# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michou
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:58:46.504Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michou"
name: "Michou"
slug: "michou"
description: "Michel Georges Alfred Catty, known as Michou, was a French singer, drag artist and owner of Chez Michou in Montmartre. He was born in Amiens. A local celebrity, he appeared in a cameo as himself in the 1973 film Happy New Year directed by Claude Lelouch. In 1973 he also played the part of Beauchamp in the TV series Molière pour rire et pour pleurer, directed by Marcel Camus."
tagline: "French cabaret director (1931–2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michel_Catty.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1931-06-18"
deathDate: "2020-01-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.35
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.75084
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585260/"
    handle:    "nm0585260"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.michou.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2185222"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88"
    title: "ميشو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michou_(cabaret_artist)"
    title: "Michou (cabaret artist)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michou_(directeur_de_cabaret)"
    title: "Michou (directeur de cabaret)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michou"
    title: "Michou"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michou"
    title: "Michou"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michou"
    title: "Michou"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cdda8df2-a6bb-4c5d-82d4-182fb8c53dd6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3311538"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump