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Éric Charden
Person · male · France · Haiphong · born 1942 · died 2012 · recording since 1963
French singer-songwriter (1942-2012)
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Also known as Jacques Puissant · エリック・シャルダン
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1† Death 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Le Printaniste
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
· Album
Album: L'Opéra vert ou les Fantastiques Aventures de Spax et Aldémarande
Album (Audiobook)
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography126 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1361692900
Biography
Éric Charden (French pronunciation: [eʁik ʃaʁdɛ̃]; born Jacques-André Puissant [ʒak‿ɑ̃dʁe pɥisɑ̃]; 15 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a French singer and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with singer Stone, with whom they formed the band Stone et Charden.
Éric Charden was born in Haiphong, French Indochina during World War II. He is from a French father (who was a port engineer in France and overseas) and a Tibetan mother. He moved to Marseille, France, in 1950 with his mother (his father returned to France in 1954) and graduated with a Baccalauréat from HEC Paris in 1960.
He alongside Annie Gautrat were both decorated with the honorable Legion of Honour on 1 January 2012 just months before his death from cancer at age 69.
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 | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 40 | 80.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 27:19
A1J’ai la tête pleine de Provence1:49A2La Petite Histoire2:11A3Le Printaniste2:20A4Le Voleur d’amourettes2:05A5À Nathalie2:15A6La Pluie qui cogne2:05B1Je t’ai perdue2:18B2L’Amour qui va, l’amour qui vient2:27B3Symphonie en bleu2:35B4Dis‐moi2:31B5Ne crains rien2:28B6Les Gros Ventrus2:151974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:25
A1Enfant c’est le matin3:45A2Dis bonsoir au monsieur2:53A3L’Enfant unique4:09A414 ans, les gauloises1:59A5Sortie nocturne3:16B1Orchestral nocturne2:51B2Marie, Marie3:42B3Je te ferai un garçon3:47B4Le Rêve3:30B5Je suis grand4:33L'Opéra vert ou les Fantastiques Aventures de Spax et Aldémarande
1979 · Audiobook
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1OuvertureA2La Chanson du sageA3Le VoyageA4La TerreA5La PollutionB1TerriensB2Les Sales GensB3Le Groupe des milleB4Les MiraclesB5Sauvez la TerreJ’suis snob : Chansons d’hier et d’aujourd'hui
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 52:02
1J’suis snob2:312L’Avventura4:033Fais‐moi l’amour2:53414 ans, les gauloises2:015L’été s’ra chaud2:396La Vie en rose4:207D’accord pour le baiser4:118Le Rien4:179Mais quand le matin2:4810La Vie du Bourou3:4211Elle3:0212Pense à moi2:5813Le P’tit Martien2:3614Betty Boom3:3015L’Amour bizarre3:4416Le monde est gris, le monde est bleu2:47
EP · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Le PrintanisteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 9:10A1Le Printaniste2:20 A2À Nathalie2:25 B1Les Larmes2:20 B2Dans le soleil2:05 | 1963 | ||
| 1963 | Casoar / Quatre cent vingt et un / Symphonie en bleu / ToiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 10:40A1Casoar2:32 A2Quatre cent vingt et un2:35 B1Symphonie en bleu2:10 B2Toi3:23 | 1963 | ||
| 1965 | Amour limite zéroSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 11:12A1Amour limite zéro2:45 A2Juste pour quelque sous2:45 B18 décembre3:25 B2Question2:17 | October 1965 | ||
| 1966 | ClaudieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 10:57A1Claudie4:05 A2S'il fallait2:10 B1Pas question2:30 B2Va-t'en de ma vie2:12 | June 1966 | ||
| 1967 | Le monde est gris, le monde est bleuSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 12:55A1Le monde est gris, le monde est bleu3:05 A2Viva Mona3:00 B1Le Ballon rouge3:05 B2Ave Maria3:45 | October 1967 |
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14 ans, les Gauloises / Je te ferai un garçonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:46A14 ans, les Gauloises1:59 BJe te ferai un garçon3:47 | 1974 | ||
| 1979 | L’été s’ra chaudSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:35AL’été s’ra chaud4:40 BJ’aurais aimé être une femme3:55 | 1979 | ||
| 1981 | San Ku KaïSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:25ASan Ku Kaï2:50 BLa Guerre2:35 | Soundtrack | 1981 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Éric Charden head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 40 | 80.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone & Charden(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eric_Charden.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fbc10916-50c1-428a-b4db-cb757015c6b0discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fbc10916-50c1-428a-b4db-cb757015c6b0core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288070genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288070seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_Chardenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_Charden
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Julien Reynaud · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q288070 · MusicBrainz: fbc10916-50c1-428a-b4db-cb757015c6b0
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