Florent Pagny

• Name — Florent Pagny • Birth Name — Florent Pagny • Born — 6 November 1961 • Died — YYYY MM DD • Origin — Chalon-sur-Saône, France • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — Pop • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • actor • Years Active — 1987–present • Website — http: www.florentpagny.org/

Florent Pagny began his artistic career as an actor in popular films and television dramas. He appeared in La Balance, L'As des as, and A Captain's Honor or Fort Saganne. In 1987, he wrote his first song titled "N'importe quoi". Pagny's first album, Merci, was released in 1990. The album's songs, mainly written by himself, began to attract controversyControversy over what, specifically?, with the press eventually boycotting some of them. This led to a decline in sales, culminating in personal problems. His follow-up album, Réaliste, was also not as successful. Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote three songs for Pagny under the pseudonym Sam Brewski, and presented to him a new staff. The album Rester vrai marked the beginning of his career as a performer only. Bienvenue chez moi, a semi-compilation released in 1995, was a smash success. Pagny also covered "Caruso", the hit originally performed by Lucio Dalla.

He decided to move to Argentinian Patagonia to flee the French tax authorities and to start a new life with his wife, Azucena, and their children. Recently, Pagny said he had enrolled his children in Miami because he didn't want them to speak Arabic while returning from school. His next album, Savoir aimer, was released in 1997. It was composed by a number of writers, including Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, Zazie and, Pascal Obispo, who also produced the album. "Savoir aimer" turned out to be an immediate success. In 1999, Pagny released an album of cover versions of his old song, Recréation. From "Môme Julie" to "Antisocial", he mixed musical styles and dabbled with techno arrangements. Pagny then alternated studios and cover albums (at least in part) and regularly changed his look. In 2000, he released the album Châtelet Les Halles, whose title song was produced by Calogero. He followed that with 2, an album composed of duets released in 2001. In 2003, he returned with Ailleurs land, whose first single, "Ma Liberté de penser", was composed by Pascal Obispo and Lionel Florence and deals with Pagny's problems with the French treasury. Finally, in 2004, Pagny released Baryton, an album composed of opera songs. In 2007, Pagny released an album of covers of songs originally composed and performed by Jacques Brel entitled Pagny chante Brel. • Illustration — Pagny in Forest National in 2017

At 26, Pagny started dating 15-year-old French singer Vanessa Paradis. The relationship ended in 1991.

• Year — Album — Peak position — Certification — Notes • FR — BEL (Fl) — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1990 — Merci — 10 — — • 1992 — Réaliste — 20 — — • 1994 — Rester vrai — 19 — — — *SNEP: 2× Gold • 1997 — Savoir aimer — 1 — — — 1 — 23 — * BEA: Platinum * IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum • 1999 — RéCréation — 1 — — — 4 — 94 — *SNEP: Platinum • 2000 — Châtelet Les Halles — 1 — — — 3 — 16 — * SNEP: 2× Platinum * IFPI SWI: Gold — Double CD • 2001 — 2 — 3 — — — 3 — 8 — * BEA: Gold * IFPI SWI: Gold — Covers overdubbed as duets • 2003 — Ailleurs land — 1 — — — 1 — 2 — * SNEP: Diamond * BEA: Gold * IFPI SWI: Platinum • 2004 — Baryton — 1 — — — 1 — 19 — * SNEP: 2× Platinum * BEA: Platinum * IFPI SWI: Gold • 2006 — Abracadabra — 2 — — — 2 — 13 — * BEA: Gold * IFPI SWI: Gold • 2007 — Pagny chante Brel — 3 — — — 1 — 28 — * BEA: Platinum — 11 covers of Belgian singer Jacques Brel • 2009 — C'est comme ça — 2 — — — 1 — 16 — * SNEP: 2× Platinum * BEA: Gold — Album in Spanish • 2010 — Tout et son contraire — 1 — — — 1 — 31 — * BEA: Platinum • 2012 — Baryton. Gracias a la vida — 2 — 176 — 5 — 40 — Album in Spanish • 2013 — Vieillir avec toi — 1 — 91 — 1 — 9 — * SNEP: Diamond * BEA: Platinum • 2016 — Habana — 2 — 146 — 4 — 6 — * SNEP: Platinum — Album in Spanish • 2017 — Le présent d'abord — 2 — 110 — 1 — 1 — * SNEP: 2× Platinum * BEA: Gold • 2018 — Tout simplement — 5 — — — 4 — 17 • 2019 — Aime la vie — 2 — 169 — 2 — 5 — * SNEP: Gold • 2021 — L'avenir — 1 — 183 — 1 — 8 • 2023 — 2bis — 1 — 40 — 1 — 1 — * SNEP: Gold • 2025 — Grandeur nature — 1 — — — 1 — 5

• Year — Album — Peak position — Certification • FR — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1998 — En concert — 2 — 3 — * SNEP: 2× Platinum * IFPI SWI: Gold • 2004 — Été 2003 à l'Olympia — 11 — 4 — 37 — * SNEP: Diamond • 2005 — Baryton – L'intégrale du spectacle — 24 — 12 — 95 • 2012 — Ma liberté de chanter - Live Acoustic — 6 — 4 — 42 • 2014 — Vieillir ensemble - Le live — 33 — 13 — 30

• Year — Album — Peak position — Certification • FR — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1995 — Bienvenue chez moi — 1 — 1 — — — *BEA: Platinum • 1999 — Les talents du siècle — — — 47 — — • 2008 — Les 50 plus belles chansons — — — 39 — — • 2008 — De part et d'autre – Triple Best Of — — — 2 — — • 2014 — Integrale — — — 19 — — • 2018 — Toujours et encore — — — 11 — 38

• Year — Single — Peak position — Certification — Album • FR — BEL (Wa) — SWI • 1988 — "N'importe quoi" — 1 — - — - — * SNEP: Platinum • "Laissez-nous respirer" — 8 — - — - — - • 1989 — "Comme d'habitude" — 6 — - — - — - • 1990 — "J'te jure" — 16 — - — - — - — Merci • "Ça fait des nuits" — 17 — - — - — - • "Presse qui roule" — 24 — - — - — - • 1991 — "Prends ton temps" — 42 — - — - — - • 1992 — "Tue-moi" — 24 — 38 — - — - — Réaliste • 1993 — "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait?" — 46 — - — - — - • 1994 — "Est-ce que tu me suis?" — 45 — - — - — - — Rester vrai • "Si tu veux m'essayer" — 7 — - — - — - • 1996 — "Caruso" — 2 — 3 — - — - — Bienvenue chez moi • "Oh Happy Day" — 8 — - — - — - • 1997 — "Savoir aimer" — 1 — 1 — - — * SNEP: Diamond — Savoir aimer • 1998 — "Chanter" — 16 — 15 — - — * SNEP: Gold • "D'un amour l'autre" — 83 — - — - — - • "Dors" — 29 — 28 — - — - • 1999 — "Jolie môme" — 13 — 11 — - — - — RéCréation • 2000 — "Les parfums de sa vie (je l'ai tant aimée)" — 38 — 30 — - — - • "Et un jour, une femme" — 3 — 1 — - — - — Châtelet Les Halles • 2001 — "Châtelet Les Halles" — 45 — 5* — - — - • "Terre" — 37 — 1* — - — - • 2002 — "L'air du temps" (with Cécilia Cara) — 20 — 19 — - — - — 2 • 2003 — "Ma liberté de penser" — 1 — 1 — 8 — * SNEP: Platinum * BEA: Gold — Ailleurs land • "Je trace" — 26 — 34 — 65 • 2004 — "Y'a pas un homme qui soit né pour ça" (with Calogero und Pascal Obispo) — 20 — - — 45 — / • "Io le canto per te" — 28 — 12 — - — Baryton • 2006 — "Là où je t'emmènerai" — 4 — 7 — 39 — Abracadabra • "Le mur" — - — 8* — - • 2007 — "À tout peser à bien choisir" — - — 6* — - • "Un ami" (with Marc Lavoine) — - — 25 — - — Marc Lavoine album Les duos de Marc • 2008 — "La chanson de Jacky" — - — 6* — - — Pagny chante Brel • "De part et d'autre" — - — 13 — - — De part et d'autre – Triple Best of • 2009 — "C'est comme ça" — - — 11 — - — C'est comme ça • "Amar y amar" — - — 12* — - • 2010 — "Que nadie sepa mi sufrir" — - — 17* — - • "Si tu n'aimes pas Florent Pagny" — - — 46 — - — Tout et son contraire • "Te jeter des fleurs" — - — 19 — - • 2011 — "8ème merveille" — - — 3* — - • "Je laisse le temps faire" (with Pascal Obispo) — - — 18* — - • "Tout et son contraire" — - — 12* — - • 2012 — "A la huella a la huella" — - — 16* — - — Baryton. Gracias a la vida • 2013 — "Les murs porteurs" — 23 — 25 — - — Vieillir avec toi • "Vieillir avec toi" — 68 — 2* — - • "Souviens-toi" — 147 — - — - • 2014 — "Le soldat" — 61 — 50 — - • 2015 — "Nos vies parallèles" (with Anggun) — 47 — 39 — - — Toujours un ailleurs • 2017 — "Le présent d'abord" — 38 — - — - • "La beauté du doute" — 66 — - — - • Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1980 — Inspector Blunder — Michel's friend — Claude Zidi • 1987 — Les keufs — Jean-Pierre — Josiane Balasko • 1987 — François Villon – the vagabond poet — Francois Villon — Sergiu Nicolaescu —

Florent Pagny is recorded as having received Prix Raoul-Breton, Victoires de la Musique – Male artist of the year and Victory for the male variety revelation.