Étienne Daho

Étienne Daho is French pop royalty, and I mean that admiringly. Born in Oran and shaped at the University of Rennes 2, he has been crafting synth-driven, surf-rock-tinged singles since 1981, earning both the Order of Arts and Letters and the National Order of Merit along the way. French-language pop has a particular adult melancholy in its melodies that I find irresistible, and Daho's catalog is that mood distilled. What impresses me most is the sheer endurance: decades at the front of the scene, still refreshing his sound. That is what a genuinely beloved, lasting artist actually looks like.

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Name (English)

Étienne Daho

Name (Japanese)

エティエンヌ・ダオー

Reading

えてぃえんぬ・だおー

Born

January 14, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Oran, Oran Province, Algeria

Occupation

singer-songwriter / actor / singer / pop singer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

University

University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Officer of Arts and Letters
• 2001 Knight of the National Order of Merit
• 2022 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• 2011 Officer of the National Order of Merit
• 2008 Victory of the rock album
• 2018 Victory of honor

• Official sitehttps://dahofficial.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/etiennedaho
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne%20Daho
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289556

Tags

• Oran Province
• singer-songwriter
• actor
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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