Raphaël Haroche
Raphaël Haroche | |
|---|---|
 Raphaël Haroche in 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Raphaël Haroche |
| Also known as | Raphael |
| Born | 7 November 1975 Paris, France |
| Origin | Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Genres | French rock, chanson, pop rock, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer–songwriter, composer, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | EMI |
| Website | raphael |
Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975), professionally known under his mononym Raphael, is a French singer–songwriter and actor.
Personal and media life
[edit]Raphael was born as Raphaël Haroche on 7 November 1975 in Paris, France, and was raised in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. His father is of Moroccan and Russian Jewish descent and his mother is Argentinian.[1][2] One of his paternal uncles is physics Nobel prize laureate Serge Haroche.[3]
During his childhood and his adolescence, Raphael played the piano and the guitar.[4]
In June 2007, Raphael placed ninth on the French Elle magazine "15 Sexiest Man" list. He has been in a relationship with actress Mélanie Thierry, who appeared in the music video for his single "Caravan". On 24 May 2008, Thierry gave birth to the couple's first child, Roman.[5][6] Their second son, Aliocha, was born in December 2013.
Musical career
[edit]In 2000, Raphael released his first album Hôtel de l'univers (the title is a tribute to Arthur Rimbaud), but it was not until three years later that he enjoyed his first mainstream success with the song Sur la Route, a duo with famous French singer Jean-Louis Aubert, included in his second album La Réalité. With this album, he chose folk music.
In 2005, Raphael released his third album, Caravane, to huge critical acclaim and commercial success. He received three Music's Victories in 2006.
In September 2006, Raphael released the double live album Résistance à la nuit featuring songs from his first three albums as well as a nod to Íngrid Betancourt in the form of the songs La petite chanson and Ceci n'est pas un adieu.
At the beginning of 2007, Raphael became a member of the supergroup Les Aventuriers d'un autre Monde with Jean-Louis Aubert, Alain Bashung, Cali, Daniel Darc, and Richard Kolinka.
In February 2007, Raphael released his live acoustic album Une nuit au Châtelet which is partly a tribute to French singers such as Bernard Lavilliers, Gérard Manset, and Serge Gainsbourg. Amongst the many musicians working on this project was ex-David Bowie pianist Mike Garson.
Raphael's fourth studio album, Je sais que la terre est plate was released on 17 March 2008. This album featured the song Haïti, a collaboration with the Jamaican group Toots & the Maytals.
On 27 September 2010, Raphael released his fifth studio album, Pacific 231.
Other work
[edit]In 1999, Raphael made a brief appearance in the comedy film Peut-être (French: Maybe), directed by Cédric Klapisch. He would subsequently had small roles in The Dancer (2000) and the television film Les grand gamins. In 2010, Raphael portrayed the character of Louis in Ces amours-là, directed by Claude Lelouch.[7] The film was premiered in France on 15 September 2011.[8]
Discography
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (November 2022) |
Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Charts | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL (WA) [10] |
BEL (FL) |
SWI | |||
| 2000 | Hôtel de l'univers | 107
|
—
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—
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—
|
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| 2003 | La réalité
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24
|
41[11]
|
—
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—
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FRA: Platinum |
| 2005 | Caravane
|
1
|
1[12]
|
—
|
9[13]
|
FRA: Diamond[14] |
| 2008 | Je sais que la terre est plate
|
1
|
2[15]
|
79[15]
|
3[16]
|
FRA: Platinum |
| 2010 | Pacific 231
|
1
|
1[17]
|
—
|
5[18]
|
FRA: Platinum |
| 2012 | Super-welter
|
4
|
2[19]
|
122[19]
|
19[20]
|
|
| 2015 | Somnambules
|
3
|
4
|
150
|
19
|
|
| 2017 | Anticyclone
|
14
|
5
|
189
|
14
|
|
| 2021 | Haute fidélité
|
12
|
4
|
—
|
10
|
|
| 2024 | Une autre vie
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—
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26
|
—
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—
|
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Live albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Charts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL (WA) |
BEL (FL) |
SWI | ||
| 2006 | Resistance à la nuit
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3
|
1
|
—
|
26
|
| 2007 | Une nuit au Châtelet
|
43
|
31
|
—
|
84
|
| 2015 | Solitude des latitudes - Raphaël revisite Manset
|
198
|
117
|
—
|
—
|
Singles
[edit]| Single | Year | Album | Charts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL | SWI | ||||
| "Cela nous aurait suffi" | 2001 | Hôtel de l'univers | 87
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—
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—
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| "Sur la route" (feat. Jean-Louis Aubert) | 2003 | La réalité | 29
|
18[21]
|
76[22]
| |
| "Ô compagnons" | 76
|
8[23]
|
—
| |||
| "Caravane" | 2005 | Caravane | 4
|
2[24]
|
27[25]
| |
| "Ne partons pas fâchés" | 23
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16[26]
|
48[27]
| |||
| "Et dans 150 ans" | 2006 | 15
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17[28]
|
44[29]
| ||
| "Schengen" | 39
|
2[30]
|
89[31]
| |||
| "Le vent de l'hiver" | 2008 | Je sais que la terre est plate | 14
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26
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26
| |
| "Adieu Haïti" (feat. Toots Hibbert) | 22
|
27[32]
|
—
| |||
| "Le petit train" | —
|
7
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—
| |||
| "Bar de l'hôtel" | 2010 | Pacific 231 | —
|
18[33]
|
—
| |
| "Le patriote" | —
|
2[34]
|
—
| |||
| "La petite misère" | 2011 | —
|
26[35]
|
—
| ||
| "Manager" | 2012 | Super-welter | 94
|
—
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—
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| "Somnambule" | 2015 | Somnambules | 50
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—
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—
| |
As a featured artist
[edit]| Single | Year | Charts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL | SUI | |||
| "Une petite cantante" (with Claire Keim, Bénabar and Jenifer Bartoli) |
2009 | —
|
29[36]
|
—
| |
Other charting songs
[edit]| Single | Year | Charts | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL | SUI | |||
| "Dès que le vent soufflera" | 2014 | 96
|
—
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—
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| "Maladie de cœur" | 2015 | 172
|
—
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—
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Somnambules
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Filmography
[edit]| Title | Original Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybe | Peut-être | 1999 | Singer | |
| The Dancer | — | 2000 | Singer | Cameo appearance |
| The Big Boys | Les grands gamins | 2008 | Singer | TV film |
| What War May Bring | Ces amours-là | 2010 | Louis | Directed by Claude Lelouch |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Awards | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRJ Music Awards | 2006 | Male Francophone Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| Victoires de la Musique | 2006 | Male Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| Album of the Year – Chanson, Variety | Caravane
|
Won | ||
| Original Song of the Year | "Caravane"
|
Won |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ DROUZY Fabrice (1 November 2005). "La vie rêvée de l'ange". Libération. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Most popular male singers in France these days – Part Two". Arras France Tourism Guide. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Die Nobelpreisträger 2012". Handelsblatt. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Raphaël Haroche". Phosphore (in French). April 2008.
- ^ "Mélanie Thierry: Entre Raphaël et moi, ce sera toujours tumultueux". Pure People (in French). 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Goldfarb, Sophie (20 March 2010). "Mélanie Thierry & Raphaël: Leur amour, ce n'est pas du cinema". Gala (in French). Archived from the original on 29 December 2011.
- ^ Hamard, Jonathan (11 August 2010). "Raphaël devant la caméra de Claude Lelouch". www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Dumez, Virgile (15 September 2010). "Ces amours-là – coup d'oeil: Raphaël chez Claude Lelouch". Avoir Alire (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Lescharts.com: Raphaël discography
- ^ "Raphaël – Une autre vie" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Raphaël – La réalité". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Caravane". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Caravane". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Les classements des meilleures ventes réalisés par IFOP/TITE LIVE: Les chiffres clés de l'année 2005" (PDF). www.discqueenfrance.com (in French). 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Raphaël – Je sais que la terre est plate". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Je sais que la terre est plate". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Pacific 231". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Pacific 231". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Raphaël – Super-welter". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Super-welter". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël & Jean-Louis Aubert – Sur la route". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël & Jean-Louis Aubert – Sur la route". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Ô compagnons". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Caravane (Chanson)". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Caravane (Song)". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Ne partons pas fâchés". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Ne partons pas fâchés". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Et dans 150 ans". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Et dans 150 ans". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Schengen". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Schengen". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël feat. Toots – Adieu Haïti". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Bar de l'hôtel". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – Le patriote". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Raphaël – La petite misère". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Keim, Bénabar, Jenifer, Raphaël – Une petite cantante". Ultratop 50 (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Bartillat, Cyril Anthony: Raphaël, une route dans l'univers (2007)
- Bataille, Sébastien: Raphaël de A à Z (2006)
- Joyaux, Véronique: Raphaël, charme et talent (2006)
- Terray, Marie; d'Oliv' par LuK; Piatek, Dorotée; Lhuissier, Basile; Blondelle, Gwendal; Tixier, Julien: Les Chansons de Raphaël en BD (2006)
External links
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| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- 1975 births
- Male actors from Paris
- French composers
- French male composers
- French male film actors
- French people of Argentine descent
- French people of Russian-Jewish descent
- French people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- French pop singers
- French rock singers
- French male songwriters
- French songwriters
- French male television actors
- Living people
- Musicians from Paris
- Male actors from Boulogne-Billancourt
- Musicians from Boulogne-Billancourt
- University of Paris alumni
- World Music Awards winners
- Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni
- 21st-century French singers
- 21st-century French male singers