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Sacha Distel

Sacha Distel

Known for ActingBorn 1933-01-29Died 2004-07-22Paris, France
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997. He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for The Good Life in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Distel was the son of Russian-French emigre Léonide Distel who was born in Odessa (Russian Empire) and French-Jewish pianist Andrée Ventura (1902–1965), born in Constantinople. His uncle was bandleader Ray Ventura. After Ventura settled in Paris with his orchestra Les Collégiens, Distel gave up piano and switched to guitar. During his career, Distel worked with Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Gourley, Lionel Hampton, Slide Hampton, Bobby Jaspar, Barney Kessel, John Lewis, Pierre Michelot, Bernard Peiffer, Henri Renaud, Fats Sadi, Art Simmons, Martial Solal, René Urtreger, and Barney Wilen. As well as his musical career he also did some acting, primarily on French television. He had a cameo appearance in the 1960 film Zazie dans le Métro. He appeared in "Fallen Angels" by Noel Coward on British television in 1974. Distel was involved with actress Brigitte Bardot in 1958, having invited her to his birthday party in Saint-Tropez. The relationship ended in 1959. He married championship Olympic skier Francine Bréaud in 1963. Distel publicly stated that he remained faithful to his wife: "Anything I want in a woman I can get at home." Distel died of cancer at the age of 71 on 22 July 2004 at his mother in law's home in Rayol-Canadel, near Saint-Tropez, France. Source: Article "Sacha Distel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.Read more

Movies & web series

Chanter la vie
10.0
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Chanter la vie

2001 · Series

Starparade10.0
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Starparade

1968 · Series

Rêves de Neige10.0
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Rêves de Neige

1960 · Movie

Midi Première9.0
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Midi Première

1975 · Series

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You8.0
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Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

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Show Bardot8.5
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1968 · Movie

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là7.5
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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

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Le Grand Échiquier8.0
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Le Grand Échiquier

1972 · Series

Cilla8.0
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Cilla

1968 · Series

Frost on Sunday
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Frost on Sunday

1968 · Series

Dim Dam Dom8.0
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Dim Dam Dom

1965 · Series

Treffpunkt Telebar
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Treffpunkt Telebar

1961 · Series

Discorama8.0
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Discorama

1959 · Series

The Liberace Show
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The Liberace Show

1952 · Series

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président7.2
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022 · Movie

Absolutely Fabulous7.5
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Absolutely Fabulous

1992 · Series

Numéro un7.5
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Numéro un

1975 · Series

A Song for Eurotrash7.0
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A Song for Eurotrash

1998 · Movie

Die Drehscheibe
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Die Drehscheibe

1964 · Series

Fan School7.2
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Fan School

1977 · Series

Frou-Frou7.0
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Frou-Frou

1992 · Series

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées6.6
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

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The Crook7.1
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The Crook

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L'Âge d'or de la pub6.5
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L'Âge d'or de la pub

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The Mrs Merton Show6.8
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Musik aus Studio B
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Musik aus Studio B

1961 · Series

The Delinquents7.0
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The Delinquents

1960 · Movie

A Night at the Opera6.4
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A Night at the Opera

2020 · Movie

Champs-Elysées6.8
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Champs-Elysées

1982 · Series

Three of a Kind6.8
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Three of a Kind

1981 · Series

Femmes de Paris7.0
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Femmes de Paris

1953 · Movie

Surprise, Surprise6.6
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Surprise, Surprise

1984 · Series

La Chance aux chansons6.5
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La Chance aux chansons

1984 · Series

The Ed Sullivan Show6.8
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The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Series

Zazie dans le Métro6.6
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Zazie dans le Métro

1960 · Movie

Stars 906.2
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Stars 90

1990 · Series

30 millions d'amis6.2
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30 millions d'amis

1976 · Series

40° à l'ombre
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40° à l'ombre

1987 · Series

Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir6.1
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Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir

1963 · Movie

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche6.0
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975 · Series

Musik ist Trumpf
6.0
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Musik ist Trumpf

1975 · Series

Midi trente
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Midi trente

1972 · Series

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
6.0
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Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

1971 · Series

Samedi soir
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Samedi soir

1971 · Series

Star Academy5.7
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Star Academy

2001 · Series

Without Apparent Motive5.9
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Without Apparent Motive

1971 · Movie

Sacrée soirée5.7
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Sacrée soirée

1987 · Series

Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.5.5
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Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.

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