Alain Chamfort is a guest on “A Sunday in the Countryside” on France 2. The opportunity to learn a little more about the popular but discreet singer.
Sunday September 22, Alain Chamfort is a guest of the host Frédéric Lopez – alongside the chef Nina Méteyer and the actor Samuel Le Bihan – in A Sunday in the Countryside. Here are his secrets.
What is Alain Chamfort’s real name?
Like many artists in French show business, Alain Chamfort took a pseudonym, his real name is Alain Le Govic. The singer is a pure Parisian since he was born on March 2, 1949, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. But his family then moved a few years later, and he grew up in Eaubonne, in the Val-d’Oise.
Where does Alain Chamfort live?
If he loves the capital, Alain Chamfort also likes to relax in the countryside. Thus, for a few years now he has owned a house in Normandy. He lives there part of the year, near Deauville.It’s two hours from Paris because I don’t want to totally take that step, to isolate myself in another life. I need to be in contact with the roar, with the elements, with the noise, the activity“, he confided to France Bleu.
With which hit did Alain Chamfort become famous?
He owes one of his biggest hits to Serge Gainsbourg: in 1979, he released Manureva. A song written by the late artist, with pop sounds, which pays tribute to the French sailor Alain Colas, who disappeared at sea aboard his trimaran named… Manureva. He will then sign Fever in the Blood, Best regards from here or even Bamboo.
As a reminder, Alain Chamfort also “won” Eurovision a few years earlier. In fact, he was a backing singer in a group that accompanied the singer Séverine during the 1971 edition of Eurovision. She won under the colours of Monaco.
What is Alain Chamfort’s latest album?
At 75 years old, and having faced bone cancer a few years ago, Alain Chamfort has not said his last word regarding music. The singer released an album in 2024 entitled IMPERMANENCE.
In March 2024, he performed on the Parisian stage of the Théâtre de l’Œuvre. The start of a long tour: the start of the school year is busy for the star who will perform until February across France.
An ambiguous relationship with Claude François
Last May, Alain Chamfort confided in Nathalie Lévy in As an aside on Canal + about his relationship with Claude François. For a long time, the two men collaborated professionally – it was Cloclo who launched the man’s career.
An experience that the artist does not only remember fondly, claiming to have been subjected to “control” of the interpreter of Alexandria Alexandra. “When I went out, he would watch through the window of his mansion to see if the fans were talking to me.if that was the case, they quarantined them, it was a bit strange. (…) He saw that people were making me successful, it made him uncomfortable because he preferred to have me on hand..” Alain Chamfort will leave Claude François’ label to collaborate with the man who will propel his career: Serge Gainsbourg.
What do we know about Alain Chamfort’s private life?
In the 80s, Alain Chamfort fell in love with the singer Lio while his wife Corinne was pregnant with their twins. Their love would last only a few months. A choice that would always weigh on the singer who would admit to Sunday Journal always have “guilty”. “I continued to spend my weekends and holidays with them, like a divorced couple. (…) For them, I imagine that a wound never really healed.”
On the private side, Alain Chamfort had five children with three different women. With his first partner, Corinne, he welcomed his daughter Clémentine in 1977 then his sons Gary and Lucas in 1980. Then, with his sweetheart Claire, he had Tess in 1997. And, finally, with his partner Nathalie, he had Lucien in 2009. Alain Chamfort is also the grandfather of two grandchildren.
