Étienne Daho

Acting

Étienne Daho

Born 1956-01-14 · Oran, Algeria

Étienne Daho (born 14 January 1956) is a French singer. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981. Daho was born in Oran, French Algeria. He sings in a low, whispery voice somewhat akin to Leonard Cohen or Chet Baker and his music established him as a pop cult hero. He cites Serge Gainsbourg, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys and Syd Barrett as his musical influences. All his albums have been certified at least gold or platinum, including "Mythomane" in 1981, "La notte, la notte" in 1984, "Pop satori" in 1986, produced with a young William Orbit, "Pour nos vies martiennes" in 1988 and the double platinum "Paris ailleurs" in 1991, recorded in New York. A best-selling recording artist in his own right in France, Daho is best known in Britain for his appearance on the number 11 Saint Etienne hit single "He's on the Phone", which is an English-language adaptation of his 1984 French-language big hit "Weekend à Rome". He also collaborated with Saint Etienne on the Reserection EP, his album Eden, and his single hit Le Premier Jour. Daho's collaborations and productions both on stage and in the studio with other artists have been extensive. He has worked with Brigitte Fontaine, Arthur Baker, Air, Working Week, '80's new wave bands OMD[2] and Comateens, Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull, Françoise Hardy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vanessa Paradis, Dani and more. His music has also been remixed, among others, by Air, Fischerspooner, Amon Tobin and William Orbit. Daho's 1996 album Eden displayed a diverse array of electronic-oriented songs that included downtempo ballads, drum and bass-influenced tracks, and Hi-NRG dance. He duetted with Astrud Gilberto ("Les bords de Seine") and was accompanied by The Swingle Singers on "Timide intimité". Backing vocals on several songs were provided by Lyn Byrd of the Comateens, Sarah Cracknell (who co-wrote "Les passagers"), and Elli Medeiros. Eden was subsequently re-released for the anglophone market with great reviews with the song "A New World", which was an English-language version of "Au Commencement". Daho performed in a sold out Institute of Contemporary Arts. He also sang at the Marquee in 1989. After a double platinum greatest hits compilation Best of Singles in 1998, the number one Corps & armes in 2000 saw Daho eschewing electronics in favour of a more orchestral sound fuelled by traditional instruments: piano, acoustic guitar, horns, directed by Wil Malone. One of the tracks included an English-language duet with Vanessa Daou ("Make Believe"). It includes also "Le brasier", "La baie" and "Ouverture". Daho shifted gears once again for his dark and moody 2004 album Réévolution, which featured a guitar-heavy rock sound. He released the single hit "If" with Charlotte Gainsbourg as well as the Phil Spector influenced "Retour à toi" and "Les liens d'Eros" with Marianne Faithfull, reading her great uncle Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's Venus in furs. In 2005, Daho released a live album Sortir Ce Soir, which featured many of his greatest hits performed in concert. ... Source: Article "Étienne Daho" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Acting credits

Etienne Daho - Basique, le concert 2018 poster
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Etienne Daho - Basique, le concert 2018

2018

Disorder poster
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Three young friends steal some music equipment for their struggling post-punk band and, in a panic, kill the shop’s owner. The film examines, with characteristic restraint and acuity, the psychological fallout as the band unravels—and each of its members grapple with their own feelings of guilt, paranoia, and despair.

Disorder

1986

Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 poster
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Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000

1999

Vanessa Paradis, la soirée poster
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Vanessa Paradis, la soirée

2025

La bande son des années 90 poster
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La bande son des années 90

2024

Intégrale clips poster
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Intégrale clips

2000

Jeux d'artifices poster
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Elisa and Eric are two teenage war orphans. They change their apartment on the outskirts of the city into a photo-studio to make a living, and they are very devoted to it. The two seem to live like heavenly beings without connecting to the outside world. Their only contact with the exterior is through Jacques, a loyal friend, but he also cuts himself out of any social life. The sister and the brother then take to get in touch with the world by Mrs Jean, a friend of their deceased mother with whom Elisa takes courses of singing. They live in harmony until a young man, whom Elisa falls for, eventually leaves with Eric for the USA and left her brokenhearted alone in France.

Jeux d'artifices

1987

Sylvie Vartan - Je tire ma révérence poster
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Sylvie Vartan, the farewell of an icon, "Je tire ma révérence" invites you to her concert event marking an exceptional career spanning more than sixty years on French and international stages. During this final concert, the artist revisits the songs that have accompanied her career and shared the lives of several generations, and thanks the audience that has followed her with loyalty and affection since her debut. An emotionally charged event... Recorded in January 2025 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.

Sylvie Vartan - Je tire ma révérence

2025

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui poster
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

2014

Étienne Daho Show poster
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Étienne Daho Show

2024

The Discreet Françoise Hardy poster
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Sensitive lookback on Françoise Hardy's career and life.

The Discreet Françoise Hardy

2016

Kids of Töday poster
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The first documentary about France's post punk and cold wave scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. During an art show at agnès b. gallery in 2008, Jean-François Sanz has gathered some exceptional material that brings to light, through archival footage and about thirty interviews to the main players, the pop culture heritage of that moment.

Kids of Töday

2012

Etienne Daho : An Evening with Daho poster
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An Evening with Daho is a live DVD live from Étienne released in December 2008. The DVD includes all tracks of the Album L'Invitation, including several duets with Dani, Bashung, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Air, who perform with Etienne several tracks from Pink Floyd and Serge Gainsbourg.

Etienne Daho : An Evening with Daho

2008

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Les Enfants de la Blank

Etienne Daho, a Modern Pop Itinerary poster
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Etienne Daho, a Modern Pop Itinerary

2015

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là poster
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Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago and she occupies a special place in our imagination. The star is not one to let others get too close, but when she gives you her confidence, she keeps her word. If Deneuve’s career covers a half-century of cinema, it also bears witness to the force of a generation that experienced the deepest transformation of mores. This portrait reflects her entirely. The story of a mystery and an adventure.

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

2010

Daho Pleyel Paris poster
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Live Concert of Etienne Daho at Pleyel, Paris on December 3rd of 2008

Daho Pleyel Paris

2009

Etienne Daho - Sortir ce soir poster
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Etienne Daho - Sortir ce soir

2005

Live @ Echoes with Jehnny Beth poster
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Live @ Echoes with Jehnny Beth

2020

Etienne Daho au KOKO Theatre de Londres poster
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Live performance at Koko theater in London

Etienne Daho au KOKO Theatre de Londres

2015

Jane Birkin « Oh ! Pardon tu dormais... », le concert poster
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Inspired by her eponymous play on the couple, Jane Birkin gives herself up with an open heart in this new album which she presents live at the Philharmonie de Paris on September 18, 2022. Long matured in an orchestral pop vein, it results of a collaboration in osmosis with Étienne Daho and Jean-Louis Piérot.

Jane Birkin « Oh ! Pardon tu dormais... », le concert

2022

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu

2019

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