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Sacha Distel

real name Alexandre Sacha Distel

13th arrondissement of Paris, France · 1933-01-29 – 2004-07-22

Sacha Distel is credited on 1,722 releases across 454 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,722

Credits

454

Albums

8

Decades active

105

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French singer and jazz guitarist (born 29 January 1933 in Paris, France, died 22 July 2004 in Rayol-Canadel, France).
Nephew of big band leader Ray Ventura.
As a singer, his cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970 reached #10 in the U.K. charts. As a songwriter, he charted once in the U.S. with "The Good Life" by Tony Bennett.
The song, "La Belle Vie", which Distel had originally composed with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle, had English lyrics added by Jack Reardon. The song hit #18 in the U.S. (#7 adult contemporary) and #27 in the U.K. in 1963.
In 1997 France's highest civilian award "The Legion of Honor" was bestowed on him. He was voted "best guitarist" by Jazz Hot magazine and by several critics in the 1950s.

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1,722 releases · 454 albums · active 1953–2026

  • Performance · 1,920
  • Other credits · 130
  • Production · 39

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · L'Olympia · Sony Music Studios, New York City · Columbia Recording Studios

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