Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne 25 March 1906 – 24 February 1994 at Cannes) w… Read Full Bio ↴Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne 25 March 1906 – 24 February 1994 at Cannes) was a popular French singer and actor.
The son of a composer, with brothers and sisters who had successful careers of their own in musical entertainment, Jean Sablon studied piano at the Lyceé Charlemagne in Paris. He left before graduating to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire in order to concentrate on a vocal career. He started in the cabarets of Paris at the age of 17, and was subsequently accompanied on his first album by the pianist/composer Mireille, whose song Couchés dans le foin became a great success. Later, he partnered the wildly popular Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris and boosted his career considerably. He was the first cabaret singer to use a microphone in his stage act. In the 1920s he spent time in Brazil where his recordings remain extremely popular today.
In 1937 he won the Grand Prix du Disque for the song "Vous qui passez sans me voir," written for him by Charles Trenet and Johnny Hess. That same year, he went to the United States, where he sang on live radio broadcasts for CBS and made several records in the English language. On Broadway, he worked with luminaries such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin. He returned to Paris but with the German occupation of France in World War II, he went back to America for the duration.
Jean Sablon became one of the most widely acclaimed male French singers, considered second only in overall lifetime popularity to Maurice Chevalier. His records sold in the millions around the world and he is frequently referred to as the French equivalent of America's Bing Crosby. During his career, he recorded with some of the world's top musicians, including Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. Sablon is credited with arranging Reinhardt's debut in a fashionable cabaret in 1933. He is also recognized for his talents as a lyricist and a composer. Sablon appeared in a number of motion pictures and television films performing as a vocalist or pianist, his last coming in 1984 when he sang "April in Paris" in Mistral's Daughter, the popular American TV miniseries filmed in France.
Jean Sablon died in 1994 and was interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
The son of a composer, with brothers and sisters who had successful careers of their own in musical entertainment, Jean Sablon studied piano at the Lyceé Charlemagne in Paris. He left before graduating to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire in order to concentrate on a vocal career. He started in the cabarets of Paris at the age of 17, and was subsequently accompanied on his first album by the pianist/composer Mireille, whose song Couchés dans le foin became a great success. Later, he partnered the wildly popular Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris and boosted his career considerably. He was the first cabaret singer to use a microphone in his stage act. In the 1920s he spent time in Brazil where his recordings remain extremely popular today.
In 1937 he won the Grand Prix du Disque for the song "Vous qui passez sans me voir," written for him by Charles Trenet and Johnny Hess. That same year, he went to the United States, where he sang on live radio broadcasts for CBS and made several records in the English language. On Broadway, he worked with luminaries such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin. He returned to Paris but with the German occupation of France in World War II, he went back to America for the duration.
Jean Sablon became one of the most widely acclaimed male French singers, considered second only in overall lifetime popularity to Maurice Chevalier. His records sold in the millions around the world and he is frequently referred to as the French equivalent of America's Bing Crosby. During his career, he recorded with some of the world's top musicians, including Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. Sablon is credited with arranging Reinhardt's debut in a fashionable cabaret in 1933. He is also recognized for his talents as a lyricist and a composer. Sablon appeared in a number of motion pictures and television films performing as a vocalist or pianist, his last coming in 1984 when he sang "April in Paris" in Mistral's Daughter, the popular American TV miniseries filmed in France.
Jean Sablon died in 1994 and was interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
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Jean Sablon Lyrics
Bonsoir M'Amour Un joli teint frais de rose en bouton, Des cheveux du…
C'est si bon Je ne sais pas s'il en est de plus blonde, Mais…
Ces petites choses Le jour o?? vous m??avez laiss?? Vous avez cru tout effacer …
Et Mimi {Refrain:} Le trente et un du mois d'août Nous vîmes venir s…
Il ne faut pas briser un rêve Depuis le jour où je vous aime, Mon cÅâ ur est…
J'attendrai J'attendrai Le jour et la nuit, j'attendrai toujours Ton ret…
Je sais que vous êtes jolie "Vraiment, Monsieur, je voudrais enfin savoir Pour quel moti…
La chanson de Paris Refrain : La chanson d'Paris qui sent bon l'printemps La cha…
La chanson des rues Dans la rue chaque soir Un accordéon prélude Dans la rue cha…
La dernière bergère Dans un tout petit pays perdu L'an passé, j'ai vu la…
Laura Laura is the face in the misty lights. Footsteps that you…
Le fiacre Un fiacre allait, trottinant, Cahin, caha, Hu, dia, hop là…
Ma Mie Ma mie est sténodactylo Y'en a quarante dans son bureau Ma…
Melancolie C'est une chanson nostalgique, Que l'on chante dans les bars…
Miss otis regrets Miss Otis regrets She's unable to lunch today Madam Mis…
Môm' de mon coeur Refrain : Môm' de mon coeur, Ma jolie p'tite môme, J'ai trop…
Par correspondance J'ai lu dans un journal du soir Qu'avec six francs soixante …
Paris tu n'as pas changé Après de longs mois de voyage Quand tout à coup…
Rendez-vous sous la pluie En pleines vacances Pour moi quelle chance Tu m'avais dit …
Seul Alone, alone with a sky of romance above Alone, alone…
Sur les quais du vieux Paris Quand doucement tu te penches En murmurant: "C'est dimanche,…
Un baiser Dans ce nid qu'il fera donc bon et qu'il fera…
Un Seul Couvert, Please James James depuis longtemps est pour monsieur Le serviteur le plu…
Vous qui passez sans me voir Vous, qui passez sans me voir Sans même me dire bonsoir Donn…