Matthieu Chedid

Matthieu Chedid born 21 December 1971 is a French multiinstrumentalist and singersongwriter Chedid began his career as a session musician playing both acoustic and electric guitar In the late 1990s he rose to fame as a singersongwriter and musician under the alias M often stylized as M blending Nouvelle Chanson electronic and rock music In studio he experiments with various instruments and electronic music while on tour as M he mostly plays the guitar and is known for his eccentric outfits and dramatic live performances sometimes including special effects Chedid has also performed in the 2005 stage musical Le soldat rose and is part of FrenchMalian band Lamomali Since 2018 he has been the most awarded artist at the Victoires de la Musique Awards with 13 awards tied with Alain Bashung Matthieu Chedid was born in BoulogneBillancourt HautsdeSeine France His father Louis Chedid is a singer from a family of Lebanese and Syrian extraction of Maronite and Greek Orthodox Christian background Louis Chedids mother Andrée née Saab was an Egyptianborn French writer and poet who has written lyrics for Matthieu Chedids songs Matthieu Chedids sisters are the music video and concert director Émilie Chedid born in 1970 and French singer Anna Chedid born in 1987 also known by her stage name Nach His brother Joseph Selim Chedid born in 1986 is also a French singer and a guitar and drums player Chedid took an interest in music early on In 1978 at the age of six Chedid lent his voice to the chorus of his fathers hit song Tas beau pas être beau alongside older sister Émilie During his teenage years and early twenties Chedid was part of shortlasting groups such as Tam Tam Les Bébés fous and Les Poissons Rouges with Mathieu Boogaerts as well as Julien Voulzy and Pierre Souchon respectively the sons of singers Laurent Voulzy and Alain Souchon who went on to form the duo Les Cherche Midi He has collaborated with a number of artists both on stage and in the recording studio Early into his solo career Chedid was the opening act for Texas concerts He has recorded with NTM Sinclair Billy Ze Kick Brigitte Fontaine Sean Lennon Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Hallyday Until 2008 Chedid was in a relationship with French actress Audrey Tautou Chedid performs and records under the stage name M Chedid created M as means of overcoming his shyness on stage and also as a way of distancing his work from that of his father and grandmother The pseudonym comes from Chedids first initial but also refers to the similarsounding French word aime meaning love The character M is a superhero noted for having a playful nature and recognized for his flamboyant costumes primarily monochrome suits with slim trousers and long jackets with upward pointed collars and hair styled into the shape of an M In 1997 M released his first solo album Le Baptême During this time he played mainly solo or with the cellist Vincent Ségal The album received overall positive critical reception but public recognition only came a few months later with the release of the single Machistador Source Article Matthieu Chedid from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA