Éric Charden
| Éric Charden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jacques Puissant |
| Born |
15 October 1942 Haïphong, Viêt Nam |
| Died |
29 April 2012 (aged 69) Paris France |
| Years active | 1963–2012 |
| Labels | Decca, London |
| Website | ericcharden.com |
Éric Charden (born Jacques Puissant; 15 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his collaboration with Annie Gautrat alias Stone with whom he formed Stone et Charden.[1][2]
Éric Charden was born in Haïphong, Vietnam, during World War II. He is from a French father (who was a port engineer in France and overseas) and a Tibetan mother.[3] He moved to France (Marseille) in 1950 with his mother (his father returned to France in 1954) and graduated with a Baccalauréat from HEC Paris in 1960.
He alongside Annie Gautrat were both decorated with the honorable Legion of Honour (in French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur) on 1 January 2012 just months before his death from cancer at age 69.
References
- ↑ Auteur: jva (2009-04-30). "Chansonnier Eric Charden overleden - De Standaard". Standaard.be. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "Mort du chanteur Eric Charden". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "Franse charmezanger Eric Charden overleden". De Redactie.be (from the VRT). Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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