Julien Clerc

Known for ActingBorn 1947-10-04 (age 78)Paris, France

Paul-Alain Auguste Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), better known by his stage name Julien Clerc, 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). Born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf. He began to learn the piano at six, and by 13, started to play by ear everything he heard on the radio. During his secondary school and university days, he met Maurice Vallet and Etienne Roda-Gil, two of his main songwriters, and began to compose his first songs. He changed his name to Julien Clerc upon signing a contract with Pathé Marconi, releasing his first album in May 1968. The album went on to win the Académie Charles Cros Record Award. In 1969, Clerc went on the Olympia stage for the first time to open for Gilbert Becaud's concert. Despite having been in show business for only one year, his performance was a great success. He would later return repeatedly to the Olympia for a series of concerts. From May 1969 to February 1970, he starred in the highly successful Paris run of the musical Hair, which increased his profile. By the age of 24, Clerc was a major star and had recorded numerous hits, many of which were sold abroad, translated and distributed in other languages. In 1979, he took part in two new collaborative ventures, singing the title song of the children's musical, "Emilie Jolie" and participating in "36 Front Populaire", a double album musical about a turbulent historical period. Over the years, Clerc's repertoire has ranged from his own compositions to classic French songs like "Comme Hier" by Brassens and "L'hymne à l'amour" by Edith Piaf. He has performed in Africa, the Americas and Europe. In January 1999, Clerc went on stage at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and delivered an unplugged acoustic set that was a long way from the rock/pop-based shows that he had been giving his audience for some years. In 2000, he appeared, along with many other artists, in a number of benefit concerts for Restaurants du Coeur, a winter food bank charity. In 2003, Clerc recorded a new album of classic American "standards", in French. On another front, Clerc was named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Paris in November 2003 after working for nearly two years with the agency on various benevolent projects for refugees. In March 2004, he undertook his first field mission to meet with refugees and aid workers in Chad. His mission was documented by Envoyé spécial and was broadcast on a national French TV channel in April 2004. Clerc has five children: daughters Angèle (adopted) and Jeanne Herry with French actress Miou-Miou; daughter Vanille and son Barnabé with then-wife Virginie Coupérie; and son Léonard with Hélène Grémillon, whom he married in 2012. Source: Article "Julien Clerc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.Read more

Movies & web series

Sucré salé

Julien Clerc - Symphonique à l'Opéra National de Paris

La chanson de l'année

Bio’s Bahnhof

Midi Première

Bains de Minuit

Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés

Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs

La Génération Salut les copains

The Secret Song

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les copains d'abord font du ski

Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés

Taratata

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Le Grand Échiquier

À bout portant

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés

Discorama

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

La Boîte à musique

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

Numéro un

La Boîte à secrets

Guy

Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !

Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs

Fan School

The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

Champs-Elysées

Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel

C à vous

Nos années Julien Clerc

Stars 90

Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris