Philippe Chatel
{{Short description|French singer-songwriter (1948–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
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| birth_name = Philippe de Châteleux de Villeneuve-Bergemont de Duras
| birth_date = 23 February 1948
| birth_place = Paris, France
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|02|19|1948|02|23}}
| death_place = Paris, France
| nationality = French
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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Philippe Chatel (born Philippe de Châteleux de Villeneuve-Bergemont de Duras), was a French singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2021/02/19/philippe-chatel-le-createur-du-conte-musical-emilie-jolie-est-mort_6070586_3382.html|title=Philippe Chatel, le créateur du conte musical " Emilie Jolie ", est mort|date=19 February 2021|work=Le Monde|language=French}}
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 {{ill|Mister Hyde (song)|fr|Mister Hyde (chanson)|lt=Mister Hyde}}. 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|date=February 2021}} The album for this version won Best Children's Album at the 1999 Victoires de la Musique ceremony.{{cite news |title=Not so victorious in Paris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71547147/not-so-victorious-in-paris/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=The Gazette |date=22 February 1999 |pages=20}} A performance was again adapted in 2018, with less famous actors than previously presented.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://academie-francaise.fr/actualites/candidatures-au-fauteuil-de-m-jean-dormesson-f12-2|title=cCandidatures au fauteuil de M. Jean d'Ormesson (F12)|date=14 January 2021|work=Académie Française|language=French}}{{cite web|url=https://academie-francaise.fr/actualites/election-de-mme-chantal-thomas-f12|title=Élection de Mme Chantal Thomas (F12)|date=28 January 2021|work=Académie Française|language=French}}
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|date=February 2021}}
Personal life
Chatel was the son of television director {{ill|François Chatel|fr}} and was married to Catherine Chatel, with whom he had two children, Émilie (born 1975) and Nicolas (born 1981).{{cite web|url=https://www.voici.fr/bios-people/philippe-chatel|title=Philippe Chatel|work=Voici|language=French}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/philippe_chatel|title=Philippe Chatel|work=Gala|language=French}}
In 2006, Chatel was involved in a serious accident while on a quad bike near Aix-en-Provence and spent three months in a coma. He spent some time in a wheelchair and rehabilitation, and was slightly paralyzed in his jaw for life.{{cite web|url=http://lci.tf1.fr/people/2006-08/auteur-emilie-jolie-soins-intensifs-4870096.html|title=People - L'auteur d'"Emilie Jolie" en soins intensifs|date=23 August 2006|work=LCI|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126101214/http://lci.tf1.fr/people/2006-08/auteur-emilie-jolie-soins-intensifs-4870096.html|archivedate=26 November 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/philippe-chatel-hospitalise-24-08-2006-2007268672.php|title=Philippe Chatel hospitalisé|date=24 August 2006|work=Le Parisien|language=French}}
Chatel died of a heart attack on 19 February 2021 in Paris, four days shy of his 73rd birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/chanson-francaise/le-chanteur-philippe-chatel-auteur-de-la-comedie-musicale-emilie-jolie-est-mort-a-72-ans_4303321.html|title=Le chanteur Philippe Chatel, auteur de la comédie musicale "Emilie Jolie", est mort à 72 ans|date=19 February 2021|work=Franceinfo|language=French}}
Discography
- Analyse (1976)
- Salut au temps qui passe (1978)
- Sentiments (1978)
- Maquillages (1981)
- Yin Yang (1982)
- Peau d'âme (1984)
- Anyway (1994)
- Renaissance (2016)
Bibliography
- Brassens (1975)
- Il reviendra (1988)
- Le Roman d'Émilie Jolie (2004)
Distinctions
- Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Organisation/Conseil-de-l-Ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-ete-2018|title=Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres - été 2018|date=29 November 2018|work=Ministère de la Culture|language=French}}
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Category:French male singer-songwriters
Category:French singer-songwriters
Category:Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres