Christophe Maé

The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music. Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder are recorded as an influence. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Victory of the group or artist revealed by the public.

• Name — Christophe Maé • Birth Name — Christophe Martichon • Born — 16 October 1975 • Origin — Carpentras, Vaucluse, France • Years Active — 2005–present • Genre — Pop, reggae, soul, jazz, blues, funk, rhythm'n blues, country. • Instrument — Guitar, violin, harmonica, drums • Label — Warner Bros. • Website — christophae-mae.fr

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 chronic polyarthritis. He has stated that this was the time when he discovered Stevie Wonder's music which inspired him to take up playing the harmonica. He also discovered Bob Marley's music to whom, years later, he dedicates a song: "Mon père spirituel". It is at the same period that he started playing the guitar. In 2005 he rose to fame by playing the role of Monsieur, brother of King Louis XIV in the musical "Le Roi Soleil", for which he won the NRJ Music Award for revelation of the year 2006.

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. As a counter-tenor his voice has a range from A2 to F6. He allegedly began to learn harmonica as a tribute to Stevie Wonder, who is commonly cited as his biggest influence musically.

Christophe Maé has two sons, Jules (born March 2008) and Marcel (born August 2013), with his then-longtime girlfriend Nadège Sarron. Sarron operates a dance school which she founded in Aix-en-Provence, where she lives with her sons. Maé works half the week in Paris, and reunited with his family the rest of the time in the South. He finally proposed to Nadège in 2016 through his song "Ballerine", and the couple married in Porto-Vecchio on 29 June 2017.

Maé has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2008.

• Year — Information — Charts — Certification • FR — FR (DL) — BEL (Fl) — BEL (Wa) — CAN — SWI • 2008 — Mon paradis — France: Diamond • 2008 — Comme à la maison (Acoustic album) — France: 2× Platinum • 2010 — On trace la route — France: Diamond • 2013 — Je veux du bonheur • 2016 — L'attrape-rêves — France: 2× Platinum • 2019 — La vie d'artiste • 2023 — C'est drôle la vie • 2026 — Fete Foraine

• Year — Information — Charts • FR — FR (DL) — BEL (Fl) — BEL (Wa) • 2009 — Comme à la maison (Live) (2-CD set with Mon paradis) • 2011 — On trace la route – Le live

• Year — Title — Chart positions — Album • FR — 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 — - — - — - — 30 • 2017 — "Marcel" — 95 — - — - — - — - • 2019 — "Les gens" — 160 — - — - — - — 11 — La vie d'artiste • 2021 — "Y'a du soleil" — - — - — - — - — 23 • 2022 — "Pays des merveilles" (with Ceuzany) — - — - — - — - — 20 • 2026 — "La lune" — - — - — - — - — 16

Christophe Maé was recorded at birth as Christophe Martichon. He also worked under the name Christophe Maé. The authorities additionally record the headings Christophe Martichon and Christophe Mae. His recorded language was French.

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. In 2010, Maé's second studio album, On trace la route, was released. It has sold more than 600,000 units to date. 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. The album was sold more than 500,000 units to date in July 2014. 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.

• Illustration — Christophe Maé (2011)