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Sacha Distel et ses Collégiens, Sascha Distel, Sasha Distel
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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. 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. In an interview a month after Distel's death, his widow Francine said she knew he had been unfaithful: "I knew it was going to happen and I knew it was going to pass." Source: Article "Sacha Distel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1933-01-29
- event Death Date 2004-07-22
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.9
- info Birth Place Paris, France
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Drôle de Noël pour Jérémy
1995-12-24
5.7
We Will Go to Deauville
1962-12-24
5.8
Without Apparent Motive
1971-09-15
0
A Song for Eurotrash
1998-05-12
0
The Delinquents
1960-06-22
6.5
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023-06-02
8
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
2023-09-21
6.5
Femmes de Paris
1953-05-17
0
Numéro un - Demis Roussos
2020-06-24
7.2
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022-01-07
1
The Real Bargain
1965-03-09
7.5
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022-12-24
0
Spécial Bardot
1968-06-08
5.5
Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir
1963-02-22
4.5
How to Make a French Dish
1964-01-29
7
The Crook
1970-11-20
6.6
Zazie dans le Métro
1960-10-28
2
Fallen Angels
1974-07-18
0
Treffpunkt Telebar
1961-08-27
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Lieben Sie Show ?
1962-11-24
5.8
Surprise, Surprise
1984-05-06
6
Numéro un
1975-04-05
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TV Intim
1969-12-23
0
Chanter la vie
2001-09-16
0
The Morecambe & Wise Show
1968-09-02
0
Russell Harty
1980-10-28
0
The Liberace Show
1952-05-16
5
Fantasy World Cup
1998-06-09
0
Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13
6.7
Three of a Kind
1981-07-01
6
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12
10
Cilla
1968-01-30
6
Musik ist Trumpf
1975-01-02
6.4
The Mrs Merton Show
1995-02-10
6.6
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
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Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972-06-01
0
Musik aus Studio B
1961-10-22
0
Starparade
1968-03-14
8
Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12
0
Cadet Rousselle
1971-11-04
6
Dim Dam Dom
1965-03-07
6
Numéro un
1975-04-05
0
Système 2
1975-01-19
6.2
Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16
10
Midi Première
1975-01-06
6.6
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21
6.5
Fan School
1977-01-30
6.4
Star Academy
2001-10-20
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Wie wär’s heut’ mit Revue?
1983-05-14
4
La Chance aux chansons
1984-03-26
5
Téléthon
1987-12-04
6
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971-12-25
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Meine Melodie
1965-05-24
6
Die Drehscheibe
1964-04-01
6
40° à l'ombre
1987-06-29
3.2
Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20
0
Matin Bonheur
1987-04-14
0
Discorama
1959-02-04
6.2
Stars 90
1990-09-03
5.8
30 millions d'amis
1976-01-06
6
Samedi soir
1971-01-09
6
Midi trente
1972-03-06
0
Parkinson
1998-01-09
0
Frou-Frou
1992-09-12
5
Téléthon
1987-12-04
6.2
Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02
6.2
Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02
