Sinclair (singer)
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Birth name | Mathieu Blanc-Francard |
Born | Tours, France | 19 July 1970
Genres | Funk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | EMI, Warner |
Mathieu Blanc-Francard, stage name Sinclair (born 19 July 1970), is a French musician and singer-songwriter.
Early life
Born in 1970 at Tours as son of Dominique Blanc-Francard and brother of Hubert Blanc-Francard, known professionally as Boom Bass (of Cassius), Mathieu Blanc-Francard grew up in Paris and went to school at the lycée Janson-de-Sailly. He became interested in music as a teenager and missed his baccalauréat. He briefly worked in a recording studio as an assistant sound engineer and learned the guitar.[1][2] At this time he formed his first band and chose his stage name.[3]
Career
Musical career
Sinclair's first album, Que justice soit faite ("Let justice be done"), was released in 1993 and recorded with his brother's help. In the recording he played all the instruments except the drums.
In 2002, Sinclair composed the soundtrack for the film
On 16 June 2015 Sinclair announced on Facebook his return to the stage, which took place on 6 November 2015 at the Cargo de Nuit in Arles.[8] He also played on 16 November 2015 at the Divan du Monde in Paris.[9] In 2020, he launched the single Elle dit.[10] In April 2021, the French singer launched an EP called Hier's efface.[11]
Other activities
Sinclair was on the jury for seasons 6 and 7 of the TV series
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2002 | Whatever You Say | Guillaume Canet | |
2004 | Narco | Tristan Aurouet & Gilles Lellouche | |
Du bois pour l'hiver | Olivier Jahan | Short | |
2005 | Love Is in the Air | Rémi Bezançon | |
2007 | Santa Closed | Douglas Attal | Short |
2008 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | Rémi Bezançon (2) | Nominated – César Award for Best Original Music |
2009 | Le siffleur | Philippe Lefebvre | |
2011 | A Happy Event | Rémi Bezançon (3) | |
Flics | Thierry Petit | TV series (4 episodes) | |
2012 | Superstar | Xavier Giannoli | |
2017 | Mes trésors | Pascal Bourdiaux |
Personal life
Mathieu Blanc-Francard was born into a family of professional musicians and entertainers: he is the son of sound engineer Dominique Blanc-Francard who was a member of the rock group "Les Pingouins" in the 1960s. Mathieu's brother Hubert, known as "Boom Bass", is one of the duo Cassius.
In September 2001 Mathieu Blanc-Francard married the actress Emma de Caunes. They have a daughter, Nina, born in Paris in October 2002.[15] They divorced in 2005 after eleven years together. The singer lived with the novelist Amanda Sthers from 2009 to 2012.[16]
Musical style and influences
Since his teens Sinclair has been particularly influenced by Prince, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone.[1][4] He describes his discovery of the album Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder as "a revelation".[3]
Discography
Albums
- Que justice soit faite! (1993)
- Au mépris du danger (1995)
- La bonne attitude (1997)
- Supernova Superstar (2001)
- Mon Idole (Musiques Originales Du Film) (2002)
- Comme je suis (2004)
- Morphologique (2006)
- Le Siffleur (Musique Originale) (2009)
- Sinclair (2011)
Live albums
- Live (1999)
- Live 2002 (2002)
Compilations
- Comme je suis 1992–2004 (2004)
- Best of (2008)
Awards
In 1995 Sinclair received an award in the
Bibliography
- Sermet, Vincent (2008). Les musiques soul et funk: la France qui groove des années 1960 à nos jours. Logiques sociales (in French) (Éditions L'Harmattan ed.). L'Harmattan. pp. 153–155. ISBN 9782296058545.
References
- ^ RFI. June 2011.
- ^ Matthias Gurtler (2004). "Biographie de Sinclair". VSD. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Serge Loupien (26 November 1998). "Sinclair est net". Libération.
- ^ a b Vincent Sermet, p. 154
- ^ Laurence Romance (3 April 2002). "Sinclair interstellaire". Libération.
- ^ "Sinclair : Chanteur français". Evene.fr. 1970.
- ^ Anne-Lise Carlo (2 March 2007). "La nouvelle morphologie de Sinclair". L'Humanité.
- ^ "Le Cargo de nuit, 25 ans de musique et d'amitié". Arles Info. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Zelechowski, Jim (1 December 2015). "Live Report : Sinclair, Paris (Divan du monde) 01/12/2015". Funk-U (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Pauline (20 July 2021). "Sinclair : 10 ans d'absence, divorce, fille - sa vie actuelle". amomama.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Clovis, Christophe (19 July 2021). "Sinclair a 51 ans : que devient le chanteur et ex d'Emma de Caunes ? - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Sinclair: "J'arrête Nouvelle Star"". Le Parisien. 9 October 2009.
- ^ Morana, Cécile (10 March 2017). "Sinclair est de retour à la télévision dans Le plein de... - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Telestar.fr (11 September 2017). "Danse avec les stars, TF1 : le casting complet dévoilé da... - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Judith Perrignon (23 August 2003). "Les enfants paisibles". Libération.
- ^ Raphaëlle Leyris (23 January 2011). "Amanda Sthers & Sinclair au risque de l'amour". Paris Match.
- ^ Vincent Sermet, p. 155