Sacha Distel | |
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Birth name | Alexandre Distel |
Born | Paris, France | 29 January 1933
Died | 22 July 2004 Rayol-Canadel, France | (aged 71)
Genres | Pop, rock, jazz |
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Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1950–2004 |
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts,[1][2] "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.[3] He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for The Good Life in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart.