Sébastien Chato

Jean-Sébastien Abaldonato better known as Sébastien El Chato (born in Marseille, France, on 5 April 1961) is a French singer and guitar player of Romani origin. He is based in Paris and has had a long string of albums since 1976.

Born to a French gypsy family of Andalusian descent, he started singing at the age of 5 in Marseille. He had his first studio recording in Spain appearing with Manolo Escobar and at age 8 was introduced by Dalida to the French public. He released a number of gitane songs in 1978, and throughout the 1980s appeared on French television with his interpretations. In 1987, his album Je l'aime had great commercial success followed by Imagine, Garde la and Le cœur d'une mère.

El Chato also took part in French musical comedy adaptations, appearing in 2001 as Count Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour, by metteur en scène Gérard Presgurvic. In 2004, he also appeared in another French musical Les enfants du soleil written by Didier Barbelivien and mise en scène by Alexandre Arcady.

In 2011 he released the album Gipsy Rumbas, and in 2013 Venga Venga. Both have appeared on SNEP, the official French Albums Chart.

Discography Albums Charting

Listing 1976 - Ambiance explosive 1976 - Ambiance explosive n°2 1978 - Que bonita eres 1979 - Medley original 1983 - La chunga (2 version française et espagnole) 1984 - Siempre mañana / baila 1985 - Je veux l'aimer (1ère version) 1985 - Ci vorrebbe un amico (sous le nom sebastian) 1986 - Espanito 1987 - Je l'aime 1988 - Le cœur d'une mère (version 45 tours) 1988 - Tous les medleys ambiance explosive 1989 - Imagine 1989 - Imagine (remix) 1990 - Garde-la 1990 - Que bonita eres (version 1990) album 1992 - Tous ses slows 1992 - Je serai là 1992 - Plein succès 1993 - A la vie, a la l'amour 1993 - The Collection 1993 - The very Best of El Chato 1993 - Te quiero ven 1994 - El Chato à Barcelona 1994 - Si tu te vas 1995 - Le coeur à l'envers 1996 - Viens m'embrasser 1998 - Dalida Le rêve Oriental 1999 - Collection Ambiance Explosive 2000 - Dalida Révolution 2000 - Noël ensemble 2001 - Avoir une fille 2002 - Greatest hits The Rumba 2003 - Face à ce monde 2003 - Vivant 2005 - L'Album 2007 - Besame mucho 2008 - L'essentiel 2009 - Les années gipsy 2010 - Quiero vivir 2011 - Gipsy Rumbas 2013 - Venga Venga

Appearances 2000 - Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour 2000 - Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour Live

Musical comedies 2001: Roméo et Juliette as Count Capulet (father of Juliette) 2004: Les enfants du soleil 2015: Roméo et Juliette as Count Capulet (father of Juliette)