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Véronique Sanson

1949 - Today

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Véronique Marie Line Sanson (French pronunciation: [veʁɔnik maʁi lin sɑ̃sɔ̃]; born 24 April 1949) is a three-time Victoires de la Musique award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer with an avid following in her native country. Ten years after Barbara, Véronique Sanson became one of the first French female singer-songwriters to break into stardom with her debut album "Amoureuse" in 1972. She also became one of the most successful and most prominent members of the Seventies "Nouvelle chanson française" ("New French chanson"), alongside Alain Souchon, Bernard Lavilliers, Jacques Higelin, Michel Polnareff, Catherine Lara, Yves Duteil, Maxime Le Forestier, Renaud, William Sheller, Michel Jonasz, Michel Berger, Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine, Louis Chédid, or Francis Cabrel. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Véronique Sanson is the 1,183rd most popular musician (down from 988th in 2019), the 4,032nd most popular biography from France (down from 3,734th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Véronique Sanson ranks 1,183 out of 3,175. Before her are Valentina Lisitsa, Johnny Thunders, Johnny Hodges, Dan Balan, Alexander Dreyschock, and Dexter Holland. After her are Wolfgang Flür, Jerry Allison, Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitouš, David Paich, and Hans Rosbaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Véronique Sanson ranks 366. Before her are Ádám Fischer, Marc Garneau, Eddie Hart, Arno, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, and Moto Hagio. After her are Israel Finkelstein, Mugur Isărescu, Steven Williams, Åse Kleveland, Shelley Long, and Pia Degermark.

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In France

Among people born in France, Véronique Sanson ranks 4,032 out of 6,770. Before her are Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835), Henri Oreiller (1925), Émile Champion (1879), Henri Regnault (1843), Nicolas Dalayrac (1753), and Alain Cavalier (1931). After her are Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759), Viviane Romance (1912), Samuel ibn Tibbon (1150), Raoul Coutard (1924), Henri Dentz (1881), and Paul Bert (1833).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Véronique Sanson ranks 53. Before her are Louis Diémer (1843), Francis Cabrel (1953), Eddy Mitchell (1942), Cerrone (1952), Yvonne Loriod (1924), and Guy Bonnet (1945). After her are Hélène Grimaud (1969), Marcel Moyse (1889), Manu Katché (1958), Henry Padovani (1952), Laurent Voulzy (1948), and Didier Lockwood (1956).

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