Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon is known for One Deadly Summer (1983), Love on the Run (1979), Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988).
Biography
Alain Souchon (born Alain Édouard Kienast; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.
Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother's side is Swiss, and he has dual French-Swiss nationality. Six months after he was born, his family moved to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident. His mother sent him to a French college in England, but due to problems registering he decided to stay in London and work. Upon returning to France he took up guitar, influenced by English and American music. In 1970, he married and had his first son continuing to play in the cabarets and bars in the Rive Gauche of Paris.
Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 with the Pathe-Marconi label but had no success. Bob Socquet, the artistic director of RCA encouraged him to perform his song "L'amour 1830" at the Rose D'Or of Antibes contest. Souchon then began to collaborate with composer/arranger Laurent Voulzy (b. 1948); they would write together, but each released albums under his own name. Souchon's first hit was "J'ai 10 ans" (1974), from the album of the same name.
He continued releasing albums and in 1978 wrote the theme for François Truffaut's 1979 film Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite). At this time his second son was born. In 1980, he was invited to perform at l'Olympia. He also began his acting career, most notably starring in the 1983 film L'été Meurtrier. Following the album 'On avance', he left RCA and signed with Virgin Records at 40 years old. In 1989 "La beauté de Ava Gardner" was voted best title of the year by the Victoires de la Musique.
Then came Souchon's biggest hit "Foule sentimentale" from 1993's million-selling C'est déjà ça. At the 20th anniversary of the Victoires de la Musique in 1995, Alain Souchon received the award for best "Chanson Originale" for his song "Foule Sentimentale." In 1996, he received the "le Prix Vincent Scotto" award given by the SACEM (Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs) for his song "Sous les Jupes des Filles". Souchon returned in 2005 with the hugely successful album La vie Théodore which contained the hit single "...Et si en plus y'a personne".
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Questions about Alain Souchon
How many Alain Souchon films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 30 films with Alain Souchon, from 1979 to 2025.
What is the best rated Alain Souchon film?
The best rated Alain Souchon film in the catalogue is One Deadly Summer (1983), rated 7.0.
What was the first Alain Souchon film?
The first Alain Souchon film in the catalogue is Love on the Run, from 1979.
Who has Alain Souchon worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Alain Souchon shares the most credits with Georges Delerue (2 films), Isabelle Adjani (2 films) and Jean-Pierre Léaud (2 films).
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Known for
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7.0 One Deadly Summer
1983
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7.0 Love on the Run
1979
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7.0 Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
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6.8 Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
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7.3 Unleaded
2000
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5.9 All Fired Up
1982
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7.2 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
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6.0 I Love You All
1980
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5.5 The Pink Soldier
2006
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8.0 Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports
2022
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8.0 Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
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4.4 L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985
Full filmography
41 films — 30 in the catalogue
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7.0
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025 · Self (archive footage)
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Taratata numéro 600
2025 · Self : Guest
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Les Victoires de la musique, 40 ans d'émotion en chansons
2025 · Self
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7.0 Une journée avec Jacques Brel
2023 · Self
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Alain Souchon - One Day, One Fate
2022 · Self
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8.0
Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports
2022 · Self
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7.2
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Self (archive footage)
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Le festival des festivals
2020 · Self
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu
2019 · Self
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6.8 Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
2019 · Self
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9.0 M. Eddy & sa tribu
2018 · Self
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6.0 The Pink Soldier 3
2017 · L'Homme de Ménage
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Voulzy Souchon - Le Concert
2016 · Self
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Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
2016 · Self
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8.0
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
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4.2 Tryo - Sous les étoiles
2009 · Self
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6.0 Michel Delpech - Le Grand Rex
2007 · Self
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5.5
The Pink Soldier
2006 · L'Homme de Ménage
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7.8 Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
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La Fête De La Chanson Française
2005 · Self
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6.2 Alain Souchon - J'veux du live
2002 · Self
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7.3
Unleaded
2000 · Le Cyclope
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6.5 Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000
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7.3 Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
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5.8 Charité biz'ness
1998 · Self
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7.6 Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
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6.0 Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
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6.0 Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
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6.0 Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
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6.5 Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
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7.0 Lest We Forget
1991 · Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan")
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4.0 Fathers' Day
1990 · Stéphane Miran
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6.8
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988 · Verlaine's Reader
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4.3 Comédie !
1987 · Lui
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4.4
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1985 · Thierry Berger
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5.4 The Flight of the Phoenix
1984 · Tom
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7.0
One Deadly Summer
1983 · Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
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5.9
All Fired Up
1982 · Antoine Quentin
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6.1 Émilie Jolie
1980 · Le coq
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6.0
I Love You All
1980 · Claude
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7.0
Love on the Run
1979
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