Composer
Jacques Datin
French composer (1920-1973)
1920–1973
4 works in the index
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Saint-Lô
- Place of death
- Saclas
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Jacques Datin (14 June 1920 – 24 August 1973) was a French composer.
After his musical training he met songwriter Maurice Vidalin, and they wrote many songs for several performers. Since 1954, they wrote "On en dira" (written with Marc Lanjean) for Juliette Gréco. From 1957, the association had many musical successes such as, for example, "Zon zon zon" interpreted by Colette Renard and Michèle Arnaud (1957), "Julie" by Marcel Amont (1957), and "Les boutons dorés" by Jean-Jacques Debout, also covered by Barbara in 1959.
Their greatest success arrived in 1961 when they won the Eurovision Song Contest along with Jean-Claude Pascal, who competed for Luxembourg with the song "Nous les amoureux". The following year, they got 3rd place with "Petit bonhomme", sung by Camillo Felgen. He wrote the music for Claude Nougaro's Une petite fille (1962).
The many performers of his songs include France Gall ("Christiansen", "Mes premières vraies vacances"), Juliette Greco ("Jusqu'à où, jusqu'à quand" and "Les Mariés"), Françoise Hardy ("Va pas prendre un tambour", "Le Temps des souvenirs") Serge Lama ("Les P'tites Femmes de Pigalle"), Claude Nougaro ("Une petite fille", "Le Jazz et la Java", "Je suis sous.."), Serge Reggiani ("Le Petit Garçon") and Édith Piaf, for whom he wrote "Dans ma rue" (1946).
In 1964 he composed the music for the French version of The Taming of the Shrew, a telefilm that Pierre Badel adapted from Shakespeare's play.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Birth name
- Jacques Jean Marie Datin
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 46967327
- ISNI
- 0000000106541359
- GND ID
- 13468608X
- Library of Congress ID
- no2010184688
- MusicBrainz ID
- f332545b-0c36-473e-860b-edc3d013178e
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice
- Genres represented
- Pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 4
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Parisse | — | — | — | Voice, Piano | Pop | 1 |
| Pour Une Seguedille | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Pop | 1 |
| Monsieur Qui Volait | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Pop | 1 |
| Homme De L'equateur | — | — | — | Voice, Piano | Pop | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 46967327. Portrait: Philippe Datin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.