
Julien Clerc
Acting • Born 1947-10-04
Biography
Paul-Alain Auguste Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), better known by his stage name Julien Clerc, is a French singer-songwriter. He rose to fame with his song "La cavalerie" (1968), that captured the "rebellious essence" of those times and became an anthem of the French youth. Among Clerc's most known songs are "Ce n'est rien" (1971), "Si on chantait" (1972), "Ma préférence" (1978), "Femmes... Je vous aime" (1982), "Mélissa" (1984), "Hélène" (1987), "Fais-moi une place" (1990). Born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf. He began to learn the piano at six, and by 13, started to play by ear everything he heard on the radio. During his secondary school and university days, he met Maurice Vallet and Etienne Roda-Gil, two of his main songwriters, and began to compose his first songs. He changed his name to Julien Clerc upon signing a contract with Pathé Marconi, releasing his first album in May 1968. The album went on to win the Académie Charles Cros Record Award. In 1969, Clerc went on the Olympia stage for the first time to open for Gilbert Becaud's concert. Despite having been in show business for only one year, his performance was a great success. He would later return repeatedly to the Olympia for a series of concerts. From May 1969 to February 1970, he starred in the highly successful Paris run of the musical Hair, which increased his profile. By the age of 24, Clerc was a major star and had recorded numerous hits, many of which were sold abroad, translated and distributed in other languages. In 1979, he took part in two new collaborative ventures, singing the title song of the children's musical, "Emilie Jolie" and participating in "36 Front Populaire", a double album musical about a turbulent historical period. Over the years, Clerc's repertoire has ranged from his own compositions to classic French songs like "Comme Hier" by Brassens and "L'hymne à l'amour" by Edith Piaf. He has performed in Africa, the Americas and Europe. In January 1999, Clerc went on stage at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and delivered an unplugged acoustic set that was a long way from the rock/pop-based shows that he had been giving his audience for some years. In 2000, he appeared, along with many other artists, in a number of benefit concerts for Restaurants du Coeur, a winter food bank charity. In 2003, Clerc recorded a new album of classic American "standards", in French. On another front, Clerc was named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Paris in November 2003 after working for nearly two years with the agency on various benevolent projects for refugees. In March 2004, he undertook his first field mission to meet with refugees and aid workers in Chad. His mission was documented by Envoyé spécial and was broadcast on a national French TV channel in April 2004. Clerc has five children: daughters Angèle (adopted) and Jeanne Herry with French actress Miou-Miou; daughter Vanille and son Barnabé with then-wife Virginie Coupérie; and son Léonard with Hélène Grémillon, whom he married in 2012. Source: Article "Julien Clerc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
93 credits
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Movie • 2023

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Movie • 2008

L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
Movie • 2018
Self

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie • 2014

Émilie Jolie
Movie • 1980
Le grand oiseau

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
Movie • 2022

Unis pour l'Ukraine
Movie • 2022
Self

Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs
Movie • 2023
Self

Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni
Movie • 2009
Self

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie • 1998

L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)

Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
Movie • 2024

Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Movie • 2015

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Les Kids United fêtent Noël
Movie • 2017
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Julien Clerc - Symphonique à l'Opéra National de Paris
Movie • 2012
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Les copains d'abord font du ski
Movie • 2014
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Love and Cool Water
Movie • 1976
Jip

Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Movie • 2017

Guy
Movie • 2018
Julien Clerc

On l'appelait Roda
Movie • 2018
Self

Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Movie • 2020

Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Movie • 1996

Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Movie • 2014

Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Movie • 2000

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Movie • 2001

Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Movie • 2018

Julien Clerc - La tournée des 50 ans
Movie • 2020
Self

Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
Movie • 2007
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Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Movie • 2010

La Génération Salut les copains
Movie • 2019
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Nos années Julien Clerc
Movie • 2018
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Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie • 2005

Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
Movie • 2024
Self

Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
Movie • 2025

La Grande Fête de Carcassonne
Movie • 2025
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Sylvie Vartan - Je tire ma révérence
Movie • 2025
Self : Guest

Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Movie • 2025
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Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)

Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Movie • 2026
Self

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
TV • 1966
Self

L'Invité
TV • 2002
Self

The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
TV • 2012
Self - Coach

Sucré salé
TV • 2002
Self

Victoires de la musique
TV • 1985
Self

Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987
Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self

Ambitions
TV • 1986
Self

La Boîte à musique
TV • 2006
Self

En direct de l'univers
TV • 2009
Self

La semaine des 4 Julie
TV • 2020
Self - Guest

À bout portant
TV • 1968
Self

The Secret Song
TV • 2018
Self

Deux hommes en or
TV • 2013
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On va se le dire
TV • 2019
Self

Ça finit bien la semaine
TV • 2010
Self

Belle et Bum
TV • 2003
Self

La semaine des 4 Julie
TV • 2020
Self

Star Académie
TV • 2021
Self - Guest Artist

Bio’s Bahnhof
TV • 1978
Self

La chanson de l'année
TV • 2004
Self

Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self - Main Guest

Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
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Cadet Rousselle
TV • 1971
Self

La Voix
TV • 2013
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Midi trente
TV • 1972
Self

Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self

Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self - Host

Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self (archive footage)

Système 2
TV • 1975
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Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
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Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Fan School
TV • 1977
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Collaricocoshow
TV • 1987
Self

Basique, le concert
TV • 2018
Self

Taratata
TV • 1993
Self

Star Academy
TV • 2001
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Téléthon
TV • 1987
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Plattenküche
TV • 1976
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Discorama
TV • 1959
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Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
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Stars 90
TV • 1990
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Night-Club
TV • 1968
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30 millions d'amis
TV • 1976
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Samedi soir
TV • 1971
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Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
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Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self (archive footage)

Bains de Minuit
TV • 1987
Self - Guest

Famille je vous aime
TV • 2025
Self - Guest

C à vous
TV • 2009
Self - Guest

La Boîte à secrets
TV • 2019
Self

Quelle époque !
TV • 2022
Self - Guest