Christophe Maé
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| Christophe Maé | |
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| Birth name | Christophe Martichon |
| Born | October 16, 1975 |
| Origin | Carpentras, France |
| Genres | Pop Folk pop Soft Rock Singer-Songwriter Adult contemporary |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Website | http://www.christophe-mae.fr/home |
Christophe Maé (born October 16, 1975) is a French singer who has played the role of Monsieur in the musical Le Roi Soleil since 2005. He is best known for the songs "Ça marche" and "Et vice Versailles".
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[edit] 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].
[edit] 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 March 19, 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 900 000 albums to date.
Maé opened for Seal at the Grand Rex in Paris and for Cher at the Zénith de Paris, both in 2004.
[edit] 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. [2]
[edit] Personal life
His girlfriend is Nadège Sarron. Their first son, named Jules, was born in March 2008.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
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| 2007 | Mon paradis |
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France : Diamond[4] |
| 2008 | Comme à la maison
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
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| 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" | - | ? | 91 | 18 | Comme à la maison | |
| "Mon p'tit gars" | 2 | ? | - | 33 | ||
[edit] 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
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| Preceded by Miss Dominique |
Victoires de la Musique Group or artist popular révélation of the year 2008 |
Succeeded by Sefyu |
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