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Also known as Joseph Ira Dassin, Joseph Dassin

French-American musician (1938–1980)

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Joe Dassin was a French-American singer and musician who had a successful career during the 1960s and 1970s. He is remembered as a notable figure in popular music during that era, with his work spanning both French and English-language recordings.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Died
1980
Works
2

Top works

  • Cadeau pour Dorothy
  • Podarok dli͡a Doroti

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Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American singer-songwriter. He sang in multiple languages but found his greatest successes in France and the French-speaking world. In total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide. Dassin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Jewish-American parents. His father was film director Jules Dassin and his mother was violinist…

Known for

  • Once Upon My Mother — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
  • 50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier — Self (archive footage)2025
  • La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Samedi Sébastien — Self - Guest2021
  • Archives secrètes — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Joe Dassin, les meilleures chansons — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Joe Dassin - 1965-1980 Les grands moments de télévision — Self (archive footage)2010
  • Joe Dassin - Live à l'Olympia 77 — Self2005
  • Joe Dassin - Ses Plus Grands Succès — Self (archive footage)2000
  • Stars 90 — Self1990

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1938
Active to
1980
americanchansonchanson françaisefrenchfrench poppop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
555,452
Total plays
7,819,912

Tags

frenchchansonpopchanson francaisefrancais

Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 - August 20, 1980) was a French-speaking American folk, pop and rock musician. Dassin was born in New York City to Jules Dassin (Yiddish actor and film noir director) and Béatrice Launer. He began his childhood first in New York and Los Angeles, California. However after his father became a victim of the anti-communist policies of Senator Joseph McCarthy, he and his family moved from place to place across Europe. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joe+Dassin"

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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    · 2011 · cited 15,833x

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    · 1963 · cited 14,033x

  3. The Sequence of the Human Genome

    · 2001 · cited 10,178x

  4. Superoxide Dismutase

    · 1969 · cited 10,016x

  5. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

    · 2014 · cited 8,248x

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Wikidata facts

Official website
joedassin.fr
Image
Joe Dassin 1970.jpg
Height
1.84
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date of birth
1938-11-05
date of death
1980-08-20
Commons category
Joe Dassin
name in native language
Joseph Dassin
start of work period
1964-00-00
birth name
Joseph Ira Dassin
social media followers
47000
end of work period
1980-00-00
nickname
Joe Dassin
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Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American singer-songwriter. He sang in multiple languages but found his greatest successes in France and the French-speaking world. In total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide.

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