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Joe Dassin

Who

Joe Dassin · Arts & Literature

What

French-American singer, one of the biggest French pop stars of the 1970s; son of Jewish film director Jules Dassin.

When

1938, New York City, United States — 1980, Papeete, Tahiti (French Polynesia)

Where

United States · France

Biography

Joe Dassin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — French-American singer, one of the biggest French pop stars of the 1970s; son of Jewish film director Jules Dassin.

How & why

Joe Dassin was a French-American singer who became one of the biggest French pop stars of the 1970s with hits like 'Les Champs-Elysees' and 'L'ete indien.' His warm, cosmopolitan sound made him a fixture of French popular music. He was the son of the American film director Jules Dassin, who came from a Russian Jewish immigrant family, giving Joe his documented Jewish ancestry.

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French-American singer, one of the biggest French pop stars of the 1970s; son of Jewish film director Jules Dassin.

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