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Jacques Dutronc

1943 - Today

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Jacques Dutronc (French pronunciation: [ʒak dytʁɔ̃]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Dutronc is the 370th most popular musician (down from 312th in 2019), the 1,755th most popular biography from France (down from 1,653rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jacques Dutronc ranks 370 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Z. Kruspe, Dave Mustaine, Tré Cool, Alice Herz-Sommer, Ivo Pogorelić, and Domenico Alberti. After him are 3T, Robby Krieger, Simon Phillips, Terpander, Wilhelm Backhaus, and Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jacques Dutronc ranks 138. Before him are Roberto Boninsegna, Jacques Laffite, Angelo Comastri, Blythe Danner, Jacques Attali, and Luis Carlos Galán. After him are Masafumi Hara, Arturo Merzario, Chevy Chase, Tobe Hooper, Dušan Ivković, and Ulay.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Dutronc ranks 1,755 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Claude de Saint-Martin (1743), William of Gellone (750), Anselme Payen (1795), Xavier de Maistre (1763), Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053), and Lambert Wilson (1958). After him are Henri, Count of Paris (1908), Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830), Alphonse Allais (1854), Albert Calmette (1863), Maurice Sarrail (1856), and Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Jacques Dutronc ranks 16. Before him are Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Georges Prêtre (1924), Louis Vierne (1870), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), and Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922). After him are Marguerite Long (1874), Maurice André (1933), Michel Polnareff (1944), François Habeneck (1781), André Navarra (1911), and Yann Tiersen (1970).

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