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Michel Sardou

1947 - Today

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Michel Charles Sardou (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʃaʁl saʁdu] ; born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor. He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries ("Musulmanes"), clerical celibacy ("Le curé"), colonialism ("Le temps des colonies", "Ils ont le pétrole mais c'est tout") or the death penalty ("Je suis pour"). Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains" and "Monsieur le Président de France" for example) is his respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States of America. He has been accused of being a racist due to his 1976 song "Le temps des colonies", in which a former colonial soldier proudly tells his memories of colonialism, but Sardou has always claimed the song was sarcastic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Sardou is the 593rd most popular singer (down from 467th in 2019), the 2,785th most popular biography from France (down from 2,379th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Michel Sardou ranks 593 out of 4,381. Before him are Barry Manilow, Lev Leshchenko, Conchita Wurst, Lidia Ruslanova, Angela Gheorghiu, and Grethe Ingmann. After him are Line Renaud, Kim Seok-jin, Leila Mourad, Fud Leclerc, Sabah Fakhri, and Ronnie Van Zant.

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Among people born in 1947, Michel Sardou ranks 251. Before him are Laurie Anderson, Daishiro Yoshimura, William Atherton, Ján Pivarník, James Dyson, and Sogyal Rinpoche. After him are Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Emmylou Harris, Andréa Ferréol, Malcolm Ranjith, Nick Castle, and Charlie Hickcox.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Sardou ranks 2,785 out of 6,770. Before him are Albert Vanhoye (1923), Édouard Branly (1844), Louis Billot (1846), Juliette Drouet (1806), Paul Veyne (1930), and André Cayatte (1909). After him are Jean-François Dandrieu (1682), Roger Chartier (1945), Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744), Joseph Caillaux (1863), Line Renaud (1928), and Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Michel Sardou ranks 34. Before him are Patrick Hernandez (1949), Séverine (1948), Tino Rossi (1907), Bertrand Cantat (1964), Adolphe Nourrit (1802), and Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951). After him are Line Renaud (1928), Fud Leclerc (1924), Julie d'Aubigny (1670), Jean Ferrat (1930), Alexis Korner (1928), and Edita Piekha (1937).

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