Dutronc played guitar in the rock group El Toro et les Cyclones. He wrote successful songs for singer Françoise Hardy in the 1960s before moving on to pursue a successful solo career. His music incorporated traditional French pop and French rock as well as styles such as psychedelic and garage rock. He was also very important in the yéyé music movement and has been a longtime songwriting collaborator with Jacques Lanzmann. According to AllMusic, Dutronc is "one of the most popular performers in the French-speaking world", although he "remains little known in English speaking territories" aside from a cult following in the UK.
Dutronc later branched out into film acting, starting in 1973. He earned a César Award for Best Actor for the leading role in Van Gogh (1991), which was directed by Maurice Pialat. He married Hardy in 1981 and together they have a son, guitarist Thomas Dutronc (born 1973); the couple separated in 1988, but never divorced.
Jacques Dutronc was born on 28 April 1943 at 67 Rue de Provence in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, the home of his parents, Pierre and Madeleine. His father was a manager for the state-run Office of Coal Distribution. Jacques was educated at Rocroy-Saint-Léon elementary school (now a lycée), the École de la Rue Blanche (now a drama school), and then at the École Professionnelle de Dessin Industriel, where he studied graphic design from 1959.
In 1960, Dutronc formed a band with himself as guitarist, schoolfriend Hadi Kalafate as bassist, Charlot Bénaroch as drummer (later replaced with André Crudot), and Daniel Dray as singer. They auditioned in 1961 for Jacques Wolfsohn, an artistic director at Disques Vogue, who signed them and gave them the name El Toro et les Cyclones. The group released two singles, "L'Oncle John" and "Le Vagabond", but disbanded when Dutronc was obliged to undertake military service.
After being discharged from the army in 1963, Dutronc briefly played guitar in Eddy Mitchell's backing band and was also given a job at Vogue as Jacques Wolfsohn's assistant. In this capacity, he co-wrote songs for artists such as ZouZou, Cléo, and Françoise Hardy.
Wolfsohn asked Dutronc to work with Jacques Lanzmann, a novelist and editor of Lui magazine, to create songs for a beatnik singer called Benjamin. Benjamin released an EP in 1966, featuring songs written with Dutronc and a Lanzmann–Dutronc composition, "Cheveux longs" ("Long Hair"). However, Wolfsohn was disappointed by Benjamin's recording of a song titled "Et moi, et moi, et moi". A second version was recorded, with Dutronc's former bandmate Hadi Kalafate on vocals. Wolfsohn then asked Dutronc if he would be interested in recording his own version. The single reached number 2 in the French charts in September 1966. ...
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Fotos
Películas (65)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022 · Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Paris Calligrammes
2020
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
2019 · Self
Kiss & Tell
2018 · Bertrand
Dutronc, la vie malgré lui
2017 · Self
Birkin, Hardy, Sanson, une vie à aimer
2017 · Self
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
2017 · Self
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
2016 · Self, Songs
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
2016 · Self
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Les Vieilles Canailles
2014 · Self
Les Francis
2014 · Orso
Jacques Dutronc - Et vous, et vous, et vous...
2010 · Self
Joseph et la fille
2010 · Joseph
The Second Wind
2007 · Orloff
UV
2007 · Dad
My Place in the Sun
2007 · Gérard
Françoise Hardy : Tant de belles choses...
2005 · Self
Pédale dure
2004 · Charles
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002 · Self
Summer Things
2002 · Bertrand Lannier
C'est la vie
2001 · Dimitri
Isabelle Huppert, une vie pour jouer
2001 · Self
Nightcap
2000 · André Polonski
Place Vendôme
1998 · Battistelli
Les Victimes
1996 · Bernard Jaillac
The Elephant Master
1995 · Garoubier
Dutronc au Casino
1993 · Self
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993
Sweetheart
1992 · Antoine Gardella
Van Gogh
1991 · Van Gogh, Music
Separate Bedrooms
1989 · Francis
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
1989 · Lucas
Cheaters
1984 · Elric
Une jeunesse
1983 · Brossier
Sarah
1983 · Arnold Samson
Paradise for All
1982 · Pierre Valois
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1982 · Eric Plante
The Red Shade
1981 · Léo
Malevil
1981 · Colin
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
1981 · Self
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
1981 · Self (archive footage)
Every Man for Himself
1980 · Paul Godard
L'entourloupe
1980 · Olivier
Strangulation Blues
1980 · Original Music Composer
The Black Sheep
1979 · Vincent Messonier
The Bit Between the Teeth
1979 · Loïc Le Guenn
Us Two
1979 · Simon Lacassaigne
Return to the Beloved
1979 · Julien
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
1979 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pierrot mon ami
1979 · Pierrot
The Savage State
1978 · Avit
Sale rêveur
1978 · Jérôme
Focal Point
1977 · Julien
Violette & Francois
1977 · François Levene
Mosaïque
1976 · Self
Mado
1976 · Pierre
The Good and the Bad
1976 · Jacques
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975 · Jacques Chevalier
OK Patron
1974 · Léon Bonnet
Antoine and Sebastian
1974 · Sébastien, Original Music Composer
Pierre and Paul
1969 · Original Music Composer
Christmas at Vaugirard
1966 · Self
Le trésor de l’orpheline
1966
Series (29)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Archives secrètes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
On n'est pas couché
2006 · Self - Guest
Star Academy
2001 · Self
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Self
Téléthon
1987 · Self
Lahaye d'honneur
1987 · Self
Collaricocoshow
1987 · Self
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self, Self (Duplex)
Victoires de la musique
1985 · Self
Télématin
1985 · Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self
Ciné regards
1978 · Self
Fan School
1977 · Self
Numéro un
1975 · Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
Midi Première
1975 · Self
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Midi trente
1972 · Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self, Self - Main Guest
Cadet Rousselle
1971 · Self
Samedi soir
1971 · Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969 · Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966 · Self
Beat-Club
1965 · Self
Dim Dam Dom
1965 · Self
Hör hin, schau zu!
1965 · self
Vergißmeinnicht
1964 · Self
Discorama
1959 · Self