Sacha Distel
French musician (1933-2004) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No. 10 on the UK charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.
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Close ties
- Bobby Jaspar Bandmate in Bobby Jaspar All Stars Band
- René Urtreger Bandmate in Bobby Jaspar All Stars Band
Jean-Louis Trintignant Also in Without Apparent Motive and Le Voyou
Michel Galabru Also in Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
Jean-Claude Brialy Also in La Bonne Occase and La Bonne Soupe
Claude Brasseur Also in Nous irons à Deauville (1962)- René Jolivet Directed Les Mordus (1960)
Louis Malle Directed Zazie in the Metro (1960)
Claude Berri Also in Zazie in the Metro (1996)
Jacqueline Doyen Also in Zazie in the Metro (1996)
Dalida Duets: Ce serait dommage
Eddie Constantine Sacha wrote The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
Danièle Delorme Also in Le Voyou and Women of Paris
Philippe Labro Directed Without Apparent Motive (1974)
Jean Philippe Duets: Ce serait dommage
Ray Ventura Produced Women of Paris (1953)
Denise Grey Also in La Bonne Soupe (1964)
Michel Drach Directed La Bonne Occase (1965)
Jane Marken Also in La Bonne Soupe (1964)
Jean-Marc Thibault Also in Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
Félix Marten Also in La Bonne Soupe (1964)
Monique Mélinand Also in La Bonne Soupe (1964)
Daniel Cauchy Also in Les Mordus and The Delinquents
Paul Demange Sacha wrote The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
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About this person
He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded "The Good Life" in 1963. It peaked at No. 18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and reached the top 10 of the Easy Listening chart.
Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2004 · aged 71
