Thomas Dutronc (French pronunciation: [tɔma dytʁɔ̃]; born 16 June 1973)[1] is a French singer and jazz manouche guitarist. He was born in Paris, the son of singer, songwriter and guitarist Françoise Hardy, and singer, songwriter, guitarist, and film actor Jacques Dutronc.

Thomas Dutronc in 2008

Career

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On 13 February 2008, he received the UNAC award for his song "J'aime plus Paris".[2] It also became the most played French single around the world during 2008.[3]

On 8 March 2008, he was nominated at the 23rd Victoires de la Musique in two categories, as new artist of the year and album of the year.[4]

In 2020, he released the album Frenchy, which features guest performances by artists such as Iggy Pop, Dianna Krall, Billy Gibbons, and Rocky Gresset.

Philanthropy

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Thomas Dutronc has been a member of the charity ensemble Les Enfoirés since 2009.[5]

Awards

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Discography

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Albums

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Year Title Charts Certifications
FRA
[6]
BEL
(WA)

[7]
BEL
(FL)

SWI
[8]
2007 Comme un manouche sans guitare 5 7 61
  • SNEP: 2× Diamond[9]
2009 Comme un manouche sans guitare – le live 69 46
2011 Silence on tourne, on tourne en rond 2 2 75 21
Jazz Manouche by Thomas Dutronc 184
2015 Éternels jusqu'à demain 4 5 115 24
2018 Live Is Love 21
[8]
62
2020 Frenchy 2 2 7
  • SNEP: Platinum[9]
2022 Dutronc & Dutronc
(with Jacques Dutronc as Dutronc & Dutronc)
7
[10]
10
2023 La tournée générale! 41 33
2024 Il n'est jamais trop tard 19 33

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions
FRA
[6]
BEL
(WA)

Ultratop
BEL
(WA)

Ultratip*
BEL
(FL)

Ultratip*
SWI
2009 "Comme un manouche sans guitare" 30 8
2011 "Demain!" 50 21 82
2013 "Le blues du rose" 94
"Tout le monde veut devenir un cat" 107

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

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  1. ^ "Y'a 43 ans aujourd'hui..." Twitter. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Page non trouvée - UNAC". Unac.info.
  3. ^ "The Yearly Airplay Charts: 2008". Francophonie Diffusion. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Les Victoires de La Musique : tout sur l'émission, news et vidéos en replay -". Evenements.francetv.fr. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Thomas Dutronc" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Discographie Thomas Dutronc". Lescharts.com.
  7. ^ Ultratop.be/fr/ – Thomas Dutronc albums discography
  8. ^ a b "Thomas Dutronic – Live Is Love". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d "French album certifications – Thomas Dutronc" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. ^ @snep (11 November 2022). "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine !..." (Tweet). Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Twitter.
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