Jacques Dutronc (born April 28 1943 in Paris) is a French singer, composer, and actor. He is married to the singer Françoise Hardy, as of March 30 1981, with whom he had a son (Thomas Dutronc, born 1973). Career history Between 1963 and 1964, Dutronc played guitar for the group with Hadi Kalafate. During this time he also appeared at Le Golf Drouot in Paris as backing guitarist for stars including Eddy Mitchell. After performing his obligatory military service, he landed a job as assistant at Vogue Records to Artistic Director Jacques Wolfsohn. In this capacity, he arranged songs for several lesser known artists such as Zou Zou and Cleo. At Vogue Records, he teamed with writer Jacques Lanzmann, then director at Lui magazine, to create songs for up-and-coming artists. One of their first commissions was for the pop singer Benjamin, however, after his first EP failed to perform, Vogue Records unceremoniously booted him from their roster. A

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