Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 28, 1952
Place of Birth
Welshpool, Wales, UK
Credits
51 titles
Michael Jones
Biography
Michael Jones (born 28 January 1952) is a Welsh singer, guitarist, and songwriter who lives in France. He has made several hit albums and toured as trio Fredericks Goldman Jones (formed by Michael Jones, French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman and American singer Carole Fredericks) and collaborated on a number of songs with Goldman. Jones was born in Welshpool of a Welsh father, John Merick Jones (who landed in Normandy during World War II) and a French mother from Normandy, Simone Lalleman. As a young man, he studied drums and guitar. In 1966, he started his first group: Urban District Council Dib Bob Band. At 19, he went to France on vacation and never left. He played guitar and sang with a Norman group called Travert & Cie from 1971 to 1979 and with the group BUDDY C from 1979 to 1983. Later, he joined the group Taï Phong, where he met Jean-Jacques Goldman, whom he replaced on tour. In 1979, he performed with the group from Toulouse Week-end Millionnaire. When Taï Phong disbanded in 1980, Michael formed another group called Gulfstream. In 1983, he rejoined Jean-Jacques Goldman and Carole Fredericks. In 1985, he co-wrote the hit "Je te donne" with Goldman. In 1986, he wrote the single "Guitar Man," which he sang on tour with Goldman. In 1990, the Fredericks Goldman Jones trio was formed, which lasted five years. Their eponymous album was Fredericks Goldman Jones. Their most famous hit from this period was "À nos actes manqués". In 1998, he participated in Goldman's album En passant and in the tour that followed. In 2001, he participated in Goldman's album Chanson pour les pieds and in the tour that followed. In addition to his work with Goldman, he continued a solo career, releasing A consommer sans modération in 1997, and Prises et reprises in 2004. He formed a group called El Club with Erick Benzi, Gildas Arzel, and Christian Seguret, which released an album in 2007. In November 2008, Jones was invited by the English group Status Quo to join them as support act on their French tour. The album, Celtic Blues, appeared in 2009 and was followed by a tour in France and a live album Celtic Blues Live. In 2013, Jones presented his album 40 60 and stated that he is going to end his career as a musician due to health reasons. The title of this album is a reference to the 40 years span of his career and his age. Two new songs composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman are on this album and a new recording of the Jones-Goldman duet "Je te donne" in an acoustic version. It contains also a duet with Francis Cabrel. His daughter Sarah was born in 1995. He has lived for 20 years in the Lyon suburb of Saint-Laurent-de-Mure. Jones is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity, together since 1989. Source: Article "Michael Jones (Welsh-French musician)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Un Inconnu nommé Bourdon
Lui-même
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
Self : Guest
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
La Grande Fête de Carcassonne
Self - Héritage Goldman
Stars 80 vs Stars 90, la grande battle
Self - Guest
Pierre Garnier : phénoménal
Self
Les 40 ans du top 50, la soirée anniversaire
Self
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
Self
Elle s'appelait Sirima
Self
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Les 20 chansons de Jean-Jacques Goldman préférées des Français
Self
Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Wolf
Director
Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
La story des années 80
Self
Collectif Métissé - Olympia 2016
Self
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
Self
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Self
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Autour de la guitare
Self
Jean-Jacques Goldman : Un tour ensemble
Self
Un tour ensemble - bonus Chronique d'une année de tournée
Self
Solidarité inondations
Self
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
Autour de la guitare, Olympia 2000
Self
Star Academy
Self
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Du new Morning au Zenith
Self
Integrale des Clips 1981/2000
Self
Jean-Jacques Goldman - Tournée en passant 98
Self
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Fredericks Goldman Jones - Tours et détours
Self
Fredericks Goldman Jones - Du New Morning au Zénith
Self
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Taratata
Self
Les Enfoirés 1992 - La Soirée des Enfoirés à l'Opéra
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Musical Guest
Téléthon
Self
Sacrée soirée
Self