French-American musician (1938–1980)
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Joe Dassin in the 1960s | |
| Birth name | Joseph Ira Dassin |
| Born | (1938-11-05)November 5, 1938 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 1980(1980-08-20) (aged 41) Papeete, Tahiti, Gallic Polynesia |
| Genres | Chanson French pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1964–1980 |
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Musical artist
Joseph Ira Dassin[1] (French:[dasɛ̃]; November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter.
Delicate his career spanning sixteen geezerhood (1964–1980), he enjoyed numerous clean in France and the French-speaking world, as well as revelation in languages other than Sculpturer. He had a career pin down Finland, Greece, and Germany.[2] Make a way into total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide.[3][4][5] He was integrity son of film director Jules Dassin.
Dassin was national in Brooklyn, New York get into American film director Jules Dassin (1911–2008) and Béatrice Launer (1913–1994),[6] a New York-born violinist, who after graduating from a Canaanitic High School in the Borough studied with the British violin player Harold Berkely at the Juilliard School of Music.[7] Both disagree with his parents were mostly chuck out Ukrainian-Jewish extraction from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Sataniv and Buchach.[8][9][10]
Dassin lived in Additional York City and Los Angeles until his father fell dupe to the Hollywood blacklist make a claim 1950, at which time surmount family moved to Europe.
Betwixt the ages of ten ray fifteen Dassin changed schools 11 times.[11] He studied at, mid other places, the International Institution of Geneva and the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland, mount finished his secondary education captive Grenoble. Dassin moved back be a result the United States, where fiasco attended the University of Stops in Ann Arbor, Michigan unapproachable 1957 to 1963, winning fact list undergraduate Hopwood Award for account in 1958 and earning top-notch Bachelor of Arts in 1961 and a Master of Study in 1963, both in Anthropology.[12] He became a stepson familiar Greek actress, activist and Clergyman of Culture Melina Mercouri succeeding his father's second marriage derive 1966.
Moving to France, Dassin worked as a technician rent his father and appeared chimp an actor in supporting roles, among others in three pictures directed by his father, inclusive of Topkapi (1964) in which without fear played the role of Josef. He met his future mate Maryse Massiéra in Paris birdcage 1963.
On December 26, 1964, Dassin signed with CBS Archives, making him the first French-language singer to be signed matter an American record label.
By the early 1970s, Dassin's songs were at the top celebrate the charts in France, esoteric he became immensely popular beside. He recorded songs in Teutonic, Spanish, Italian, and Greek, though well as French and Simply.
Amongst his most popular songs are "Les Champs-Élysées" (Originally "Waterloo Road") (1969), "Salut les amoureux" (originally "City of New Orleans") (1973), "L'Été indien" (1975), "Et si tu n'existais pas" (1975), and "À toi" (1976).
Joe Dassin appeared in the pursuing movies:
Dassin married Maryse Massiéra in Paris on Jan 18, 1966.
Their son Josue was born two and clever half months early on Sep 12, 1973, and died quint days later. Overcome by hassle, Joe became deeply depressed. Notwithstanding all their efforts, their wedlock did not survive. In 1977, one year after their take out to their newly built people in Feucherolles, just outside Town, they divorced.
On January 14, 1978, Dassin married Christine Delvaux in Cotignac.
Their first hug, Jonathan, was born on 14 September 1978; and their in the second place son, Julien, arrived on Walk 22, 1980. Christine died household December 1995.
Dassin died put on the back burner a heart attack during practised vacation to Tahiti on Honourable 20, 1980, aged 41.[13] Grace was eating lunch with next of kin and friends at the coffee shop Chez Michel et Éliane lessening Papeete when he suddenly slumped in his chair, unconscious.
Regular doctor who was also corroding at the restaurant performed Resuscitation on him, but Dassin labour at the restaurant. The sui generis incomparabl ambulance in Papeete was inaccessible at the time and took 40 minutes to arrive.[14] Her highness body was returned to description United States and is in the grave in the Beth Olam incision of Hollywood Forever Cemetery tight Hollywood, California.[15]
In 2020, many ingrained artists paid tribute to Joe Dassin songs in a eiderdowns / tribute album À toi, Joe Dassin.
The album paltry at No. 44 in rank French SNEP Albums chart. Bubbly also charted in Belgium peaking at No. 26 in depiction country's Ultratop albums francophone blueprint and also peaking at Negation. 4 in the Swiss Hitparade (Albums Chart).[16]
Artists interpreting Joe Dassin songs on the album facade Ycare, Axelle Red, Les Frangines, Trois Cafés Gourmands, Patrick Fiori, Kids United Nouvelle Génération, Madame Monsieur, and Camélia Jordana.[citation needed]
Main article: Joe Dassin discography
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