Christophe Maé

Christophe Maé

Born: October 16, 1975
in Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
Christophe Martichon (born 16 October 1975), better known by his stage name Christophe Maé, is a French pop singer.

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 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.

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. 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. Christophe Maé works half the week in Paris, and reunited with his family sweetheart 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.

Source: Article "Christophe Maé" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Christophe Maé...

Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Title: Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Tribute concert dedicated to Florent Pagny, recent cancer survivor, celebrated with various French singers.
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Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Title: Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2023
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Title: Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
Released: March 3, 2023
Type: Movie
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Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Title: Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2021
Type: Movie
Thirty-four years ago, Johnny Hallyday performed for the first time on the Bercy stage. He remains the artist who played the venue the greatest number of times. For the inauguration of the Esplanade Johnny-Hallyday, his unique voice will once again fill the legendary concert hall for a tribute show.
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Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Title: Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Released: March 5, 2021
Type: Movie
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Symphonissime
Title: Symphonissime
Character: Self
Released: January 23, 2021
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Released: March 6, 2020
Type: Movie
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Christophe Maé au Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione de Paris
Title: Christophe Maé au Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione de Paris
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2019
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Title: Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
Released: March 9, 2018
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Released: March 3, 2017
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Released: March 11, 2016
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Title: Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Released: March 14, 2014
Type: Movie
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Christophe Maé - Je veux du bonheur
Title: Christophe Maé - Je veux du bonheur
Character: Self
Released: November 18, 2013
Type: Movie
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Christophe Maé - Alcaline le Concert
Title: Christophe Maé - Alcaline le Concert
Character: Self
Released: November 14, 2013
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Released: March 15, 2013
Type: Movie
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Christophe Mae - On Trace la Route
Title: Christophe Mae - On Trace la Route
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2011
Type: Movie
On Trace la Route, the eagerly awaited follow-up to Christophe Maé's smash breakout hit Mon Paradis (2007), follows in the same direction as its predecessor, and though it lacks that album's easygoing charm, it's an outstanding effort that should delight the singer/songwriter's legion of fans.
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Christophe Mae - On Trace La Route Live
Title: Christophe Mae - On Trace La Route Live
Character: Self
Released: November 9, 2011
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Title: Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Released: March 12, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: SRF bi de Lüt
Character: Self
Released: June 21, 2009
Type: TV
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Christophe Maé : Comme à la maison
Title: Christophe Maé : Comme à la maison
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2008
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
Released: March 7, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: Vlog
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2007
Type: TV
A news bulletin covering the web! Each week, Dominic Arpin and his collaborators comment on and explain the most buzzed-about content.
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Le Roi Soleil
Title: Le Roi Soleil
Character: Monsieur, le frère du Roi
Released: November 9, 2006
Type: Movie
Le Roi Soleil is a French musical about the life of Louis XIV. It premiered on 22 September 2005 at the Palais des Sports in Paris. The musical’s contemporary Rock music and spectacular dances drew 1.7 million audiences in two years.
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Title: Tout le monde en parle
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: TV
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self - Winner
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Sucré salé
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2002
Type: TV
Patrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight.
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Title: Star Academy
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Group or Artist Popular Révélation of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV