Biography

Paul-Alain Leclerc, popularly known as Julien Clerc (born 4 October 1947 in Paris) is a French singer. Julien Clerc owes his fame in France to his leading role in the 1969 French language adaptation of the musical Hair. Since then he has sung a great many popular songs, and is generally considered one of the greatest francophone musicians of his generation. In 2003, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after transferring the rights to his hugely popular song "Partir" to the UN. (Coeur de rocker, La Cavalerie, Ivanovitch, La Californie, Si On Chantait, Niagara, Ca Commence, Comme Un Reve D'Enfant , Macumba, Ma Preference, Jaloux De Tout, L'Assassin Assassine, Femmes... Je Vous Aime, Fais Moi Une Place, La Belle Est Arrivee)