Yves Duteil


Yves Duteil is a French singer-songwriter. His most famous song is "Prendre un enfant". Duteil was the mayor of Précy-sur-Marne from 1989 to 2014.

Personal life

Yves Duteil was born on 24 July 1949 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France. His parents were Robert Duteil, an import and export agent, and Brunette May, a jeweler. He is the third child to be born in the family.
Duteil is the grandson of Eugène Jules Duteil and of Alice Pauline Hadamard. Duteil is also the grandnephew of Alfred Dreyfus.
Duteil married Noëlle Léonore Mallard at Franconville in 1975; they have a daughter, Martine, and a grandson, Toussaint. According to Duteil, Noëlle has a major role in his music, because he writes a lot of it for her, and she helps him produce it in return.

Musical career

In 1972, Duteil met Frédéric Botton, who told him to finish "Virages". Eight days later, it was recorded and released as his first single. In 1974, he released his first album, L'Écritoire. In 1976, he released his second album, J'attends. Duteil decided that if J'attends failed, he would quit music, writing "if they don't want what I make, we will give up". He was happy with how J'attends did, and kept writing music.
In 1997, Duteil released his album Touché, featuring the song "Dreyfus", dedicated to Alfred Dreyfus.

"Prendre un enfant"

His 1977 album Tarentelle includes his most famous song, "Prendre un enfant". "Prendre un enfant" was voted the best French song of the century by a survey by Notre Temps in 1987, and then in a 1988 survey by SACEM, RTL, and Canal+. Duteil's reaction was that he did not know what to do next, because he felt he could not write a more successful song, so his career would never go higher. After "Prendre un enfant", Duteil decided to "change gears".

Mayor of Précy-sur-Marne

From 1989 to 2014, Duteil was mayor of Précy-sur-Marne, Île-de-France. He decided not to run for a fifth term, because of his health, his family, and to concentrate on making music.

Recognition

In 1990, Duteil was made a Chevalier de L'Ordre national du Mérite, and in 1996, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. On 5 April 2023, Duteil was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

Filmography

Actor

  • 2016: Faeryland by Magà Ettori: William

    Original music

  • 2011: La Marche de l'Enfant Roi by Magà Ettori: song Maquisardes
  • 2016: Faeryland by Magà Ettori: songs Lame de fond and ''La Chanson des Justes''

    Discography

  • 1972: Virages
  • 1974: L'écritoire
  • 1976: J'attends
  • 1977: Tarentelle
  • 1978: En public au théâtre des Champs-Elysées
  • 1979: Mélancolie
  • 1980: Yves Duteil chante pour les enfants
  • 1981: Ça n'est pas ce qu'on fait qui compte
  • 1982: L'Olympia
  • 1982: Les saisons Grand-Père, disc-book
  • 1983: La statue d'ivoire
  • 1985: La langue de chez nous
  • 1985: L'univers musical Jean Musy – instrumental
  • 1987: Ton absence
  • 1988: Côté scène – Olympia
  • 1990: Blessures d'enfance
  • 1991: En public – spectacle au Zénith
  • 1992: Vos préférences, compilation
  • 1992: La fleur de l'impossible – Alberville
  • 1993: Ligne de vie
  • 1994: Entre elles et moi – duos
  • 1996: Pour les enfants
  • 1997: Touché
  • 1997: Correspondences, 4-CD compilation
  • 2001: Sans attendre
  • 2002: Yves Duteil chante les enfants
  • 2003: Yves Duteil chante pour elle
  • 2003: Yves Duteil par cœur
  • 2004: Tous les droits des enfants
  • 2004: Yves Duteil chante l'air des mots
  • 2008: agiles
  • 2010: Mes escales..., 2-CD compilation
  • 2012: Fragrant délice
  • 2013: Prendre un enfant
  • 2018: Respect
  • 2023: ''Duteil aux Folies Bergère''