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Christophe Maé Background information Birth name Christophe Martichon Born 16 October 1975 Origin Carpentras, France Genres Pop
Folk pop
Soft Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Adult contemporaryYears active 2007—present Labels Warner Bros. Website http://www.christophe-mae.fr/home Christophe Maé (born 16 October 1975 in Carpentras, Vaucluse)is a French pop singer.
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Career
Maé learned to play the violin at age 6, and later began playing the guitar and harmonica at age 16 after he was immobilised from a chronic illness. He has stated that this was the time when he became inspired by Stevie Wonder.[1] In 2005 he rose to fame by playing the role of Monsieur, brother of King Louis XIV in the musical "Le Roi Soleil".
Releases
Maé's first album was entitled Sa Danse Donne, and released in 2002–2003. This album is not considered his first studio album. He released his first studio album, Mon paradis (My Paradise) on 19 March 2007, with the singles "On s'attache", "Parce qu'on sait jamais" and "Ça fait mal". His fourth single is "Belle Demoiselle". Mon Paradis was France's second best-selling album of 2007 after Life in Cartoon Motion by Mika, selling more than 1 600 000 albums to date.
Maé opened for Seal at the Grand Rex in Paris and for Cher at the Zénith de Paris, both in 2004. In 2010, Maé's second studio album, On trace la route, was released. It has sold more than 600,000 units to date.[2]
Musical style
Maé's music is largely acoustic. He has cited Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, and Jack Johnson as well as French singer-songwriters Francis Cabrel and Gérald De Palmas as musical influences. He allegedly began to learn harmonica as a tribute to Stevie Wonder, who is commonly cited as his biggest influence musically.[3]
Personal life
His girlfriend is Nadège Sarron. Their first son, named Jules, was born in March 2008.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
Year Information Charts Certification FR FR (DL) BEL SWI 2007 Mon paradis - 1st studio album
- Sortie : 19 March 2007
- Format : CD, download
1 1 1 18 France : Diamond[5] 2008 Comme à la maison - Acoustic album
- Sortie : 29 September 2008
- Format : Double CD
1 8 1 13 France : 2×Platinum 2010 On trace la route - 2nd studio album
- Sortie : 20 March 2010
- Format : CD, download
1 1 1 3 France : Diamond[6] 2011 On trace la route - Le live - Live album
- Sortie : 26 September 2011
- Format : Double CD, download
1 6 - - Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album FR FR (DL) SWI BEL 2007 "On s'attache" 1 2 27 4 Mon paradis "Parce qu'on sait jamais" 6 12 52 10 "Ça fait mal" - 3 - 16 2008 "Belle Demoiselle" 13 13 74 10 "C'est ma terre" - 11 91 18 Comme à la maison "Mon p'tit gars" 2 18 - 33 2009 "Dingue, dingue, dingue" 1 3 37 4 On trace la route 2010 "J'ai laissé" - 2 - 16 "Je me lâche" - 16 47 12 "Pourquoi c'est beau" - 33 - - 2011 "La rumeur" 54 - - - Awards
- NRJ Music Award
- 2007 : French revelation of the year
- 2008 : French male artist of the year
- 2008 : French song of the year for "On s'attache"
- 2009 : French male artist of the year
- 2009 : French song of the year for "Belle demoiselle"
- Victoires de la musique
- 2008 : Public revelation of the year
- World Music Awards
- 2008 : French artist of the year
- Others
- 2008 : Winner of song of the year on TF1
References
- ^ Christophe Mae
- ^ http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/news-3383/article/252775-du-diamant-pour-christophe-mae.html
- ^ http://www.intellego.fr/soutien-scolaire-CE1/aide-scolaire-Francais/dictee-corrigee-sur-CHRISTOPHE-MAE/31896
- ^ http://www.paperblog.fr/541194/christophe-mae-est-papa/
- ^ http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?forme_certif=15&annee=25
- ^ http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/news-3383/article/252775-du-diamant-pour-christophe-mae.html
External links
Preceded by
Miss DominiqueVictoires de la Musique
Group or artist popular révélation of the year
2008Succeeded by
SefyuChristophe Maé Albums Hit singles Associated articles Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Carpentras
- French-language singers
- French male singers
- French pop singers
- World Music Awards winners
- French singer stubs
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