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Julien Clerc

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Paul-Alain Auguste Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), better known by his stage name Julien Clerc (pronounced [ʒyljɛ̃ klɛʁ]), is a French singer-songwriter. He rose to fame with his song "La cavalerie" (1968), that captured the "rebellious essence" of those times and became an anthem of the French youth. Among Clerc's most known songs are "Ce n'est rien" (1971), "Si on chantait" (1972), "Ma préférence" (1978), "Femmes... Je vous aime" (1982), "Mélissa" (1984), "Hélène" (1987), "Fais-moi une place" (1990). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julien Clerc is the 999th most popular singer (down from 860th in 2019), the 3,806th most popular biography from France (down from 3,566th in 2019) and the 61st most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Julien Clerc ranks 999 out of 4,381. Before him are Valentina Tolkunova, Marilyn Horne, Anna Maria Jopek, Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Keith Urban, and Sinn Sisamouth. After him are Fayza Ahmed, Mango, Sharon Jones, Prodigy, Mathé Altéry, and Tammy Wynette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Julien Clerc ranks 393. Before him are Jean Echenoz, Navin Ramgoolam, Željko Franulović, Clare Torry, Joseph Daul, and Larry Kudlow. After him are Peter Banks, Christer Pettersson, Margaret Geller, İlber Ortaylı, Rikky von Opel, and Wenche Myhre.

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In France

Among people born in France, Julien Clerc ranks 3,806 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Granier-Deferre (1927), Albert Taillandier (1879), Edmonde Charles-Roux (1920), Maïwenn (1976), Jean-Christophe Grangé (1961), and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (1018). After him are Hubertine Auclert (1848), Peter of Bruys (1095), Élisabeth Roudinesco (1944), Louis Duchesne (1843), Charles Frédéric Girard (1822), and Odilon Barrot (1791).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Julien Clerc ranks 61. Before him are Célestine Galli-Marié (1840), Fréhel (1891), Gérard Lenorman (1945), Alain Bashung (1947), Alain Barrière (1935), and Michel Delpech (1946). After him are Mathé Altéry (1927), Hortense Schneider (1833), Michèle Arnaud (1919), François Delsarte (1811), Blondel de Nesle (1155), and Zaz (1980).

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