Renaud
Renaud, popular name of Renaud Séchan (born 1952, Paris) is a French singer and songwriter. He sang Dans mon H.L.M., Laisse béton, Les Bobos, Manhattan-Kaboul, Marche à l’ombre, Mistral gagnant, Molly Malone and Mon beauf’. In the 90s, he was a contributor for the satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Renaud | |
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.jpg) Renaud in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan |
| Born | 11 May 1952
(aged 73) Paris, France |
| Origin | Paris |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Personal life
In August 2005, Renaud married Romane Serda. In September 2011, Romane divorced Renaud on the account of his alcoholism and depression.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SWI [3] | |||
| 1975 | Amoureux de Paname (Polydor) | – | |||
| 1977 | Laisse béton (Polydor) | – | |||
| 1979 | Ma gonzesse (Polydor) | – | |||
| 1980 | Marche à l'ombre (Polydor) | – | |||
| 1981 | Le Retour de Gérard Lambert (Polydor) | – | |||
| 1983 | Morgane de toi (Polydor) | – | Sold over 1,500,000 copies | ||
| 1985 | Mistral gagnant (Virgin) | – | Sold over 2,000,000 copies; it was Renaud's most successful album until 2002's Boucan d'enfer | ||
| 1988 | Putain de camion (Virgin) | – | |||
| 1991 | Marchand de cailloux (Virgin) | – | |||
| 1992 | Renaud cante el' Nord (Virgin) | – | Traditional folk songs from the north of France | ||
| 1994 | À la Belle de Mai (Virgin) | – | |||
| 1996 | Renaud chante Brassens (Virgin) | 22 | 10 | – | Interpretation of songs by Georges Brassens |
| 2002 | Boucan d'enfer (Virgin) | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sold over 2,200,000 copies the most successful Renaud album to date |
| 2006 | Rouge Sang (EMI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise (EMI) | 1 | 4 | 34 | |
| 2016 | Renaud (Parlophone, Warner Music) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Les mômes et les enfants d'abord (Parlophone, Warner Music) | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Métèque (Parlophone, Warner) | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2023 | Dans mes cordes (Parlophone, Warner) | 10 [4] |
10 | – | |
Live albums
- 1980: Bobino (Polydor)
- 1981: Le P'tit bal du samedi soir et autres chansons réalistes (Polydor)
- 1982: Un Olympia pour moi tout seul (Polydor)
- 1989: Visage pâle rencontrer public (Virgin)
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) |
SUI | |||
| 1996 | Paris-Province: Aller / Retour (Virgin) | 29 | 32 | – | |
| 2003 | Tournée d'enfer (EMI) | 16 | 38 | – | |
| 2007 | Tournée Rouge Sang - Paris Bercy + Hexagone (Ceci-Celà) | 16 | 38 | – | |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Wa) |
SUI | |||
| 1995 | Les Introuvables | – | 29 | – | A collection of rarities |
| Ma compil | – | 36 | – | ||
| 85-95 | – | 6 | – | ||
| The Meilleur of Renaud 75-85 | – | 11 | – | ||
| The Very Meilleur of Renaud 1975/1995 | – | 14 | – | ||
| 2000 | L'absolutely meilleur of Renaud | – | 29 | – | |
| 2006 | Les 100 plus belles Chansons 1975-1983 | – | 76 | – | |
| Les 100 plus belles Chansons 1985-2006 | – | 2 | – | ||
| 2011 | Le plein de super! | 15 | 33 | – | 3CD Best Of |
| 2012 | Intégrale 2012 | 76 | 200 | – | |
| 2014 | Les 50 plus belles chansons | 57 | 59 | – | |
| Les 100 plus belles chansons 1985-2006 (5 CDs) | 185 | 2 | – | ||
| 2020 | L'album de sa vie | 134 | 81 | – | |
| The totale of la bande à Renaud | 38 | 110 | 6 | 2 CD tribute to Renaud by Various Artists | |
| 2021 | Putain de Best Of! | 16 | – | – | 3 CD digipack |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [1] |
BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
SUI | |||
| 1986 | "Miss Maggie" | 13 | – | – | – | Mistral gagnant |
| 1991 | "Marchand de cailloux" | 25 | – | – | – | Marchand de cailloux |
| 1992 | "P'tit voleur" | 35 | – | – | – | |
| "La ballade nord-irlandaise" | 44 | – | – | – | ||
| 2002 | "Docteur Renaud, Mister Renard" | 23 | – | 6 (Ultratip) |
– | Boucan d'enfer |
| "Manhattan-Kaboul" (with Axelle Red) |
2 | 34 | 4 | 37 | ||
| 2003 | "Coeur perdu" | 91 | – | 11 (Ultratip) |
– | |
| 2005 | "Anaïs Nin (Romane Serda feat. Renaud) |
12 | – | 31 | 61 | |
| "Dans la jungle" | 31 | – | 19 | 64 | Rouge Sang | |
| 2006 | "Les bobos" | 8 | – | 16 | 51 | |
| "Arrêter la clope!" | 31 | – | 3 (Ultratip) |
– | ||
| 2009 | "Vagabonds" | – | – | 19 (Ultratip) |
– | Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise |
| 2011 | "La liberté en cavale" (Dr. Tom) | – | – | 30 (Ultratip) |
– | |
| 2012 | "Mistral gagnant" | 102 | – | – | – | Mistral gagnant |
| 2015 | "Ta batterie" | 36 | – | – | – | |
| 2016 | "Toujours debout" | 1 | – | 2 | 48 | |
Movies
- Germinal (1993) as Étienne Lantier
- Crime Spree (2003) as Zéro
Awards
- 1993: Traditional music album of the year award for "Renaud cante el' Nord"
- 2001: Lifetime achievement award
- 2003: Three awards given for: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year (for Manhattan-Kaboul with Axelle Red)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Renaud discography". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Discographie Renaud". Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ↑ "Discographie Renaud". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉". SNEP. Retrieved 8 December 2023.