Christophe Maé

**Christophe Martichon** (; born 16 October 1975), kent professionally as  **Christophe Maé**, is a French pop sansgter. 

## Career
Maé lairnt tae pley the violin at age five, an later begound pleyin the guitar an harmonica at age 16 efter he wis immobilised frae chronic polyarthritis. He haes statit that this wis the time whan he diskivert Stevie Wonder's muisic whilk inspirt him tae tak up pleyin the harmonica. He forby diskivert Bob Marley's muisic tae wham, yeirs later, he dedicates a sang: "Mon père spirituel". It is at the same period that he stairtit pleyin the guitar. In 2005 he rase tae fame bi pleyin the role o Monsieur, brither o Keeng Louis XIV in the muisical "Le Roi Soleil", fur whilk he wan the NRJ Music Award fur revelation o the yeir 2006.

### Lowses
Maé's furst album wis enteetled *Sa Danse Donne*, an lowsed in 2002–2003. This album is nae considert his furst studio album. He lowsed his furst studio album, *Mon paradis* on 19 Mairch 2007, wi the singles "On s'attache", "Parce qu'on sait jamais" an "Ça fait mal". His fowert single is "Belle Demoiselle". *[[Mon Paradis]]* wis Fraunce's seicont best-sellin album o 2007 efter *[[Life in Cartoon Motion]]* bi Mika, sellin mair nor 1 600 000 album tae date.

In 2010, Maé's seicont studio album, *On trace la route*, wis lowsed. It haes sauld mair nor 600,000 unit tae date.

In 2013, Maé's thrid studio album "Je veux du bonheur ", wis lowsed. It rankit nummer ane o the tap French album durin its furst week o lowse wi 103,680 unit tae date. The album wis sauld mair nor 500,000 unit tae date in Julie 2014.

In 2016, Maé's fowert studio album "L'attrape-rêves ", wis lowsed. It rankit nummer ane o the tap French album fur 5 week. Until the end o 2016, it haes sauld 300,000 unit tae date.

## Muisical style
Maé's muisic is maistly acoustic. He haes citit Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, an Jack Johnson as weel as French sangster-sangwriters Francis Cabrel an Gérald de Palmas as muisical influences. As a coonter-tenor his vyce haes a range frae A2 tae F6. He allegedly begound tae lairn harmonica as a tribute tae Stevie Wonder, wha is commonly citit as his maistly influence muisically.

## Personal life
Christophe Maé haes twa sons, Jules (born Mairch 2008) an Marcel (born August 2013), wi his then-langtime lassfreind Nadège Sarron. Sarron operates a dance schuil whilk she foondit in Aix-en-Provence, whaur she bides wi her sons. Maé warks half the week in Paris, an reunitit wi his faimily the rest o the time in the Sooth. He finally proposed tae Nadège in 2016 throu his sang "Ballerine", an the couple marriet in Porto-Vecchio on 29 Juin 2017.

## Philanthropy
Maé haes been a memmer o the Les Enfoirés chairity ensemble syne 2008.

## Discography

### Studio albums

### Live album

### Singles

## Awairds
*NRJ Music Award
** 2007: French revelation o the yeir
** 2008: French male airtist o the yeir
** 2008: French sang o the yeir fur "On s'attache"
** 2009: French male airtist o the yeir
** 2009: French sang o the yeir fur "Belle demoiselle"
** 2013: NRJ Awaird o Honor
** 2016: Video o the yeir fur "Il est où le bonheur"
*Victoires de la Musique
** 2008: Public revelation o the yeir
*World Music Awards
** 2008: French airtist o the yeir
*Ithers
** 2008: Winner o sang o the yeir on TF1
** 2014: Winner o sang o the yeir on TF1

## References

## Fremmit airtins

* Offeecial Wabsteid