Alain Souchon
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1944-05-27 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Also known as
- Alain Kienast · Alain Édouard Kienast
Biography
Alain Souchon (born Alain Édouard Kienast; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.
Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother's side is Swiss, and he has dual French-Swiss nationality. Six months after he was born, his family moved to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident. His mother sent him to a French college in England, but due to problems registering he decided to stay in London and work. Upon returning to France he took up guitar, influenced by English and American music. In 1970, he married and had his first son continuing to play in the cabarets and bars in the Rive Gauche of Paris.
Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 with the Pathe-Marconi label but had no success. Bob Socquet, the artistic director of RCA encouraged him to perform his song "L'amour 1830" at the Rose D'Or of Antibes contest. Souchon then began to collaborate with composer/arranger Laurent Voulzy (b. 1948); they would write together, but each released albums under his own name. Souchon's first hit was "J'ai 10 ans" (1974), from the album of the same name.
He continued releasing albums and in 1978 wrote the theme for François Truffaut's 1979 film Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite). At this time his second son was born. In 1980, he was invited to perform at l'Olympia. He also began his acting career, most notably starring in the 1983 film L'été Meurtrier. Following the album 'On avance', he left RCA and signed with Virgin Records at 40 years old. In 1989 "La beauté de Ava Gardner" was voted best title of the year by the Victoires de la Musique.
Then came Souchon's biggest hit "Foule sentimentale" from 1993's million-selling C'est déjà ça. At the 20th anniversary of the Victoires de la Musique in 1995, Alain Souchon received the award for best "Chanson Originale" for his song "Foule Sentimentale." In 1996, he received the "le Prix Vincent Scotto" award given by the SACEM (Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs) for his song "Sous les Jupes des Filles". Souchon returned in 2005 with the hugely successful album La vie Théodore which contained the hit single "...Et si en plus y'a personne".
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Fan School
1977
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Taratata
1993
as Self / Self (performer)
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
The Apartment
2001
as Self - Guest
À bout portant
1968
as Self
La chanson de l'année
2004
as Self
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
The Secret Song
2018
as Self
Famille je vous aime
2025
as Self - Main Guest
Movies (39)
One Deadly Summer
1983
as Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
All Fired Up
1982
as Antoine Quentin
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
as Verlaine's Reader
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
Une journée avec Jacques Brel
2023
as Self
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Unleaded
2000
as Le Cyclope
I Love You All
1980
as Claude
Lest We Forget
1991
as Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan")
The Pink Soldier
2006
as L'Homme de Ménage
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu
2019
as Self
Émilie Jolie
1980
as Le coq
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985
as Thierry Berger
Comédie !
1987
as Lui
The Pink Soldier 3
2017
as L'Homme de Ménage
Le festival des festivals
2020
as Self
The Flight of the Phoenix
1984
as Tom
Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports
2022
as Self
Les Victoires de la musique, 40 ans d'émotion en chansons
2025
as Self
Charité biz'ness
1998
as Self
M. Eddy & sa tribu
2018
as Self
Fathers' Day
1990
as Stéphane Miran
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
2016
as Self
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
2019
as Self
La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005
as Self
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
2007
as Self
Voulzy Souchon - Le Concert
2016
as Self
Tryo - Sous les étoiles
2009
as Self
Alain Souchon - One Day, One Fate
2022
as Self
Alain Souchon - J'veux du live
2002
as Self
About Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon (born Alain Édouard Kienast; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films. Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother's side is Swiss, and he has dual French-Swiss nationality. Six months after he was born, his family moved to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident. His mother sent him to a French college in England, but due to problems registering he decided to stay in London and work. Upon returning to France he to… With 59 credits spanning from 1968 to 2025, Alain Souchon has appeared in 39 films and 20 TV shows.
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- One Deadly Summer (1983) — as Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
- All Fired Up (1982) — as Antoine Quentin
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) — as Verlaine's Reader
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