Jacques Dutronc

Jacques Dutronc (born April 28 1943 in Paris) is a French singer, composer, and actor. On March 30 1981 he married the singer Françoise Hardy, with whom he had already had a son (Thomas Dutronc, born 1973).

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April 28 - 1943 - Paris - French - Singer - Composer - Actor - March 30 - 1981 - Françoise Hardy - Thomas Dutronc - 1973

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Dutronc's early hits were written in collaboration with journalist Jacques Lanzmann. Songs like "Et moi, et moi, et moi," "Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous" and "J'ai mis un tigre dans ma guitare" have a tight, dry, even tuneless intensity reminiscent of Bob Dylan circa Bringing It All Back Home, mixed with some of the humorous, deadpan affect of The Kinks. Later songs veer more toward jazz and variété française.

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Jacques Lanzmann - Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home - The Kinks

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Dutronc's "La fille du père Noël" and David Bowie's "Jean Genie" share a riff likely derived from the Yardbirds' accelerated version of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man." The Belgian singer Arno recorded a medley of the Dutronc and Bowie songs ("Jean Baltazaarr") with the American singer Beverly Jo Scott that makes clear their similarities.

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David Bowie - Yardbirds - Bo Diddley - Beverly Jo Scott

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In 1973, Dutronc began a second career as an actor in the film Antoine et Sébastien, directed by Jean-Marie Périer, a career that would afterward occupy the greater share of his attention. Directors for whom he has worked include Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Lelouch and Maurice Pialat.

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Jean-Marie Périer - Jean-Luc Godard - Claude Lelouch - Maurice Pialat

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He is celebrated in the 1997 Cornershop song "Brimful of Asha": "Jacques Dutronc and the Bolan Boogie/The Heavy Hitters and the Chichi music."

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1997 - Cornershop - Brimful of Asha - Bolan

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He currently lives in the town of Monticello on the island of Corsica.

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Monticello - Corsica

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