Michel Jonasz
Biography Michel Jonasz
Michel Jonasz
is a songwriter, singer and French actor, born on 21 January 1947 from Drancy. He has composed the jazz club, blues guitarist, holidays by the sea, among others; Super-Nana (Jean-Claude Vannier) is his favourite pastime when he performs on stage. Born to Hungarian parents with an immigrant background, Michel Jonasz left school at the age of 15 and found his way in art. Painting, theatre and music interest him, but it is ultimately until he becomes a pianist that he puts his foot in the stirrup. After starting on keyboards in the group Vigon, the lemons, in 1966 he founded the group with his friend King Set Alain Goldstein on guitar. Two radio hits to do know his voice and his sense of rhythm: an original composition, Weightlessness, in 1967, and the standard Jezebel in 1968. His solo career began slowly, with a 45t at the end of 1968 under the name Michael Kingset, following under his own name in 1970. He must wait until 1974 to find a wide audience with two ‘tubes’ simultaneously: Tell Me, and Great Grandmother. Since the success as he moves I wanted to tell you I'm waiting I don't want you to go away (written and composed by Jonasz), Lucille, the Box of Jazz and The Fabulous story of Mister Swing.
There is also a film actor (What Does David Bring?, Archery Sight) and television (A Love to Keep Quiet as he plays a father of a gay Petainist War II).
