Florent Pagny
Acting • Born 1961-11-06
Biography
Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de penser"—all three were number one in France. As of 2018, he has sold more than 6 million singles and 10 million albums, becoming the 17th best-selling artist of all time in France. 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 controversy, 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. Source: Article "Florent Pagny" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
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Kad Merad on Stage
Movie • 2021
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Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Movie • 2021
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A Captain's Honor
Movie • 1982
Michel Sarrouz, voltigeur de pointe dit La Ficelle
Fort Saganne
Movie • 1984
Lucien
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
Movie • 2021
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Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie • 2012
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie • 2014
Images of Women of the Social Corset
Movie • 2011
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Ace of Aces
Movie • 1982
Boxer
The Car Keys
Movie • 2003
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Unis pour l'Ukraine
Movie • 2022
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Florent Pagny : Baryton
Movie • 2005
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La fille des collines
Movie • 1990
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Florent Pagny - Eté 2003 à l'Olympia
Movie • 2004
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Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Movie • 2023
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L'embranchement
Movie • 1985
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Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Movie • 2023
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Céline Dion, le grand show
Movie • 2012
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Quand je vois le soleil
Movie • 2003
Raphaël
Blackout
Movie • 2009
Manuel Weiss
Wild Animals
Movie • 1984
Nino
Fou comme l'oiseau
Movie • 1983
Pierre Louvran
La Balance
Movie • 1982
Simoni
Les Visages d'Alice
Movie • 2005
The man
Michel Sardou - Salut !
Movie • 1997
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40 jours, 4 criollos et du silence
Movie • 2022
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Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Movie • 2000
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François Villon: The Maverick Poet
Movie • 1987
François Villon
Tom est tout seul
Movie • 1995
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Blessure
Movie • 1985
Morgan
Florent raconte Pagny
Movie • 2024
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Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Movie • 2018
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Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Movie • 1999
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L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
Movie • 2021
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Lady Cops
Movie • 1987
Jean-Pierre
Milady
Movie • 2004
D'Artagnan
Florent Pagny : En concert
Movie • 2001
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Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Movie • 2003
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The Woman of My Life
Movie • 1986
Serge
Michel Sardou – Dernier show
Movie • 2017
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L'Amour nu
Movie • 1981
Le premier jeune homme du café
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Movie • 2013
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Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Movie • 2001
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Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Movie • 2019
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Movie • 1998
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Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Movie • 1995
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Movie • 1993
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Movie • 1994
Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
Movie • 2020
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Les surdoués de la première compagnie
Movie • 1981
Baltar, nurse soldier
Symphonissime
Movie • 2021
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Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Movie • 2021
Florent Pagny, la voix nue
Movie • 2021
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Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie • 2005
Daniel Balavoine 35 ans déjà - sa vie, sa bataille
Movie • 2021
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Florent Pagny - Ma liberté de chanter
Movie • 2011
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Effraction
Movie • 1983
Le jeune plombier pris en otage pour sa voiture
La nuit du coucou
Movie • 1987
Eric Bonnot
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Movie • 2023
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Hiba Tawaji à l'Olympia
Movie • 2025
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La bande son des années 90
Movie • 2024
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Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Movie • 2025
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Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie • 2025
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Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
Movie • 2025
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Hallyday par David
Movie • 2025
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La Fête De La Chanson Française
Movie • 2005
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Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Movie • 2026
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Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Movie • 2022
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The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
TV • 2012
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Télématin
TV • 1985
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Victoires de la musique
TV • 1985
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Nulle part ailleurs
TV • 1987
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Vintage Mecanic
TV • 2016
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Vivement dimanche prochain
TV • 1998
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La chanson de l'année
TV • 2004
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La Boîte à secrets
TV • 2019
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The Secret Song
TV • 2018
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La chanson de l'année
TV • 2004
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Samedi soir en direct
TV • 2003
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Coucou c'est nous !
TV • 1992
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Stars à domicile
TV • 2001
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Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV • 2022
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Fan School
TV • 1977
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Star Academy
TV • 2001
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Taratata
TV • 1993
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Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987
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Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
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Stars 90
TV • 1990
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30 millions d'amis
TV • 1976
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En société
TV • 2023
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Téléthon
TV • 1987
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Off Prime
TV • 2007
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Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
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Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
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Quotidien
TV • 2016
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C à vous
TV • 2009
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Clique
TV • 2013
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Muppets TV
TV • 2006
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