Sound

Jean Constantin

Born — Died

1923-02-09 — 1997-01-30

Place of birth

Paris, France

Known for

Sound

Credits

5 titles

IMDb profile

Jean Constantin (9 February 1923 – 30 January 1997) was French singer, songwriter and composer. Playing piano and singing his own songs, he was viewed as a great performer and entertainer, being however more famous for the songs he wrote for others. He wrote several songs that became hits like Mon manège à moi sung by Édith Piaf or Mon truc en plumes sung by Zizi Jeanmaire. He also wrote several movie scores, most notably the soundtrack of the film classic The 400 Blows (1959). Source: Article "Jean Constantin (songwriter)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

9.0

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.

Midi Première

1975

8.0

Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.