Christophe Maé
| Christophe Maé | |
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 Christophe Maé during NRJ Music Awards (2012) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christophe Martichon |
| Born | 16 October 1975 |
| Origin | Carpentras, France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Guitar, violin, harmonica |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Website | christophae-mae.fr |
Christophe Maé (born 16 October 1975 in Carpentras, Vaucluse), stage name of Christophe Martichon, is a French pop singer.
Career
Maé learned to play the violin at age five, and later began playing the guitar and harmonica at age 16 after he was immobilised from a chronic illness. He has stated that this was the time when he became inspired by Stevie Wonder.[1] In 2005 he rose to fame by playing the role of Monsieur, brother of King Louis XIV in the musical "Le Roi Soleil".
Releases
Maé's first album was entitled Sa Danse Donne, and released in 2002–2003. This album is not considered his first studio album. He released his first studio album, Mon paradis (My Paradise) on 19 March 2007, with the singles "On s'attache", "Parce qu'on sait jamais" and "Ça fait mal". His fourth single is "Belle Demoiselle". Mon Paradis was France's second best-selling album of 2007 after Life in Cartoon Motion by Mika, selling more than 1 600 000 albums to date.
Maé opened for Seal at the Grand Rex in Paris and for Cher at the Zénith de Paris, both in 2004. In 2010, Maé's second studio album, On trace la route, was released. It has sold more than 600,000 units to date.[2]
In 2013, Maé's third studio album "Je veux du bonheur ", was released. It ranked number one of the top French album during its first week of release with 103,680 copies to date.[3] The album was sold more than 500,000 units to date in July, 2014.[4]
In 2016, Maé's fourth studio album "L'attrape-rêves ", was released. It ranked number one of the top French album for 5 weeks. Until the end of 2016, it has sold 300,000 units to date.[5]
Musical style
Maé's music is largely acoustic. He has cited Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, and Jack Johnson as well as French singer-songwriters Francis Cabrel and Gérald De Palmas as musical influences. He allegedly began to learn harmonica as a tribute to Stevie Wonder, who is commonly cited as his biggest influence musically.[6]
Personal life
Christophe Maé has two sons, Jules and Marcel, with his longtime girlfriend Nadège Sarron. Jules was born in March 2008.[7] In August 2013, the couple welcomed Marcel.[8] Nadège Sarron operates a school of dance which she founded in Aix-en-Provence, where she lives with the two boys. Christophe Maé works half the week in Paris, and reunited with his family sweetheart the rest of the time in the South.[9] Christophe Maé finally proposed to Nadège in 2016 through his song "Ballerine", the couple married in Porto-Vecchio on 29 June 2017.[10]
Philanthropy
Maé is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2008.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Information | Charts | Certification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [12] |
FR (DL) |
BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
CAN [13] |
SWI | |||
| 2008 | Mon paradis | France: Diamond[14] | ||||||
| 2008 | Comme à la maison (Acoustic album) | France: 2× Platinum | ||||||
| 2010 | On trace la route | France: Diamond[2] | ||||||
| 2013 | Je veux du bonheur | |||||||
| 2016 | L'attrape-rêves | [15] |
France: 2× Platinum | |||||
Live album
| Year | Information | Charts | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [12] |
FR (DL) |
BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) | |||
| 2009 | Comme à la maison (Live) (2-CD set with Mon paradis) |
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| 2011 | On trace la route - Le live | |||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [12] |
FR (DL) | SWI | BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) | |||
| 2007 | "On s'attache" | 1 | 2 | 27 | - | 4 | Mon paradis |
| "Parce qu'on ne sait jamais" | 6 | 12 | 52 | - | 10 | ||
| "Ça fait mal" | 138 | 3 | 85 | - | 16 | ||
| 2008 | "Belle Demoiselle" | 13 | 13 | 74 | - | 10 | |
| "C'est ma terre" | - | 11 | 91 | - | 18 | Comme à la maison | |
| "Mon p'tit gars" | 2 | 18 | - | - | 33 | ||
| 2009 | "Je n'attendais que vous" (Maé, Lara, Maurane, Bruel, La Chorale des Voisins du Dessus) |
- | - | - | - | 38 | |
| "Dingue, dingue, dingue" | 1 | 3 | 30 | - | 4 | On trace la route | |
| 2010 | "J'ai laissé" | - | 2 | - | - | 16 | |
| "Je me lâche" | - | 16 | 47 | - | 12 | ||
| "Pourquoi c'est beau" | - | 33 | - | - | - | ||
| 2011 | "La rumeur" | 53 | - | - | - | 4 (Ultratip) | |
| "Un peu de blues" | 29 | - | - | - | 24 | ||
| 2013 | "Tombé sous le charme" | 11 | - | 38 | 82 (Ultratip) |
7 | Je veux du bonheur |
| "Je veux du bonheur" | 90 | - | - | - | 4 (Ultratip) | ||
| "La poupée" | 40 | - | - | - | 2 (Ultratip) | ||
| "Ne t'en fais pas" | 200 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014 | "Ma douleur, ma peine" | 144 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2016 | "Il est oú le bonheur" | 4 | - | 70 | - | 14 | L'attrape-rêves |
| "La vallée des larmes" | 199 | - | - | - | - | ||
| "La Parisienne" | 111 [16] |
- | - | - | 30 | ||
| 2017 | "Marcel" | 95 [17] |
- | - | - | - | |
Awards
- NRJ Music Award
- 2007: French revelation of the year
- 2008: French male artist of the year
- 2008: French song of the year for "On s'attache"
- 2009: French male artist of the year
- 2009: French song of the year for "Belle demoiselle"
- 2013: NRJ Award of Honor
- 2016: Video of the year for "Il est où le bonheur"
- Victoires de la musique
- 2008: Public revelation of the year
- World Music Awards
- 2008: French artist of the year
- Others
References
- ↑ Christophe Mae Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/news-3383/article/252775-du-diamant-pour-christophe-mae.html
- ↑ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Christophe-Mae/news-86399.html
- ↑ https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/musique/christophe-mae-je-tweete-une-photo-a-la-fin-de-chaque-concert_1559045.html
- ↑ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Christophe-Mae/news-103279.html
- ↑ L'@ttitude Web. "Intellego : soutien scolaire (cours, exercices, fiches de révision, BAC, BREVET)". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Christophe Maé est papa !". Paperblog. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Christophe Maé et Nadège : Parents d'un petit Marcel !". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "CHRISTOPHE MAÉ HUSBAND FILLED : THAT IS NADÈGE SARRON HIS WIFE ?". Paperblog. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Christophe Maé et Nadège ont célébré leur mariage en Corse, au bord de l'eau". Paperblog. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Christophe Maé" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 LesCharts.com Christophe Maé discography
- ↑ "Christophe Maé Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?forme_certif=15&annee=25
- ↑ http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 51, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 22, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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