Biography

Sacha Distel (January 29, 1933 – July 22, 2004) was a French singer who had hits such as a cover version of the Academy Award winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (originally recorded by B.J. Thomas), "Scoubidou", "L’incendie à Rio", "Monsieur Cannibale" and "The Good Life". Over his career he worked alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1950s after establishing himself as a French crooner. He reportedly also had relationships with actress Brigitte Bardot, Francine Bréaud and Dionne Warwick. Distel remained reasonably popular in France in the 1980s and 1990s, including a new show named after his song La Belle Vie