Julien Clerc

Acting

Julien Clerc

Born 1947-10-04 · Paris, France

Paul-Alain Auguste Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), better known by his stage name Julien Clerc, is a French singer-songwriter. He rose to fame with his song "La cavalerie" (1968), that captured the "rebellious essence" of those times and became an anthem of the French youth. Among Clerc's most known songs are "Ce n'est rien" (1971), "Si on chantait" (1972), "Ma préférence" (1978), "Femmes... Je vous aime" (1982), "Mélissa" (1984), "Hélène" (1987), "Fais-moi une place" (1990). Born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf. He began to learn the piano at six, and by 13, started to play by ear everything he heard on the radio. During his secondary school and university days, he met Maurice Vallet and Etienne Roda-Gil, two of his main songwriters, and began to compose his first songs. He changed his name to Julien Clerc upon signing a contract with Pathé Marconi, releasing his first album in May 1968. The album went on to win the Académie Charles Cros Record Award. In 1969, Clerc went on the Olympia stage for the first time to open for Gilbert Becaud's concert. Despite having been in show business for only one year, his performance was a great success. He would later return repeatedly to the Olympia for a series of concerts. From May 1969 to February 1970, he starred in the highly successful Paris run of the musical Hair, which increased his profile. By the age of 24, Clerc was a major star and had recorded numerous hits, many of which were sold abroad, translated and distributed in other languages. In 1979, he took part in two new collaborative ventures, singing the title song of the children's musical, "Emilie Jolie" and participating in "36 Front Populaire", a double album musical about a turbulent historical period. Over the years, Clerc's repertoire has ranged from his own compositions to classic French songs like "Comme Hier" by Brassens and "L'hymne à l'amour" by Edith Piaf. He has performed in Africa, the Americas and Europe. In January 1999, Clerc went on stage at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and delivered an unplugged acoustic set that was a long way from the rock/pop-based shows that he had been giving his audience for some years. In 2000, he appeared, along with many other artists, in a number of benefit concerts for Restaurants du Coeur, a winter food bank charity. In 2003, Clerc recorded a new album of classic American "standards", in French. On another front, Clerc was named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Paris in November 2003 after working for nearly two years with the agency on various benevolent projects for refugees. In March 2004, he undertook his first field mission to meet with refugees and aid workers in Chad. His mission was documented by Envoyé spécial and was broadcast on a national French TV channel in April 2004. Clerc has five children: daughters Angèle (adopted) and Jeanne Herry with French actress Miou-Miou; daughter Vanille and son Barnabé with then-wife Virginie Coupérie; and son Léonard with Hélène Grémillon, whom he married in 2012. Source: Article "Julien Clerc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Acting credits

Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés poster
8.0

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Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés

2026

Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours poster
8.2

In January 2023, the Enfoirés performed at La Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon. True to the caused started by Coluche in 1985, forty-seven renowned artists responded, in a festive and warm atmosphere. The Enfoirés are back with the public after two years of absence. Beautiful moments of emotion and laughter are on the agenda.

Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours

2023

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel poster
6.0

To mark the release of his latest album, Poètes, Serge Lama is giving a unique recital at the Théâtre Marigny, surrounded by some of the biggest names in French music. But beyond the names, it is the entire French music scene that will be there to say thank you. Artists, friends, collaborators, voices that have always resonated with his own, and actors he loves, such as Pierre Arditi and Mathilde Seigner, will be there to pay tribute to him. Recorded on April 29, 2025, at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris's 8th arrondissement.

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel

2025

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés poster
7.3

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Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

2022

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés poster
7.0

As Les Restos du Cœur have just celebrated their 40th anniversary, you voted for your favorite tracks from among 40 legendary Enfoirés songs…

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

2025

Solidarité Incendies - Le Grand Concert en direct poster
8.0

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Solidarité Incendies - Le Grand Concert en direct

2026

La fête de la chanson française - 20 ans d'émotions poster
NR

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La fête de la chanson française - 20 ans d'émotions

2026

L'Âge d'or de la pub poster
6.5

55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television screen. Over the next three decades, thousands of creative little films would seduce and build our collective memory. Kitschy or cult spots, humor, slogans, music, stars, gimmicks, grand spectacle or sex appeal: during its golden age, how did advertising convince? Thierry Ardisson has brought together almost 400 advertising clips to relive the era of the conquest of minds and wallets.

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc poster
NR

Alongside his impertinent puppet, ventriloquist Jeff Panacloc celebrates Christmas with humour, surrounded by personalities from music, cinema and TV hosts.

L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc

2018

Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni poster
NR

A documentary tracking the life and career of the model-musician turned first lady of France.

Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni

2009

La belle histoire de la chanson française poster
NR

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La belle histoire de la chanson française

2026

Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs poster
7.0

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Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs

2010

Le meilleur des Francofolies poster
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Le meilleur des Francofolies

2026

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés poster
7.8

Show recorded at the Zénith in Strasbourg on January 19 and 20, 2014 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés

2014

Sylvie Vartan - Je tire ma révérence poster
NR

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

Unis pour l'Ukraine poster
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Unis pour l'Ukraine

2022

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui poster
8.0

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

2014

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là poster
7.5

The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or evasions. Her childhood, her parents, her beginnings, the rumors, her love affairs, her marriage, her son, her successes, her farewells, her return, her mourning. The journey of an extraordinary popular icon who never stopped fighting. The courage of an artist who never gives up. "Sheila, toutes ces vies-là" is also a journey through time. 60 years of pop music, punctuated by numerous archives, personal films, timeless hits and illustrations by Marc-Antoine Coulon. But also 60 years of fashion, through a legendary wardrobe (her TV show outfits) that Sheila invites us to rediscover.

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

2022

Guy poster
7.0

Gauthier, a young journalist, learns from his mother that he is the illegitimate son of Guy Jamet, a popular French singer whose heyday stretched unevenly from the 1960’s to the nineties. Guy is currently promoting a new album of old material and heads on tour. Armed with a camera, Gauthier decides to follow Guy, recording his daily routine and his concerts to create a documentary portrait.

Guy

2018

Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés poster
7.7

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Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés

2020

Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés poster
6.0

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Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés

1996

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés poster
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Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés

2001

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés poster
6.5

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Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés

2015

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés poster
7.5

In January 2017, Les Enfoirés set the Zénith in Toulouse alight with seven exceptional concerts. Faithful to the cause started by Coluche in 1985, thirty-seven renowned artists answered his call, in a festive and warm atmosphere. This year, Les Enfoirés made their revolution and offered a collective show punctuated by 17 tableaux as poetic as they were spectacular through the ages. The entire troupe invites us on March 3 to set sail aboard the liner "Mission Enfoirés" for a cruise with Gérard Jugnot as captain, in search of his sweetheart...

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés

2017