Sacha Distel
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Sacha Distel, born Alexandre Distel on January 29, 1933 in Pairs, France, used his position as a jazz singer and guitarist to become on of his countryâs most popular entertainers, as well as a celebrity throughout Europe. The nephew of jazz bandleader Ray Ventura, Distel began playing music as a child, and he first gained professional attention as a guitarist. He became a star in the late 1950s as a singer on a series of successful recordings including âBrigitteâ, an homage to his significant other at the time, film star Brigitte Bardot. In the 1960âs his composition âLa Belle Vieâ was recorded by Tony Bennett under the title âThe Good Lifeâ. His notoriety increased with his own weekly television show, and in 1970 he scored a top 10 hit in the UK with a cover of âRaindrops Keep Falling On My Headâ. Distel maintained his popularity in France and England by recording songs in both English and French, and he remained such a ubiquitous TV presence that in 1980 he was chose to perform as part of a celebration marking the 80âs birthday of The Queen Mother. Although he would be known to the public as a crooner and chanson singer specializing in interpreting other peopleâs songs, his skills as a composer led to his work being covered by numerous big names. In addition to Bennett, his songs were recorded by Shirley Horn, Billy Eckstine, Bobby Darin, and many others. A severe car crash in the 1980s slowed him down, and he passed away after a battle with cancer on July 22, 2004.
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- Dear Old Stockholm
- Wild World
- Sh Sh Sh She Loves You
- Bird
- Noël à Bethléem
- Les Rois Mages
- What Now My Love
- Saki
- What I Did for Love
- Prière pour la nuit de Noël
- Girl Talk
- It's in the Eyes
- Si l'on pouvait arrêter le temps (If We Could Stop The Time) (avec D. Warwick)
- L.O.V.E.
- Pour dire je t'aime
- Francine
- Elles
- Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
- Rêves bleus
- Star de magazines
- I Write the Songs
- Tu N'es Pas La Par Hasard
- Urgence de sentiments
- Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah
