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 (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".
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Filmography (Movies)
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/11/2025
Les Victoires de la Musique : 40 ans d'emotion en chanson
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/08/2025
Alain Souchon - One Day, One Fate
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2022
Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
Le festival des festivals
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/2020
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2019
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2019
M. Eddy & sa tribu
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2018
The Pink Soldier 3
Character:L'Homme de Ménage
Release Date:25/12/2017
Voulzy Souchon - Le Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2016
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2016
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
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Release Date:13/12/2014
Tryo - Sous les étoiles
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2009
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2007
The Pink Soldier
Character:L'Homme de Ménage
Release Date:24/12/2006
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
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Release Date:25/11/2005
La Fête De La Chanson Française
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Release Date:15/01/2005
Alain Souchon - J'veux du live
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Release Date:16/12/2002
Unleaded
Character:Le Cyclope
Release Date:19/07/2000
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
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Release Date:26/02/2000
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
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Release Date:13/02/1999
Charité biz'ness
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Release Date:26/08/1998
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
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Release Date:07/02/1998
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
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Release Date:08/02/1997
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
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Release Date:10/02/1996
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
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Release Date:08/03/1995
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
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Release Date:05/02/1994
Against Oblivion
Character:Self
Release Date:11/12/1991
Fathers' Day
Character:Stéphane Miran
Release Date:14/03/1990
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Character:Verlaine's Reader
Release Date:02/03/1988
Comédie !
Character:Lui
Release Date:23/09/1987
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
Character:Thierry Berger
Release Date:13/11/1985
The Flight of the Phoenix
Character:Tom
Release Date:26/09/1984
One Deadly Summer
Character:Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
Release Date:11/05/1983
All Fired Up
Character:Antoine Quentin
Release Date:13/01/1982
Émilie Jolie
Character:Le coq
Release Date:24/12/1980
I Love You All
Character:Claude
Release Date:17/12/1980
Television Appearances
Famille je vous aime
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The Secret Song
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C à vous
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La chanson de l'année
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The Apartment
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Vivement dimanche
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Taratata
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Taratata
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Le monde est à vous
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Sacrée Soirée
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Nulle part ailleurs
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Matin Bonheur
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Victoires de la musique
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Champs-Elysées
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Fan School
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Numéro un
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Numéro un
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Midi Première
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Midi trente
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Le Grand Échiquier
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À bout portant
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