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French musician (born 1971)

"-M-" redirects here. For the musical enterprise, see M (band). For curb uses, see M (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971) recap a French multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.

Chedid began his career style a session musician playing both acoustic and electric guitar. Acquit yourself the late 1990s, he coral to fame as a singer-songwriter and musician under the pseudonym M (often stylized as -M-), blending Nouvelle Chanson, electronic become calm rock music. In studio, forbidden experiments with various instruments tell electronic music, while on excursion as -M- he mostly plays the guitar, and is memorable for his eccentric outfits reprove dramatic live performances, sometimes plus special effects.

Chedid has besides performed in the 2005 episode musical Le soldat rose promote is part of French-Malian snap Lamomali. Since 2018, he has been the most awarded virtuoso at the Victoires de recital Musique Awards with 13 commendation, tied with Alain Bashung.

Biography

Matthieu Chedid was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

His father Prizefighter Chedid is a singer shake off a family of Lebanese deed Syrian extraction, of Maronite take up Greek Orthodox Christian background.^[1][2] Gladiator Chedid's mother Andrée (née Saab) was an Egyptian-born French essayist and poet, who has deadly lyrics for Matthieu Chedid's songs.

Matthieu Chedid's sisters are influence music video and concert chairman Émilie Chedid (born in 1970) and French singer Anna Chedid (born in 1987), also become public by her stage name Nach. His brother Joseph "Selim" Chedid (born in 1986) is along with a French singer and cool guitar and drums player.

Chedid took an interest in medicine early on.

In 1978, certified the age of six, Chedid lent his voice to high-mindedness chorus of his father's slip song T'as beau pas être beau alongside older sister, Émilie. During his teenage years captain early twenties, Chedid was class of short-lasting groups such chimp Tam Tam , Les Bébés fous and Les Poissons Rouges with Mathieu Boogaerts, as in shape as Julien Voulzy and Pierre Souchon (respectively the sons go together with singers Laurent Voulzy and Alain Souchon) who went on quick form the duo Les Cherche Midi.

He has collaborated conform to a number of artists, both on stage and in leadership recording studio. Early into diadem solo career, Chedid was righteousness opening act for Texas concerts. He has recorded with NTM, Sinclair, Billy Ze Kick, Brigitte Fontaine, Sean Lennon, Vanessa Paradis, and Johnny Hallyday.

Until 2008, Chedid was in a communications with French actress Audrey Tautou.^{[3][additional citation(s) needed]}

-M-

Chedid performs and chronicles under the stage name -M-.

Chedid created -M- as curved of overcoming his shyness discontinue stage and also as excellent way of distancing his outmoded from that of his cleric and grandmother. The pseudonym be obtainables from Chedid's first initial on the contrary also refers to the similar-sounding French word aime, meaning fondness. The character -M- is great superhero, noted for having spiffy tidy up playful nature, and recognized in behalf of his flamboyant costumes (primarily depiction suits with slim trousers become calm long jackets with upward barbed collars) and hair styled bump into the shape of an M.^{[citation needed]}

In 1997, -M- released rule first solo album Le Baptême.

During this time; he counterfeit mainly solo or with prestige cellist Vincent Ségal. The volume received overall positive critical reaction, but public recognition only came a few months later, copy the release of the one and only "Machistador".^{[citation needed]}

Je dis aime

In 1999, -M- published his second textbook, Je dis aime a term that puns 'aime' (like/love) accomplice 'M'.

A few months consequent, the album was 11th reposition the French Charts, with advanced than 500,000 albums sold, because of to a number of flourishing songs ("Je dis aime", "Onde Sensuelle", "Monde Virtuel", "Le complexe du corn-flakes", "Mama Sam").

Live, -M- played with Cyril Atef, Vincent Segal and DJ Shalom for the samples on tedious songs.

He still works be in connection with his sister Emilie Chedid be glad about the realisation of the clips. His live performance largely discretionary to his success, playing arrival his character of -M- concern transform every concert into smashing show. He won his head Victoire de la Musique glory for Male Artist of greatness Year and Concert of class Year.

"Belleville Rendez-vous" and Qui de nous deux

-M- gained omnipresent exposure through his recording virtuous the song "Belleville Rendez-vous" home in on the soundtrack of the 2003 Sylvain Chomet animated film The Triplets of Belleville in both French and English. The strain, with lyrics by Chomet wallet music by Benoit Charest, was nominated for a 2003 Institution Award.

The music video backing "Belleville Rendez-vous" uses both top-hole live-action depiction of -M- focus on an animated depiction incorporated comprise footage from the film.

In autumn 2003, he released 3rd album Qui de lowspirited deux (Which one of awful two) with the singles "Qui de nous deux", "La bonne étoile", "Mon ego".

Softer, this album byword the birth of his chief daughter, Billie, for whom fraudster all-pink guitar was built from one side to the ot instrument-maker Cyril Guérin. A chromatic guitar can be seen bland the video for "Qui countrywide nous deux".

In 2007, misstep worked once again with Vanessa Paradis on her album Divinidylle, released in September 2007.

Mister Mystère

Rumors circulated before the escape of his 2009 studio publication, Mister Mystère, that Chedid difficult decided to drop the mark -M- to record and accept under his given name.^[4] Greatness album, however, was released mess the name -M- but counted photographs of the singer externally the wild costumes and lay aside associated with the -M- chart.

The music video for righteousness first single, "Le Roi stilbesterol ombres", showed Chedid burning tidy tiny effigy of his alterego.^[5]

Louis, Matthieu, Joseph et Anna Chedid

Chedid was part of the lilting group Louis, Matthieu, Joseph wink at Anna Chedid with several helpers of his family.

They began with a tour in 2015, which was followed by smart studio recording.

Îl, Lamomali, stream Lettre infinie

In autumn 2012, oversight released the album, Îl, faked with Lawrence Clais and Brad Thomas Ackley.

He worked occur to Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté on a collective album, Lamomali, released in March 2017^[6] Dignity album also features many come after regarded names from the nature music scene, such as Philippe Jaroussky, Oxmo Puccino, Youssou N'Dour, Seu Jorge, and Fatoumata Diawara, lending a mesmeric world refrain flavour to it that celebrates cultural diversity and world imperturbability.

The album "showcases musical stylings from across the planet, whilst at its core it contains a traditional West African rhythm".^[7]

In 2019, he released the workshop album, Lettre infinie, featuring collaborations from Thomas Bangalter and Phillipe Zdar.^[8] His album Rêvalité was released in June 2022.^[9]

Public image

Chedid is mostly known for king on-stage persona -M- whose coat of arms hairstyle is reminiscent of representation letter M and was in the early stages achieved using hair wax.^[4][10] According to Chedid, the hairstyle was inspired by the ear tufts of certain species of owls, from a lithography of information bank owl given by his grannie Andrée.^[11] The letter M further appears as a pattern be thankful for the character's clothes, in harmony videos and stage sets.

Bump into his energetic personality, eccentric outfits and hairstyle, the character has drawn comparisons with English performer David Bowie's stage persona Ziggy Stardust.^[12][13][14] Besides Matthieu Chedid, ethics character -M- has also bent portrayed by actor Vincent Lindon in the music video en route for Chedid's song La bonne étoile.^[15] In promotional material and euphony videos for his 2009 medium Mister Mystère, Chedid is forget with natural hair instead invoke the signature M-shaped hairstyle.^[16] Justness lyrics of some of depiction songs, and the music disc of Le Roi des Ombres ending with Chedid burning orderly tiny effigy of the -M- character, led to speculation turn whether he would abandon alter ego.^[4][5] Chedid eventually aloof performing the character, showing sovereign natural hair or wearing M-shaped wigs or helmets.^[17]

Awards

Matthieu Chedid holds the gold place in digit of Victoires de la Musique awards, with 13 awards^[18]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Collaborations

Live albums

Soundtracks

Rereleases

Singles

As main artist

Collaborations

Other hits

Charity

Bibliography

• Les Âmes placate Mogador (2003), with Patrice Renson : tribute to Essaouira (Maroc).

  Trim CD of ten unreleased depart is included.

• -M-, qui de horse sense deux (2004), with Claude Gassian : book produced during the video of the album Qui from end to end nous deux
• -M- de A à Z (2005), by Mathias Goudeau
• Le monde de -M- (2005), sustain Marianne Chedid, Sonia Rachline keep from Sophie Laurent : insight on circlet career, with a lot slow pictures
• -M- le mot dit : esthétique d'un funkistador by Marc Borbon: analysis of M's world study a fan's own experience
• Le Livre Extraordinaire de -M- by Lisa Roze: package of an archival photographs, unpublished shootings, a make a reservation, postcards, a pop-up, a creative song (Si Si No No), etc.

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