Quick Facts
Biography
Christophe Maé (born 16 October 1975 in Carpentras, Vaucluse) is a French pop singer.
Career
Maé learned to play the violin at age five, and later began playing the guitar and harmonica at age 16 after he was immobilised from a chronic illness. He has stated that this was the time when he became inspired by Stevie Wonder. In 2005 he rose to fame by playing the role of Monsieur, brother of King Louis XIV in the musical "Le Roi Soleil".
Releases
Maé's first album was entitled Sa Danse Donne, and released in 2002–2003. This album is not considered his first studio album. He released his first studio album, Mon paradis (My Paradise) on 19 March 2007, with the singles "On s'attache", "Parce qu'on sait jamais" and "Ça fait mal". His fourth single is "Belle Demoiselle". Mon Paradis was France's second best-selling album of 2007 after Life in Cartoon Motion by Mika, selling more than 1 600 000 albums to date.
Maé opened for Seal at the Grand Rex in Paris and for Cher at the Zénith de Paris, both in 2004.
In 2010, Maé's second studio album, On trace la route, was released. It has sold more than 600,000 units to date.
Musical style
Maé's music is largely acoustic. He has cited Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, and Jack Johnson as well as French singer-songwriters Francis Cabrel and Gérald De Palmas as musical influences.
He allegedly began to learn harmonica as a tribute to Stevie Wonder, who is commonly cited as his biggest influence musically.
Personal life
Christophe Maé has two sons, Jules and Marcel, with his longtime girlfriend Nadège Sarron. Jules was born in March 2008. In August 2013, the couple welcomed Marcel.
Philanthropy
Maé is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2008.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Information | Charts | Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DL) | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | SWI | |||
| 2008 | Mon paradis | France: Diamond | |||||
| 2008 | Comme à la maison (Acoustic album) | France: 2× Platinum | |||||
| 2010 | On trace la route | France: Diamond | |||||
| 2013 | Je veux du bonheur | ||||||
| 2016 | L'attrape-rêves | France: 2× Platinum | |||||
Live album
| Year | Information | Charts | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DL) | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | |||
| 2009 | Comme à la maison (Live) (2-CD set with Mon paradis) | |||||
| 2011 | On trace la route - Le live | |||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DL) | SWI | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | |||
| 2007 | "On s'attache" | 1 | 2 | 27 | - | 4 | Mon paradis |
| "Parce qu'on ne sait jamais" | 6 | 12 | 52 | - | 10 | ||
| "Ça fait mal" | 138 | 3 | 85 | - | 16 | ||
| 2008 | "Belle Demoiselle" | 13 | 13 | 74 | - | 10 | |
| "C'est ma terre" | - | 11 | 91 | - | 18 | Comme à la maison | |
| "Mon p'tit gars" | 2 | 18 | - | - | 33 | ||
| 2009 | "Je n'attendais que vous" (Maé, Lara, Maurane, Bruel, La Chorale des Voisins du Dessus) | - | - | - | - | 38 | |
| "Dingue, dingue, dingue" | 1 | 3 | 30 | - | 4 | On trace la route | |
| 2010 | "J'ai laissé" | - | 2 | - | - | 16 | |
| "Je me lâche" | - | 16 | 47 | - | 12 | ||
| "Pourquoi c'est beau" | - | 33 | - | - | - | ||
| 2011 | "La rumeur" | 53 | - | - | - | 4 (Ultratip) | |
| "Un peu de blues" | 29 | - | - | - | 24 | ||
| 2013 | "Tombé sous le charme" | 11 | - | 38 | 82 (Ultratip) | 7 | Je veux du bonheur |
| "Je veux du bonheur" | 90 | - | - | - | 4 (Ultratip) | ||
| "La poupée" | 40 | - | - | - | 2 (Ultratip) | ||
| "Ne t'en fais pas" | 200 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014 | "Ma douleur, ma peine" | 144 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2016 | "Il est oú le bonheur" | 4 | - | 70 | - | 14 | L'attrape-rêves |
| "La vallée des larmes" | 199 | - | - | - | - | ||
| "La Parisienne" | 111 | - | - | - | 30 | ||
Awards
- NRJ Music Award
- 2007: French revelation of the year
- 2008: French male artist of the year
- 2008: French song of the year for "On s'attache"
- 2009: French male artist of the year
- 2009: French song of the year for "Belle demoiselle"
- 2016: Video of the year for "Il est oú le bonheur"
- Victoires de la musique
- 2008: Public revelation of the year
- World Music Awards
- 2008: French artist of the year
- Others
- 2008: Winner of song of the year on TF1