Pascal Sevran
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Pascal Sevran | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Jean-Claude Jouhaud 16 October 1945 Paris, France |
| Died | 9 May 2008 (aged 62) Limoges, France |
| Genres | Chanson |
| Occupations | Singer TV shows Songwriter Book Writer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1979–2007 |
Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He worked as a songwriter, a singer, a TV presenter, and an author. He was openly gay.[1] He was involved in a racist controversy when he blamed the "black penis" for famine in Africa.[2] He died on 9 May 2008 in Limoges.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]As Book Author
[edit | edit source]- 1979 : Le Passé Supplémentaire
- 1980 : Vichy Dancing
- 1982 : Un garçon de France
- 1995 : Tous les bonheurs sont provisoires
- 1998 : Mitterrand, les autres jours about his friendship with François Mitterrand
- 2006 : Journal (personal diary)
As songwriter
[edit | edit source]He wrote many songs, including :
- Il venait d'avoir 18 ans
- Comme disait Mistinguett
- C'est à Brasilia (music : Henri Betti)
As TV show presenter
[edit | edit source]- from 1984 to 1991 : La chance aux chansons (chance to songs) on TF1 channel, then from 1991 to 2000 on France 2 channel.
- Chanter la vie Sing the life
- Entrée d'Artiste, his last TV show, stopped in 2007
As an actor
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Racism Unfiltered in France
External links
[edit | edit source]- Pascal Sevran
- Pascal Sevran at IMDb
- Pascal Sevran discography at Discogs
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Categories:
- 1945 births
- 2008 deaths
- Deaths from lung cancer in France
- Writers from Paris
- French gay writers
- French television presenters
- 20th-century French novelists
- French male singer-songwriters
- French singer-songwriters
- French people of Spanish descent
- French LGBTQ novelists
- 20th-century French male singers
- French male novelists
- Roger Nimier Prize winners
- 20th-century French male writers
- 20th-century French LGBTQ people