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Alain Souchon

Alain Souchon

Actor · Born 1944-05-27 · Casablanca, Morocco

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Biography

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. One Deadly Summer (1983) — Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
  2. Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) — Verlaine's Reader
  3. All Fired Up (1982) — Antoine Quentin
  4. I Love You All (1980) — Claude
  5. L'Homme aux yeux d'argent (1985) — Thierry Berger
  6. The Pink Soldier (2006) — L'Homme de Ménage
  7. Fathers' Day (1990) — Stéphane Miran
  8. The Flight of the Phoenix (1984) — Tom
  9. Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde (2019) — Self
  10. Nulle part ailleurs (1987) — Self
  11. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  12. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
  13. Émilie Jolie (1980) — Le coq
  14. Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur (1998)
  15. La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  16. Taratata (1993) — Self
  17. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
  18. Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 (1999)
  19. Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 (2000)
  20. Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés (2005)
  21. C à vous (2009) — Self - Guest
  22. Comédie ! (1987) — Lui
  23. Lest We Forget (1991) — Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan")
  24. Unleaded (2000) — Le Cyclope
  25. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
  26. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
  27. Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
  28. Tryo - Sous les étoiles (2009) — Self
  29. Alain Souchon - J'veux du live (2002) — Self
  30. Charité biz'ness (1998) — Self
  31. Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex (1994)
  32. Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés (1997)
  33. Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris (2007) — Self
  34. Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  35. Numéro un (1975) — Self
  36. Midi Première (1975) — Self
  37. Fan School (1977) — Self
  38. The Apartment (2001) — Self - Guest
  39. Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports (2022) — Self
  40. Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique (1995)