A ladies’ man and controversy, singer Michel Sardou had two children by two different women in the same month!

Born into a family of artists, French singer Michel Sardou has enjoyed remarkable success. However, he fell into controversy with some of his songs. Despite criticism of him, the rebellious and provocative songwriter has produced many beautiful compositions, sometimes mixing in ideas that were not unanimously accepted.

The author Bertrand Tessier, who met the famous singer Michel Sardou on numerous occasions to write his biography, takes an admiring look at his subject.

It must be said that with 350 songs to his credit, 25 million albums sold and more than 100 million records sold, this can already be enough to arouse great admiration. According to a survey by Sunday newspaperhe is the only French personality to have appeared among the favorites every year since 1988. “He has become a monument of French song, an untouchable,” writes the author about Michel Sardou.

From the outset, we can say that Michel Sardou was born into the right family to practice his profession. His family has made a living from entertainment for five generations.

Born in Paris in 1947, he was the only child of a couple of artists and grew up in a wealthy environment. Her mother, Jackie Sardou, is an actress and dancer and her father, Fernand Sardou, is a singer and actor. The line of artists runs long in his family. Its genetic heritage includes artists who have been famous for over 150 years. No wonder Sardou has an artistic streak in him!

During his childhood, he enjoyed following his parents backstage at Parisian cabarets. We understand that he abandoned his studies early, finding no interest in it and preferring to head, too, towards the limelight. Already, at 13, he sang in his parents’ cabaret.

At 16, he ran away from his posh private college with a friend to Rio, Brazil, wanting to start a strip club. His father managed to arrest him and take him home. From there, he redirected his studies towards theater. At 18 he married the dancer Françoise Pettré.

Rebel and provocative

It was also at the age of 18 that he landed his first record contract. At the same time, he acted as an extra in films, but success was not instantaneous. It was mainly in the 1970s, after releasing some 45s, that he achieved success.

But quickly, the words of his songs will provoke controversy among women. The man who once knew how to seduce the fairer sex is now booed while he sings his own words: “I want to rape women, to force them to admire me”. But that didn’t stop him from continuing his momentum and performing more than once at the Olympia.

In fact, he makes fun of the demonstrations bringing together women in front of his performance halls.

Business is good.

As proof, he managed to sell 100,000 show tickets in a few hours. In addition to his numerous albums, he works in cinema and goes on stage.

The successes are multiplying. He bought several residences and became passionate about aviation. He obtained his licenses and certificates to first purchase a Cessna 182. Getting tired of planes for beginners, he then acquired a Mooney, a very expensive aircraft, then an Ecoflyer DR400, the plane the quietest in its category. His passion for aviation led him to write the song They love her.

Several years later, Sardou will begin a farewell tour. But unable to hold still, he returns to the stage. In the meantime, we will hear him sing a duet with Garou The river of our childhood.

Difficult love life

In addition to the controversies surrounding his misogynistic and homophobic comments, Sardou has several romantic conquests that go beyond the imagination.

Among the notable anecdotes, Sardou had two children a month apart with two different women. “I have a fairly tumultuous love life and indeed, I had two children in the same month, not with the same woman, but I have never hidden my double life,” says the singer in defense.

He has a total of four children and by his own admission, was very little involved in their upbringing.

Today, aged 76, he still sings and gives shows, his final farewell tour. He was performing last October at the Bell Center in Montreal. Often arrogant, he nostalgically admits to hating current society. “I hate this century, I hate everything! », he proclaims bluntly.