Thomas Dutronc

Thomas Dutronc in 2008

Thomas Dutronc (French pronunciation: [tɔma dytʁɔ̃]; born 16 June 1973)[1] is a French singer and jazz manouche guitarist. He was born in Paris, the son of singer, songwriter and guitarist Françoise Hardy, and singer, songwriter, guitarist, and film actor Jacques Dutronc.

Career

On 13 February 2008, he received the UNAC award for his song "J'aime plus Paris".[2] It also became the most played French single around the world during 2008.[3]

On 8 March 2008, he was nominated at the 23rd Victoires de la Musique in two categories, as new artist of the year and album of the year.[4]

In 2020, he released the album Frenchy, which features guest performances by artists such as Iggy Pop, Dianna Krall, Billy Gibbons, and Rocky Gresset.

Philanthropy

Thomas Dutronc has been a member of the charity ensemble Les Enfoirés since 2009.[5]

Awards

• 2008: Globes de Cristal Award – Best Male Singer for "Comme un manouche sans guitare"
• 2009: Victoires de la Musique (France) – Original Song of the Year for "Comme un manouche sans guitare"

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Charts				Certifications
		FRA [6]	BEL (WA) [7]	BEL (FL)	SWI [8]
2007	Comme un manouche sans guitare	5	7	—	61	SNEP: 2× Diamond[9]
2009	Comme un manouche sans guitare – le live	69	46	—	—
2011	Silence on tourne, on tourne en rond	2	2	75	21
	Jazz Manouche by Thomas Dutronc	184	—	—	—
2015	Éternels jusqu'à demain	4	5	115	24	SNEP: Gold[9]
2018	Live Is Love	—	21 [8]	—	62
2020	Frenchy	2	2	—	7	SNEP: Platinum[9]
2022	Dutronc & Dutronc (with Jacques Dutronc as Dutronc & Dutronc)	7 [10]	10	—	—	SNEP: Gold[9]
2023	La tournée générale!	41	33	—	—
2024	Il n'est jamais trop tard	—	19	—	33

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		FRA [6]	BEL (WA) Ultratop	BEL (WA) Ultratip*	BEL (FL) Ultratip*	SWI
2009	"Comme un manouche sans guitare"	30	—	8	—	—
2011	"Demain!"	50	21	—	82	—
2013	"Le blues du rose"	94	—	—	—	—
	"Tout le monde veut devenir un cat"	107	—	—	—	—

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

1. "Y'a 43 ans aujourd'hui..." Twitter. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
2. "Page non trouvée - UNAC". Unac.info.
3. "The Yearly Airplay Charts: 2008". Francophonie Diffusion. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
4. "Les Victoires de La Musique : tout sur l'émission, news et vidéos en replay -". Evenements.francetv.fr. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
5. "Thomas Dutronc" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
6. "Discographie Thomas Dutronc". Lescharts.com.
7. Ultratop.be/fr/ – Thomas Dutronc albums discography
8. "Thomas Dutronic – Live Is Love". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
9. "French album certifications – Thomas Dutronc" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
10. @snep (11 November 2022). "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine !..." (Tweet). Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Twitter.

External links

• Official Web Site
• Thomas Dutronc on YouTube
• Thomas Dutronc on MySpace
• Thomas Dutronc Discography (in Polish)
• Thomas Dutronc on Last.fm (in English)