Michel Jonasz (born 21 January 1947 in Drancy, France) is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joueurs de blues and Les vacances au bord de la mer.
Born of Hungarian immigrant parents, Michel Jonasz left school at the age of 15 to find his way in the arts. Painting, theatre and music interested him, but he began his artistic career as a pianist. After working with both Vigon and The Lemons, in 1966 he created the band King Set with his friend, the guitarist Alain Goldstein.
Two radio successes made his voice and his talent for rhythm known: an original composition, Apesanteur (Weightlessness), in 1967, and Jezebel in 1968.
His solo career began slowly with a single ("45t") at the end of 1968 under the name of Michel Kingset, the next in 1970 under his own name. He had to wait until 1974 to find a large audience with two simultaneous hits ("tubes"): Dites-Moi and Super Nana.
Contents
Discography
Albums
1974 : Michel Jonasz
1975 : Changez tout
1977 : Michel Jonasz
1978 : Guigui
1979 : Les années 80 commencent
1981 : La Nouvelle Vie
1983 : Tristesse
1985 : Unis vers l'uni
1988 : La Fabuleuse Histoire de Mister Swing
1992 : Où est la source
1996 : Soul Music Airlines
2000 : Pôle Ouest
2002 : Où vont les rêves
2005 : Michel Jonasz
2007 : Chanson française
2011 : Les Hommes sont toujours des enfants
2019 : La Méouge, le Rhône, La Durance
2023 : Chanter le Blues
Filmography
Film
1979 : Rien ne va plus directed by Jean-Michel Ribes
1981 : Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? directed by Élie Chouraqui
1984 : Tir à vue directed by Marc Angelo
1988 : Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné directed by Frank Cassenti
1999 : Babel directed by Gérard Pullicino
1999 : Une pour toutes directed by Claude Lelouch
2001 : Lisa directed by Pierre Grimblat
2003 : Le Tango des Rashevski directed by Sam Garbarski
2004 : Mariage avec mon fils directed by Pierre Berecz
2004 : La Vie dehors directed by Jean-Pierre Vergne
2006 : La maison de Nina directed by Richard Dembo
2007 : Deux Vies plus une directed by Idit Cebula
2008 : Les Hauts Murs directed by Christian Faure
2008 : La Première Étoile directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste
2013 : Rue Mandar directed by Idit Cebula
2013 : Un excellent dossier ! directed by Artus de Penguern
2014 : ADN, l'âme de la terre directed by Thierry Obadia
2016 : Dieumerci ! directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Television
2005 : Dalida directed by Joyce Buñuel
