Florent Pagny
Known for: Acting
Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de penser"—all three were number one in France. As of 2018, he has sold more than 6 million singles and 10 million albums, becoming the 17th best-selling artist of all time in France. Florent Pagny began his artistic career as an actor in popular films and television dramas. He appeared in La Balance, L'As des as, and A Captain's Honor or Fort Saganne. In 1987, he wrote his first song titled "N'importe quoi". Pagny's first album, Merci, was released in 1990. The album's songs, mainly written by himself, began to attract controversy, with the press eventually boycotting some of them. This led to a decline in sales, culminating in personal problems. His follow-up album, Réaliste, was also not as successful. Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote three songs for Pagny under the pseudonym Sam Brewski, and presented to him a new staff. The album Rester vrai marked the beginning of his career as a performer only. Bienvenue chez moi, a semi-compilation released in 1995, was a smash success. Pagny also covered "Caruso", the hit originally performed by Lucio Dalla. He decided to move to Argentinian Patagonia to flee the French tax authorities and to start a new life with his wife, Azucena, and their children. Recently, Pagny said he had enrolled his children in Miami because he didn't want them to speak Arabic while returning from school. His next album, Savoir aimer, was released in 1997. It was composed by a number of writers, including Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, Zazie and, Pascal Obispo, who also produced the album. "Savoir aimer" turned out to be an immediate success. In 1999, Pagny released an album of cover versions of his old song, Recréation. From "Môme Julie" to "Antisocial", he mixed musical styles and dabbled with techno arrangements. Pagny then alternated studios and cover albums (at least in part) and regularly changed his look. In 2000, he released the album Châtelet Les Halles, whose title song was produced by Calogero. He followed that with 2, an album composed of duets released in 2001. In 2003, he returned with Ailleurs land, whose first single, "Ma Liberté de penser", was composed by Pascal Obispo and Lionel Florence and deals with Pagny's problems with the French treasury. Finally, in 2004, Pagny released Baryton, an album composed of opera songs. In 2007, Pagny released an album of covers of songs originally composed and performed by Jacques Brel entitled Pagny chante Brel. Source: Article "Florent Pagny" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Series
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage)
1987
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Fan School
Self
1977
Series
Le monde est à vous
Self
1987
Series
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Coucou c'est nous !
Self
1992
Series
Vivement dimanche prochain
Self
1998
Series
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985
Series
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
1987
Series
Taratata
Self
1993
Series
Télématin
Self
1985
Series
Clique
Self - Guest
2013
Series
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
Self - Coach
2012
Series
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
2012
Series
Star Academy
Self
2001
Series
30 millions d'amis
Self
1976
Series
Téléthon
Self
1987
Series
La chanson de l'année
Self
2004
Series
Stars 90
Self
1990
Series
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
Muppets TV
Self - Guest
2006
Film
Wild Animals
Nino
1984
Film
Fort Saganne
Lucien
1984
Series
La Boîte à secrets
Self
2019
Series
Off Prime
Self
2007
Series
Vintage Mecanic
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The Secret Song
Self
2018
Film
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Ace of Aces
Boxer
1982
Film
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Self
2026
Series
En société
Self - Guest
2023
Series
Stars à domicile
Self
2001
Film
Milady
D'Artagnan
2004
Film
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Self
2025
Film
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
Self
2025
Film
Blessure
Morgan
1985
Film
Images of Women of the Social Corset
Self
2011
Film
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
Film
La Balance
Simoni
1982
Film
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
2003
Film
Effraction
Le jeune plombier pris en otage pour sa voiture
1983
Film
Michel Sardou – Dernier show
Self
2017
Film
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Self
2023
Series
Samedi soir en direct
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Michel Sardou - Salut !
Self
1997
Film
Hallyday par David
Self
2025
Film
La fille des collines
Tom
1990
Film
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
Film
The Woman of My Life
Serge
1986
Film
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Film
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
Baltar, nurse soldier
1981
Film
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Self
2005
Film
Lady Cops
Jean-Pierre
1987
Film
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
2021
Film
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Self
1998
Film
Blackout
Manuel Weiss
2009
Film
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
Self
2021
Film
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Self
2023
Film
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993
Film
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
2019
Film
L'Amour nu
Le premier jeune homme du café
1981
Film
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Film
Fou comme l'oiseau
Pierre Louvran
1983
Film
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Self
2018
Film
40 jours, 4 criollos et du silence
Self
2022
Film
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Self
2023
Film
Tom est tout seul
Tom
1995
Film
Céline Dion, le grand show
Self
2012
Film
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Self
2001
Film
Florent Pagny, la voix nue
Self
2021
Film
François Villon: The Maverick Poet
François Villon
1987
Film
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
Self
2021
Film
Florent raconte Pagny
Self
2024
Film
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Self
2021
Film
A Captain's Honor
Michel Sarrouz, voltigeur de pointe dit La Ficelle
1982
Film
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Self
2000
Film
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Self
2022
Film
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Self
2013
Film
L'embranchement
Jeff
1985
Film
Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
Self
2020
Film
Florent Pagny - Eté 2003 à l'Olympia
Self
2004
Film
Florent Pagny : Baryton
Self
2005
Film
Unis pour l'Ukraine
Self
2022
Film
Florent Pagny : En concert
Self
2001
Film
Kad Merad on Stage
Self
2021
Film
Quand je vois le soleil
Raphaël
2003
Film
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Self
1999
Film
La bande son des années 90
Self
2024
La nuit du coucou
Eric Bonnot
1987
Les Visages d'Alice
The man
2005
Film
Daniel Balavoine 35 ans déjà - sa vie, sa bataille
Self
2021
Film
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Self
2003
Film
Hiba Tawaji à l'Olympia
Self
2025
Film
Johnny Hallyday - Le Concert de la Tour Eiffel - 25ème anniversaire
Himself
2025
Film
Florent Pagny - Ma liberté de chanter
Self
2011
Film
Symphonissime
Self
2021