
Photo: Studio Harcourt · Public domain · credits
Reda Caire
Person · male · Egypt · Cairo · born 1905 · died 1963 · recording since 1934
French singer with Egyptian origin (1905–1963)
Also known as R.Caire · Reda-Caire
Timeline
1900s
1930s
· Debut release
Debut release: Les Beaux Dimanches de printemps / Sur les bords de la Garonne
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1960s
Biography
Biography
Reda Caire (real name: Joseph Gandhour) (1908–1963) was a popular singer of operettes in Paris in the 1930s and 1950s.
Gandhour was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1908. He took his stage name from his hometown. He starred in the movie, L'enfant de minuit.
During the Second World War, he was accused of being Jewish. He was gay, though closeted.
He was buried in Saint-Zacharie, France in 1963.
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 | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 43:25
A1Sur la route blanche2:40A2Le Plus Joli Rêve2:42A3Vous êtes jolie !2:45A4Envoi de fleurs2:55A5Les Beaux Dimanches de printemps2:10A6Petit chagrin2:15A7Sur la Riviera3:07A8La Petite Église3:02B1La Paloma2:25B2L’Étoile d’amour3:22B3Un peu d’amour3:05B4Mélancolie2:15B5Berceuse tendre2:37B6Fanfreluches2:10B7Fermons nos rideaux2:50B8Le Temps du tango3:05
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Les Beaux Dimanches de printemps / Sur les bords de la GaronneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Les Beaux Dimanches de printemps 2Sur les bords de la Garonne | 1934 | ||
| 1936 | Dors mon amour / Si tu reviensSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Dors mon amour 2Si tu reviens | 1936 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Reda Caire chante ses plus grands succèsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracksA1Mimi d’amour A2Le Plus Beau Refrain de ma vie A3Si tu reviens A4Ses yeux perdus A5Les Beaux Dimanches de printemps A6Je voudrais un joli bateau A7Sur la route blanche (Le P’tit Âne) B1Jeunesse B2Le Brigand bien‐aimé B3Dis‐moi que tu m’aimes B4Balalaika B5Ma banlieue B6La Valse des baisers | Compilation | 1961 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Reda Caire head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reda_Caire_par_le_Studio_Harcourt_en_1942.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ff052a8b-bbc8-4907-9fbd-a0ebcd73bbf6discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ff052a8b-bbc8-4907-9fbd-a0ebcd73bbf6core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922973seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reda_Cairebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reda_Caire
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Studio Harcourt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q922973 · MusicBrainz: ff052a8b-bbc8-4907-9fbd-a0ebcd73bbf6
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