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Bach
Person · male · France · Fontanil-Cornillon · born 1882 · died 1953 · recording since 1931
French actor and singer (1882-1953)
Also known as Charles-Joseph Pasquier · Fernand Bach
Timeline
1880s
1930s
· Debut release
Debut release: Je suis Brac... / On n'm'a pas
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1950s
Biography
Biography
Charles-Joseph Pasquier (9 November 1882 – 23 November 1953), known by his stage name of Bach, was a French actor, singer and music hall performer.
Selected filmography
The Regiment's Champion (1932)
The Blaireau Case (1932)
Bach the Millionaire (1933)
Sidonie Panache (1934)
Little One (1935)
Bach the Detective (1936)
Gargousse (1938)
My Priest Among the Rich (1938)
The Porter from Maxim's (1939)
The Martyr of Bougival (1949)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups)
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Je suis Brac... / On n'm'a pasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA1Je suis Brac... B1On n'm'a pas | 1931 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bach head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elle_%C3%A9tait_si_bonne_ou_l%27impasse_de_l%27affaire_machin_-_cr%C3%A9%C3%A9e_par_Bach_%C3%A0_l%27Eldorado_Air_-_%22Ma_petite_bretonne%22_exemplaire_%C3%A0_10_centimes_%28illustration_L%C3%A9on_Pousthomis%29_%28M%C3%A9diHAL_590771%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7d92b9bb-fe0c-43f1-b9a9-aa91ec4c29a5discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7d92b9bb-fe0c-43f1-b9a9-aa91ec4c29a5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861386genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861386seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_%28actor%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_%28actor%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Éliane Daphy / Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Anthropologie du Contemporain / National Center for Scientific Research · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1861386 · MusicBrainz: 7d92b9bb-fe0c-43f1-b9a9-aa91ec4c29a5
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