Thomas Dutronc (born 16 June 1973 in Paris) is a French singer and

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guitarist. His mother is the singer, songwriter, guitarist

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; his father the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and film actor

Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they sep ...

Career

On 13 February 2008, he received the UNAC award for his song "J'aime plus Paris". It also became the most played French single around the world during 2008. On 8 March 2008, he was nominated at the 23rd

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in two categories, as new artist of the year and album of the year. In 2020, he released the album ''Frenchy'', which features guest performances by artists such as

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, Dianna Krall,

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, and

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Philanthropy

Thomas Dutronc has been a member of the charity ensemble

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since 2009."Thomas Dutronc"
(in French). ''Enfoires.com''. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

Awards

* 2008:

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- Best Male Singer for "Comme un manouche sans guitare" * 2009:

(France) – Original song of the year for "Comme un manouche sans guitare"

Discography

Albums

Singles

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