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The son of a composer, with brothers and sisters who would have successful careers of their own in musical entertainment, Jean Sablon studied piano at the Lyceé Charlemagne in Paris. He left before graduating to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire wanting to concentrate on a vocal career. He started in the cabarets of Paris at the age of 17, and eventually was accompanied by the pianist/composer Mireille on his first album and whose song Couchés dans le foin became a great individual success. Later, he partnered with the wildly popular Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris that boosted his career considerably. He was the first cabaret singer to use a microphone in his stage act. In the 1920's, he spent time in Brazil where his recordings remain extremely popular today.

In 1937, he won the Grand Prix du Disque for the song "Vous qui passez sans me voir," written for him by Charles Trenet and Johnny Hess. That same year, he went to the United States, where he sang on live radio broadcasts for CBS and made several records in the English language. On BroadwayNote on spelling: While most Americans use "er" (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use "re. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the Unit, he worked with luminaries such as Cole PorterCole Porter ( June 9, 1891 October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate ( 1948) (based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , Fifty Million Frenchmen and Anything Goes as well as songs and George GershwinGeorge Gershwin ( September 26, 1898 July 11, 1937) was an American composer. He was born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. Gershwin composed both for Broadway and for the classical concert hall, and his music con. He returned to Paris but with the GermanThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east occupation of France in World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough, he went back to America for the duration.

Jean Sablon became one of the most widely acclaimed male French singers, considered second only in overall lifetime popularity to Maurice ChevalierMaurice Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 January 1, 1972) was a French actor and popular entertainer. He was born in Paris, France in 1888 and made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age. It was in 1. His records sold in the millions around the world and he is frequently referred to as the French equivalent of America's Bing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby ( May 3, 1903 October 14, 1977) was a popular American singer and actor whose career spanned multiple generations. His biggest musical hit was his recording of the Irving Berlin classic " White Christmas", which he first sang in. During his career, he recorded with some of the world's top musicians, including Django ReinhardtJean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt ( January 23, 1910 May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Gypsy jazz musician. Born in Liberchies, Belgium, Reinhardt spent most of his youth in a gypsy encampments close to Paris, France, playing banjo, guitar and violin from an ear and Stéphane Grappelli. He is also recognized for his talents as a lyricist and a composer. Sablon appeared in a number of motion pictures and television films performing as a vocalist or pianist, his last coming in 1984 when he sang "April in Paris" in Mistral's Daughter , the popular American TV miniseries filmed in France.

Jean Sablon died in 1994 and was interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

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