Jean Sablon
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Portrait of Jean Sablon in Hollywood in 1941.
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| Born |
Jean Georges Sablon 25 March 1906 Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
| Died | 24 February 1994 (aged 87) Cannes, France |
| Nationality | French nationality |
| Education | Lycée Charlemagne |
| Occupation | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1923-84 |
| Known for | J'attendrai, C'est si bon, La Vie en rose, Les feuilles mortes, Sur le Pont d'Avignon, Melodie d'Amour, Syracuse, Je tire ma révérence, Vous qui passez sans me voir, C'est le printemps, Ce petit chemin |
| Style | Chanson |
Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne, 25 March 1906 - Cannes, 24 February 1994) was a French singer and actor.
The son of a composer, with brothers and sisters who had successful careers of their own in musical entertainment, Jean Sablon studied piano at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris. He left before graduating to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire in order to concentrate on a vocal career. He started in the cabarets of Paris at the age of 17, and was subsequently accompanied on his first album by the pianist/composer Mireille, whose song "Couchés dans le foin" became a great success. Later, he partnered the wildly popular Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris and boosted his career considerably. He was the first cabaret singer to use a microphone in his stage act. In the 1920s he spent time in Brazil where his recordings remain extremely popular today.
In 1937, he won the Grand Prix du Disque for the song "Vous qui passez sans me voir", written for him by Charles Trenet and Johnny Hess. That same year, he went to the United States, where he sang on live radio broadcasts for CBS and made several records in the English language. On Broadway, he worked with luminaries such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin. He returned to Paris but, with the German occupation of France in World War II, he went back to America for the duration.
From 1946-1947 the CBS radio network presented, The Jean Sablon Show. Sablon was accompanied by John Serry Sr. and an orchestra led by Paul Baron.
On 30 March 1950 Jean Sablon recorded C'est si bon in London. On 26 June 1950 Louis Armstrong recorded the American version of the song in New York City with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra and English lyrics of Jerry Seelen. The song became a worldwide hit.
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