Florent Pagny
Date of birth: 1961-11-06
Place of birth: Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de penser"—all three were number one in France. As of 2018, he has sold more than 6 million singles and 10 million albums, becoming the 17th best-selling artist of all time in France. Florent Pagny began his artistic career as an actor in popular films and television dramas. He appeared in La Balance, L'As des as, and A Captain's Honor or Fort Saganne. In 1987, he wrote his first song titled "N'importe quoi". Pagny's first album, Merci, was released in 1990. The album's songs, mainly written by himself, began to attract controversy, with the press eventually boycotting some of them. This led to a decline in sales, culminating in personal problems. His follow-up album, Réaliste, was also not as successful. Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote three songs for Pagny under the pseudonym Sam Brewski, and presented to him a new staff. The album Rester vrai marked the beginning of his career as a performer only. Bienvenue chez moi, a semi-compilation released in 1995, was a smash success. Pagny also covered "Caruso", the hit originally performed by Lucio Dalla. He decided to move to Argentinian Patagonia to flee the French tax authorities and to start a new life with his wife, Azucena, and their children. Recently, Pagny said he had enrolled his children in Miami because he didn't want them to speak Arabic while returning from school. His next album, Savoir aimer, was released in 1997. It was composed by a number of writers, including Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, Zazie and, Pascal Obispo, who also produced the album. "Savoir aimer" turned out to be an immediate success. In 1999, Pagny released an album of cover versions of his old song, Recréation. From "Môme Julie" to "Antisocial", he mixed musical styles and dabbled with techno arrangements. Pagny then alternated studios and cover albums (at least in part) and regularly changed his look. In 2000, he released the album Châtelet Les Halles, whose title song was produced by Calogero. He followed that with 2, an album composed of duets released in 2001. In 2003, he returned with Ailleurs land, whose first single, "Ma Liberté de penser", was composed by Pascal Obispo and Lionel Florence and deals with Pagny's problems with the French treasury. Finally, in 2004, Pagny released Baryton, an album composed of opera songs. In 2007, Pagny released an album of covers of songs originally composed and performed by Jacques Brel entitled Pagny chante Brel. Source: Article "Florent Pagny" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Movie Credits
Kad Merad on Stage
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Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
2021-09-14
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A Captain's Honor
1982-12-29
During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the met
Fort Saganne
1984-05-11
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Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
2021-10-06
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
2012-10-22
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13
Images of Women of the Social Corset
2011-01-05
A man asks himself about the image of women who are offered for his gaze. A documentary about the im
Ace of Aces
1982-10-27
In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympic
The Car Keys
2003-12-10
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street co
Unis pour l'Ukraine
2022-03-08
Florent Pagny : Baryton
2005-11-28
La fille des collines
1990-03-14
When Tom returns from the army in the summer of 1958 to his country, the Pyrenees, he never thought
Florent Pagny - Eté 2003 à l'Olympia
2004-01-26
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
2023-09-01
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L'embranchement
1985-01-01
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
2023-09-01
Céline Dion, le grand show
2012-11-24
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Quand je vois le soleil
2003-07-16
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Blackout
2009-01-01
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Wild Animals
1984-04-18
Berg and Bela are married stunt drivers, but one night Bela dies in an accident. Jaded and reclusive
Fou comme l'oiseau
1983-06-22
La Balance
1982-11-10
A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an infor
Les Visages d'Alice
2005-03-28
Directed by David Ungaro
Michel Sardou - Salut !
1997-10-31
40 jours, 4 criollos et du silence
2022-10-05
Jean-François Pignon, a renowned wild horses trainer, sets himself a new challenge : to tame four h
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
2000-06-10
François Villon: The Maverick Poet
1987-01-01
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Tom est tout seul
1995-01-25
After his fiancée leaves him, Tom finds himself alone and helpless. He has to wash his clothes himse
Blessure
1985-08-21
A young rock singer, Morgan, falls in love with the pretty Julie. But Dimitri, Julie's "ex", doesn't
Florent raconte Pagny
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Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
2018-11-23
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1999-03-09
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
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Lady Cops
1987-12-16
Mireille Molyneux, police inspector, tracks down pimps. With the complicity of Yasmina, a prostitute
Milady
2004-01-06
Milady De Winter, a beautiful femme fatale without scruples, plays with the feelings of her suitors.
Florent Pagny : En concert
2001-03-30
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
2003-06-15
The Woman of My Life
1986-10-08
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Michel Sardou – Dernier show
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L'Amour nu
1981-10-07
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Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
2013-06-15
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
2001-11-20
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019-03-08
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998-06-09
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Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995-03-08
Show recorded at the Opéra Comique in Paris on March 6, 1995 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993-03-06
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Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994-02-05
Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
2020-10-01
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
1981-02-04
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Symphonissime
2021-01-23
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2021-03-05
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Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005-11-25
Daniel Balavoine 35 ans déjà - sa vie, sa bataille
2021-03-31
Florent Pagny - Ma liberté de chanter
2011-11-07
Effraction
1983-04-06
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La nuit du coucou
1987-11-05
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
2023-08-26
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Hallyday par David
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La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005-01-15
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