Yves Duteil

Yves Duteil (born 24 July 1949) 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 (1904–1998), an import and export agent, and Brunette May (1914–1973), a jeweler. He is the third child to be born in the family.

Duteil is the grandson of Eugène Jules Duteil (né Deutsch; 1865–1953) and of Alice Pauline Hadamard (1875–1965). Duteil is also the grandnephew of Alfred Dreyfus.

Duteil married Noëlle Léonore Mallard at Franconville (Val d'Oise) in 1975; they have a daughter, Martine, and a grandson, Toussaint.

Musical career In 1972, Duteil met Frédéric Botton, who told him to finish "Virages" . In 1974, he released his first album, L'Écritoire.

"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. He decided not to run for a fifth term, because of his health, 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 (Magà Ettori / Patrice Bernardini) 2016: Faeryland by Magà Ettori: songs Lame de fond and La Chanson des Justes

Discography 1972: Virages (single) 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