French singer-songwriter and actor Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan is better known
by the single name Renaud. A remarkable career of 23 albums released over nearly
50 years has proved him to be one of France's most popular vocal artists. Born
in Paris, his music has always been about the experience of living there and is
heavily influenced by his life as an activist and his passion for politics. He
began writing songs whilst staging a month-long student sit-in at the Sorbonne
University and his early musical life was as a busker on the streets of Paris,
where he was spotted by produc...