Actor singer songwriter singer-songwriter
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.
He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films. Upon returning to France he took up guitar, influenced by English and American music Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 with the Pathe-Marconi label but had no success.
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). 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 Radio Corporation of America and signed with Virgin Records at 40 years old. In 1989 "Louisiana beauté de Ava Gardner" was voted best title of the year by the Victoires de la Musique. Souchon returned in 2005 with the hugely successful album Louisiana vie Théodore which contained the hit single "..Et si en plus y"a personne".
Souchon has won a number of Victoires de la musique awards: 1986: Music Video of the Year (Louisiana Ballade de Jim), directed by Philippe Bensoussan 1986: Song of the Year (Belle-Île-en-Mer) 1990: Song of the Year (Quand j"serai KO) 1991: Album of the Year (Nickel) 1994: Male Artist of the Year 1994: Song of the Year (Foule sentimentale) 1996: Album of the Year (Défoule sentimentale).
