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Sacha Distel

1933 - 2004

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Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997. He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for "The Good Life" in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sacha Distel is the 411th most popular singer (down from 301st in 2019), the 2,048th most popular biography from France (down from 1,668th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sacha Distel ranks 411 out of 4,381. Before him are Googoosh, Wolf Biermann, Adelina Patti, Dave Gahan, Liz Mitchell, and Jackie Jackson. After him are Genesis P-Orridge, Seal, Amr Diab, Gazebo, Anthony Kiedis, and Christina Aguilera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Sacha Distel ranks 133. Before him are György Konrád, Neale Fraser, Renato Salvatori, Bata Živojinović, Michel Hidalgo, and Joachim Kroll. After him are Joan Rivers, Joachim Meisner, Suchinda Kraprayoon, Sandra Milo, Shigeo Yaegashi, and Maurice André. Among people deceased in 2004, Sacha Distel ranks 77. Before him are Fanny Blankers-Koen, Miki Matsubara, Marika Rökk, Lennart Bernadotte, Serge Reggiani, and Thanom Kittikachorn. After him are Zenkō Suzuki, Jean Rouch, Frances Shand Kydd, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Gordon Cooper, and Harold Shipman.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sacha Distel ranks 2,048 out of 6,770. Before him are François Girardon (1628), François Coppée (1842), Alain Connes (1947), Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), Claude Garamond (1499), and Marie Elisabeth of France (1572). After him are Francis Jammes (1868), Robert Pires (1973), Michel Rocard (1930), Raymond Roussel (1877), François-Marie Raoult (1830), and Florent Schmitt (1870).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Sacha Distel ranks 22. Before him are Charles Trenet (1913), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), André Claveau (1911), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939), and Barbara (1930). After him are Alan Stivell (1944), Alizée (1984), Théo Sarapo (1936), Aristide Bruant (1851), Isabelle Aubret (1938), and Patrick Hernandez (1949).

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