Philippe Chatel

Philippe Chatel
Born	Philippe de Châteleux de Villeneuve-Bergemont de Duras 23 February 1948 Paris, France
Died	19 February 2021(2021-02-19) (aged 72) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Singer-songwriter

Philippe Chatel (born Philippe de Châteleux de Villeneuve-Bergemont de Duras), was a French singer-songwriter.^[1]

Career

After starting in courier of Henri Salvador, Chatel became familiar with Georges Brassens and then started writing his own songs. He started in 1977 with J't'aime bien Lili, and subsequently wrote and performed Ma lycéenne, Tout quitter mais tout emporter, and Mister Hyde [fr]. In 1979, he rose to worldwide fame with his writing of the comedy musical Émilie Jolie. In 1997, a second version was adapted and he directed an animated edition in 2011 with Francis Nielsen.^{[citation needed]} The album for this version won Best Children's Album at the 1999 Victoires de la Musique ceremony.^[2] A performance was again adapted in 2018, with less famous actors than previously presented.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Chatel released an album titled Renaissance, in which he expressed hope and friendship. In 2021, he was nominated to become a member of the Académie Française, but was passed over for Chantal Thomas.^[3][4]

In addition to his musical activities, Chatel also wrote a biography titled Brassens in 1975 and a novel in 1988 titled Il reviendra, for which he was invited to speak on the talk show Apostrophes. In 2004, he wrote the novel Le Roman d'Émilie Jolie.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Chatel was the son of television director François Chatel [fr] and was married to Catherine Chatel, with whom he had two children, Émilie (born 1975) and Nicolas (born 1981).^[5][6]

In 2006, Chatel was involved in a serious accident while on a

• Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2018)^[10]

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