Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon (born Alain Édouard Kienast; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.
Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother's side is Swiss, and he has dual French-Swiss nationality. Six months after he was born, his family moved to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident. His mother sent him to a French college in England, but due to problems registering he decided to stay in London and work. Upon returning to France he took up guitar, influenced by English and American music. In 1970, he married and had his first son continuing to play in the cabarets and bars in the Rive Gauche of Paris.
Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 with the Pathe-Marconi label but had no success. Bob Socquet, the artistic director of RCA encouraged him to perform his song "L'amour 1830" at the Rose D'Or of Antibes contest. Souchon then 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.
He continued releasing albums and in 1978 wrote the theme for François Truffaut's 1979 film Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite). At this time his second son was born. In 1980, he was invited to perform at l'Olympia. He also began his acting career, most notably starring in the 1983 film L'été Meurtrier. Following the album 'On avance', he left RCA and signed with Virgin Records at 40 years old. In 1989 "La beauté de Ava Gardner" was voted best title of the year by the Victoires de la Musique.
Then came Souchon's biggest hit "Foule sentimentale" from 1993's million-selling C'est déjà ça. At the 20th anniversary of the Victoires de la Musique in 1995, Alain Souchon received the award for best "Chanson Originale" for his song "Foule Sentimentale." In 1996, he received the "le Prix Vincent Scotto" award given by the SACEM (Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs) for his song "Sous les Jupes des Filles". Souchon returned in 2005 with the hugely successful album La vie Théodore which contained the hit single "...Et si en plus y'a personne".
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Movies (42)
Renaud, 50 ans de chansons
2026 · Self : Guest
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Taratata numéro 600
2025 · Self : Guest
Les Victoires de la musique, 40 ans d'émotion en chansons
2025 · Self
Une journée avec Jacques Brel
2023 · Self
Alain Souchon - One Day, One Fate
2022 · Self
Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports
2022 · Self, Author
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Le festival des festivals
2020 · Self
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu
2019 · Self
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
2019 · Self
M. Eddy & sa tribu
2018 · Self
The Pink Soldier 3
2017 · L'Homme de Ménage, Original Music Composer
Voulzy Souchon - Le Concert
2016 · Self
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
2016 · Self
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Tryo - Sous les étoiles
2009 · Self
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
2007 · Self
The Pink Soldier
2006 · L'Homme de Ménage
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005 · Self
Alain Souchon - J'veux du live
2002 · Self
Unleaded
2000 · Le Cyclope
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Charité biz'ness
1998 · Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
Lest We Forget
1991 · Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan"), Lyricist
Fathers' Day
1990 · Stéphane Miran
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988 · Verlaine's Reader
Comédie !
1987 · Lui
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985 · Thierry Berger
The Flight of the Phoenix
1984 · Tom
One Deadly Summer
1983 · Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
All Fired Up
1982 · Antoine Quentin
Émilie Jolie
1980 · Le coq
I Love You All
1980 · Claude
Love on the Run
1979 · Original Music Composer, Vocals
TV shows (21)
Famille je vous aime
2025 · Self - Main Guest
The Secret Song
2018 · Self
C à vous
2009 · Self - Guest
La chanson de l'année
2004 · Self
The Apartment
2001 · Self - Guest
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Self
Taratata
1993 · Self, Self (performer)
Le monde est à vous
1987 · Self
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987 · Self
Matin Bonheur
1987 · Self
Victoires de la musique
1985 · Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self
Ciné regards
1978 · Self
Fan School
1977 · Self
Numéro un
1975 · Self, Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
Midi Première
1975 · Self
Midi trente
1972 · Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
À bout portant
1968 · Self