Pascal Sevran

Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author.

Pascal Sevran
In 2003
Background information
Born	Jean-Claude Jouhaud (1945-10-16)16 October 1945 Paris, France
Died	9 May 2008(2008-05-09) (aged 62) Limoges, France
Genres	Chanson
Occupations	Singer TV shows Songwriter Book Writer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1979–2007

Biography

Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He worked as a songwriter, a singer, a TV presenter, and an author. He was openly gay. He was involved in a racist controversy when he blamed the "black penis" for famine in Africa. He died on 9 May 2008 in Limoges.

Bibliography

As Book Author

• 1979 : Le Passé Supplémentaire
• 1980 : Vichy Dancing
• 1982 : Un garçon de France
• 1995 : Tous les bonheurs sont provisoires
• 1998 : Mitterrand, les autres jours about his friendship with François Mitterrand
• 2006 : Journal (personal diary)

As songwriter

He wrote many songs, including :

• Il venait d'avoir 18 ans
• Comme disait Mistinguett
• C'est à Brasilia (music : Henri Betti)

As TV show presenter

• from 1984 to 1991 : La chance aux chansons (chance to songs) on TF1 channel, then from 1991 to 2000 on France 2 channel.
• Chanter la vie Sing the life
• Entrée d'Artiste, his last TV show, stopped in 2007

As an actor

• 1991 : Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück

External links

• Pascal Sevran
• Pascal Sevran at IMDb
• Pascal Sevran discography at Discogs