Thomas Dutronc
Thomas Dutronc (born 16 June 1973 in Paris)[citation needed] is a French singer and jazz manouche guitarist. His mother is the singer, songwriter, guitarist Françoise Hardy; his father the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and film actor Jacques Dutronc.
Career[]
Dutronc initially wanted to become a photographer, but was then drawn to the guitar due to his parents' music careers.[citation needed]
On 13 February 2008, he received the UNAC award for his song "J'aime plus Paris".[1] It also became the most played French single around the world during 2008.[2]
On 8 March 2008, he was nominated at the 23rd Victoires de la Musique in the both categories as new artist of the year and album of the year.[3]
In 2020, he released the album Frenchy, which features guest performances by artists such as Iggy Pop, Dianna Krall, Billy Gibbons, and Rocky Gresset.
Philanthropy[]
Thomas Dutronc has been a member of the charity ensemble Les Enfoirés since 2009.[4]
Awards[]
- 2008: Globes de Cristal Award - Best Male Singer for "Comme un manouche sans guitare"
- 2009: Victoires de la Musique (France) – Original song of the year for "Comme un manouche sans guitare"
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Year | Album | Charts | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [5] |
BEL WA |
BEL FL |
SWI [6] | |||
| 2007 | Comme un manouche sans guitare | 5 | 7 | — | 61 | |
| 2009 | Comme un manouche sans guitare - le live | 69 | 46 | — | — | |
| 2011 | Silence on tourne, on tourne en rond | 2 | 2 | 75 | 21 | |
| Jazz Manouche by Thomas Dutronc | 184 | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | Éternels jusqu'à demain | 4 | 5 | 115 | 24 | |
| 2018 | Live Is Love | — | 21 [6] |
— | 62 | |
| 2020 | Frenchy | 2 [7] |
2 | 7 | ||
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Charts | Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [5] |
BEL WA Ultratop |
BEL WA Ultratip* |
BEL FL Ultratip* |
SWI | |||
| 2009 | "Comme un manouche sans guitare" | 30 | — | 8 | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Demain!" | 50 | 21 | — | 82 | — | |
| 2013 | "Le blues du rose" | 94 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tout le monde veut devenir un cat" | 107 | — | — | — | — | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References[]
- ^ "Page non trouvée - UNAC". Unac.info.
- ^ "The Yearly Airplay Charts: 2008". Francophonie Diffusion. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Les Victoires de La Musique : tout sur l'émission, news et vidéos en replay -". Evenements.francetv.fr.
- ^ "Thomas Dutronc" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Discographie Thomas Dutronc". Lescharts.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Thomas Dutronic – Live Is Love". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 26, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links[]
- Official Web Site
- Thomas Dutronc on YouTube
- Thomas Dutronc on MySpace
- Thomas Dutronc Discography (in Polish)
- Thomas Dutronc on Last.fm (in English)
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