Renaud
Renaud | |
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Renaud in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan |
| Born | 11 May 1952 Paris, France |
| Origin | Paris |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
Other websites
- Official website
- Biography of Renaud, from Radio France Internationale