Known for both his lushly orchestrated love songs and his commitment to
sociopolitical issues in his native France, Michel Sardou (January 26, 1947) has
been a leading exponent of French pop since his debut in the late 60s. The son
of actor/singer Fernand Sardou and actress Jackie Sardou, he grew up in Paris
and left school at the age of 17 to pursue a career in music. While working at
his father’s cabaret in Montmartre, he met songwriter Michel Fugain, who got him
the chance to audition for producer Eddie Barclay. “Le Madras,” his recording
debut, saw the light in 1965. Two year...