person

Sacha Distel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-01-29

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Sacha Distel

Biography

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.

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Drôle de Noël pour Jérémy

Dec 24, 1995

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57

We Will Go to Deauville

Dec 24, 1962

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59

Without Apparent Motive

Sep 15, 1971

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A Song for Eurotrash

May 12, 1998

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The Delinquents

Jun 22, 1960

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65

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Jun 02, 2023

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80

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Sep 21, 2023

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65

Femmes de Paris

May 17, 1953

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Numéro un - Demis Roussos

Jun 24, 2020

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72

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Jan 07, 2022

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10

The Real Bargain

Mar 09, 1965

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75

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Dec 24, 2022

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Spécial Bardot

Jun 08, 1968

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55

Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir

Feb 22, 1963

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45

How to Make a French Dish

Jan 29, 1964

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70

The Crook

Nov 20, 1970

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66

Zazie dans le Métro

Oct 28, 1960

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20

Fallen Angels

Jul 18, 1974

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Treffpunkt Telebar

Aug 27, 1961

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Lieben Sie Show ?

Nov 24, 1962

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58

Surprise, Surprise

May 06, 1984

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60

Numéro un

Apr 05, 1975

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TV Intim

Dec 23, 1969

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Chanter la vie

Sep 16, 2001

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Russell Harty

Oct 28, 1980

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The Liberace Show

May 16, 1952

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50

Fantasy World Cup

Jun 09, 1998

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Le monde est à vous

Sep 13, 1987

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67

Three of a Kind

Jul 01, 1981

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60

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Jan 12, 1975

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100

Cilla

Jan 30, 1968

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60

Musik ist Trumpf

Jan 02, 1975

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64

The Mrs Merton Show

Feb 10, 1995

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68

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

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Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

Jun 01, 1972

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Musik aus Studio B

Oct 22, 1961

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Starparade

Mar 14, 1968

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80

Le Grand Échiquier

Jan 12, 1972

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Cadet Rousselle

Nov 04, 1971

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60

Dim Dam Dom

Mar 07, 1965

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60

Numéro un

Apr 05, 1975

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Système 2

Jan 19, 1975

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62

Champs-Elysées

Jan 16, 1982

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100

Midi Première

Jan 06, 1975

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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Dec 21, 2022

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72

Fan School

Jan 30, 1977

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64

Star Academy

Oct 20, 2001

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Wie wär’s heut’ mit Revue?

May 14, 1983

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40

La Chance aux chansons

Mar 26, 1984

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50

Téléthon

Dec 04, 1987

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60

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

Dec 25, 1971

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Meine Melodie

May 24, 1965

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60

Die Drehscheibe

Apr 01, 1964

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60

40° à l'ombre

Jun 29, 1987

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30

Vivement dimanche

Sep 20, 1998

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NA

Matin Bonheur

Apr 14, 1987

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Discorama

Feb 04, 1959

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62

Stars 90

Sep 03, 1990

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58

30 millions d'amis

Jan 06, 1976

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60

Samedi soir

Jan 09, 1971

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60

Midi trente

Mar 06, 1972

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Parkinson

Jan 09, 1998

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Frou-Frou

Sep 12, 1992

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65

Sacrée soirée

Sep 02, 1987

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65

Sacrée soirée

Sep 02, 1987