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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name             = Renaud
| image            = Renaud, 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Renaud in 2017
| image_size       =
| birth_name       = Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan
| alias            =
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1952|05|11|df=y}}
| death date       =
| birth_place      = Paris, France
| origin           = Paris
| instrument       = Guitar
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Chanson]]|[[Country music|country]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Musician|actor}}
| years_active     = 1975–present
| label            = {{hlist|[[Polydor]] (1975–1983)|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| website          = {{URL|https://www.renaud-lesite.fr/}}
}}

'''Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁəno pjɛʁ manɥɛl seʃɑ̃}}; born 11 May 1952 in Paris), known as Renaud, is a French singer-songwriter.

With twenty-six albums to his credit, selling nearly twenty million copies, he is one of France's most popular singers. Several of his songs are popular classics in France, including the sea tale "Dès que le vent soufflera", the irreverent "[[Laisse béton]]", the ballad "[[Morgane de toi]]" and the nostalgic "[[Mistral gagnant]]". His songs, with their slang lyrics and idiosyncratic Parisian phrasing, deal with both light and serious themes, alternating humor, emotion, and social criticism. 

Although he enjoyed great success in France in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, his career took a roller-coaster ride thereafter, with the singer regularly falling victim to depression and alcoholism, ailments he recounts in various songs. His work remains little known outside the French-speaking world.

He also appeared in several films, including [[Claude Berri]]'s [[Germinal (1993 film)|adaptation]] of [[Germinal (novel)|Germinal]] in 1993.

Although his political stance has provoked controversy, he has nicknamed himself "le chanteur énervant" (the irritating singer), due to his many commitments to causes such as human rights, ecology, and anti-militarism, which are frequently reflected in his songs.

==Career==
===Early work===
As a child, Renaud appeared as an extra in the film ''[[The Red Balloon]]'' (1956). Fresh out of school, his original vocation was to become an actor. By chance he met the actor [[Patrick Dewaere]] and was invited to join the company of the comedy theatre [[Café de la Gare]], which had recently been founded by [[Patrick Dewaere]], [[Coluche]], and [[Miou-Miou]]. Renaud played some supporting roles in television productions, but turned away from acting as his singing career progressed.

His early work is characterized by a volatile temperament, innovative use of French, and edgy, dark, leftist social and political themes.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} Raised in an educated milieu, the son of an intellectual, Renaud adopted the looks and attitude of working-class youth in the 1970s, and reflected this in his lyrics. A recurrent theme is his disgust for the average French person with [[Petite bourgeoisie|petit-bourgeois]] preoccupations and right-wing leanings (see ''[[beauf]]'').
His music focuses on the disparity between classes, the abuse of political power, overbearing authority and disgust for the military and the police, with rare glimpses of tenderness for his fellow humans, the planet earth, and art.

===Middle period===
In 1985, in a concert in Moscow, in what was an orchestrated gesture, roughly one third of the spectators upped and left the concert hall when he sang the anti-militarist "Déserteur". In the late 1980s and the 1990s, Renaud's work was distinguished by "softer" subjects such as his then-wife Dominique, his daughter [[Lolita Séchan|Lolita]] and his friends, as well as comedian and singer [[Coluche]] for whom he wrote the tribute "''Putain de camion''" ("Bloody Lorry") after Coluche's death in a road accident. He has also ventured into regional music and language, such as the language of Marseille in ''La Belle de Mai'', the north with ''Renaud cante el' Nord'' and even Corsican polyphonics in "Lolito lolita".{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}}

In 1992, he financially helped resurrect the defunct satirical weekly ''[[Charlie Hebdo]]'' and wrote a column titled ''Renaud bille en tête'' for a couple of years.  His column appeared again in 1995–1996, retitled ''Envoyé spécial chez moi''. In 2006, he published ''Les Bobos'', as a satire on the Parisian lower bourgeoisie.

In 1993, he came back to acting by playing the leading part of Étienne Lantier in the film  ''[[Germinal (1993 film)|Germinal]]'' directed by [[Claude Berri]].

===Resurgence===
After an unproductive period marked by alcoholism, he made a significant comeback with his 2002 album ''[[Boucan d'enfer]]''. That album's hit was "[[Manhattan-Kaboul]]", a duo with [[Axelle Red]] which tackled current issues by drawing a parallel between a victim of the 9-11 attacks in New York and an Afghan girl, both caught up in a war they don't understand.

In 2009 Renaud released ''[[Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise]]'', an album of Irish ballads. Produced by ex-[[Boomtown Rats]] bassist [[Pete Briquette]], the album was commercially successful (certified double-platinum in just over a month)<ref>[http://www.disqueenfrance.com/en/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=&type=13 2009 Sales records] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524161230/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/en/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=&type=13 |date=24 May 2012 }}</ref> but the singer's feeble, often out-of-tune vocals caused some negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B002RX6V7E|title=Molly Malone - Balade Irlandaise|date=18 November 2009|access-date=28 March 2019|website=Amazon.fr}}</ref>

In 2014, a collective of 15 artists released a tribute album containing 14 tracks covers of his songs under the title ''[[La Bande à Renaud]]''.

On 26 January 2016, on his website, Renaud released "Toujours debout", the first track from his new studio album yet to be released. On the same day, he announced on the French public radio station [[France Inter]] the title of his new studio album: ''Toujours debout''. The video "Toujours debout" was released on 26 February 2016. On 8 April 2016, Renaud released a studio album, ''Toujours debout'' but oddly sold under the simple title ''Renaud''.

==Personal life==
Renaud was born at 03:30 in the [[15th arrondissement of Paris]], ten minutes after his brother David. His mother chose the name Renaud<ref>[[Christian Laborde]], ''Renaud. Biographie'', Flammarion, 2008, <abbr>p.</abbr> 244.</ref> because her mother and grandmother would sing ''La complainte du Roi Renaud'' (The Lament of King Renaud) to her, and she found it so sad that she would cry each time she heard it.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xM5FDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14 Le roman de Renaud], de [[Thierry Séchan]] et David Séchan, [[Éditions du Rocher]], 2006.</ref>

His father [[Olivier Séchan]], born to a Protestant Languedoc family from the [[Cévennes]] and Montpellier, was a novelist and children's writer. He taught German in a secondary school in Paris.  The director [[Edmond Séchan]] is his uncle.
His grandfather was the scholar and Hellenist [[Louis Séchan]], who taught at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]]. His ancestors were pastors. His mother is the daughter of a coalminer from the [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] region. Renaud dedicated part of his work to his familial roots, singing traditional songs in the regional [[Picard language]] and playing the part of Étienne Lantier in ''[[Germinal (1993 film)|Germinal]]'', a film based on the famous [[Émile Zola]] novel.

He is the sixth of eight children born to his father. He has two brothers: David, his fraternal [[twin]], and the writer [[Thierry Séchan|Thierry Sechan]], as well as two sisters. He also has two half-sisters and a half-brother, children of his father and his first wife.

During his childhood, Renaud lived in the [[14th arrondissement of Paris]] with his paternal grandparents in a building reserved for teachers by the [[RIVP]]. Among seven people, they shared two rooms. Soon his family was able to move to a large apartment, with his father being a teacher and his grandfather being a celebrated academic.

Between ten and twelve years old, he wrote novels on his father's typewriter<ref>[[Laurent Delahousse]], « Renaud, les raisons de la colère », émission ''[[Un jour, un destin]]'' sur [[France 2]], 26 septembre 2012.</ref> and discovered [[Yé-yé]] and [[the Beatles]].

In August 2005, Renaud married Romane Serda, the mother of his son Malone. In 2007, he announced to the press his intention to move his family to London, citing a love for British society and expressing disillusionment at the current state of France. In 2009 Renaud's daughter, writer [[Lolita Séchan]], married French acoustic singer-songwriter [[Renan Luce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/renan-luce-et-sa-lolita-la-fille-de-renaud-ils-sont-maries-regardez-reactualise_a36998/1|title=Renan Luce et sa Lolita, la fille de Renaud... ils sont mariés ! Regardez ! (réactualisé)|website=Purepeople.com|access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref>

In September 2011, Romane divorced Renaud on the account of his alcoholism and depression.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="300"|Album
!align="center" colspan="3" width="60"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="330"|Notes
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br /><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Renaud | title=Renaud discography | website=Lescharts.com |access-date=20 June 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL <br />(Wa)]]<br /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ultratop.be/wa/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Renaud | title=Discographie Renaud | publisher=[[Ultratop]] |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Renaud | title=Discographie Renaud | website=hitparade.ch |access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1975 
|''[[Amoureux de Paname]]'' ([[Polydor Records|Polydor]])
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1977
|''[[Laisse béton]]'' (Polydor)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1979
|''[[Ma gonzesse]]'' (Polydor)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1980
|''[[Marche à l'ombre (album)|Marche à l'ombre]]'' (Polydor)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1981
|''[[Le Retour de Gérard Lambert]]'' (Polydor)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1983
|''[[Morgane de toi]]'' (Polydor)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Sold over 1,500,000 copies
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1985
|''[[Mistral gagnant]]'' ([[Virgin Records|Virgin]])
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Sold over 2,000,000 copies; it was Renaud's most successful album until 2002's ''Boucan d'enfer''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1988
|''[[Putain de camion]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1991
|''[[Marchand de cailloux]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1992
|''[[Renaud cante el' Nord]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Traditional folk songs from the north of France
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1994
|''[[À la Belle de Mai]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1996
|''[[Renaud chante Brassens]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|22
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Interpretation of songs by [[Georges Brassens]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002
|''[[Boucan d'enfer]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|Sold over 2,200,000 copies the most successful Renaud album to date
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
|''[[Rouge Sang]]'' ([[EMI Records|EMI]])
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
|''[[Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise]]'' (EMI)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|''Renaud'' (Parlophone, Warner Music)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2019
|''Les mômes et les enfants d'abord'' (Parlophone, Warner Music)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2022
|''Métèque'' (Parlophone, Warner)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2023
|''Dans mes cordes'' (Parlophone, Warner)
| style="text-align:center;"|10<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/snep/status/1733115415163761092|title=En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}

===Live albums===
* 1980: ''[[Bobino (album)|Bobino]]'' (Polydor)
* 1981: ''[[Le P'tit bal du samedi soir et autres chansons réalistes]]'' (Polydor)
* 1982: ''[[Un Olympia pour moi tout seul]]'' (Polydor)
* 1989: ''[[Visage pâle rencontrer public]]'' (Virgin)

{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album
!align="center" colspan="3" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Notes
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br /><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL <br />(Wa)]]<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SUI]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1996
| ''[[Paris-Province: Aller / Retour]]'' (Virgin)
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| style="text-align:center;"|32
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2003
| ''Tournée d'enfer'' (EMI)
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
| ''Tournée Rouge Sang - Paris Bercy + Hexagone'' (Ceci-Celà)
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2025
| ''Live à La Cigale'' (Parlophone)
| style="text-align:center;"|11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=23?&annee=2025&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 23, 2025)|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=fr|accessdate=12 June 2025}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album
!align="center" colspan="3" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Notes
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br /><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL <br />(Wa)]]<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SUI]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|1995
| ''Les Introuvables''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|A collection of rarities
|-
| ''Ma compil''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''85-95''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''The Meilleur of Renaud 75-85''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|11
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''The Very Meilleur of Renaud 1975/1995''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2000
| ''L'absolutely meilleur of Renaud''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2006
| ''Les 100 plus belles Chansons 1975-1983''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''Les 100 plus belles Chansons 1985-2006''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| ''Le plein de super!''
| style="text-align:center;"|15
| style="text-align:center;"|33
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3CD Best Of
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| ''Intégrale 2012''
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|200
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2014
| ''Les 50 plus belles chansons''
| style="text-align:center;"|57
| style="text-align:center;"|59
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''Les 100 plus belles chansons 1985-2006'' (5 CDs)
| style="text-align:center;"|185
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2020
| ''L'album de sa vie''
| style="text-align:center;"|134
| style="text-align:center;"|81
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''The totale of la bande à Renaud''
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:center;"|110
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|2 CD tribute to Renaud by Various Artists
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2021
| ''Putain de Best Of!''
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3 CD digipack
|}

===Singles===
<small>(Selective)</small>
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single
!align="center" colspan="4" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br /><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL <br />(Fl)]]<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL <br />(Wa)]]<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SUI]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1986
| "Miss Maggie"
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|''Mistral gagnant''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1991
| "Marchand de cailloux"
| style="text-align:center;"|25
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|''Marchand de cailloux''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|1992
| "P'tit voleur"
| style="text-align:center;"|35
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
| "La ballade nord-irlandaise"
| style="text-align:center;"|44
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2002
| "Docteur Renaud, Mister Renard"
| style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|6<br /><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|''Boucan d'enfer''
|-
| "Manhattan-Kaboul" <br /><small>(with [[Axelle Red]])</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|37
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2003
| "Coeur perdu"
| style="text-align:center;"|91
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|11<br /><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2005
| "Anaïs Nin <br /><small>(Romane Serda feat. Renaud)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"|61
| style="text-align:center;"|
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| "Dans la jungle"
| style="text-align:center;"|31
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| style="text-align:center;"|19
| style="text-align:center;"|64
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|''Rouge Sang''
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2006
| "Les bobos"
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|-
| "Arrêter la clope!"
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3<br /><small>(Ultratip)</small>
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| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| "Vagabonds"
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|19<br /><small>(Ultratip)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|''Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| "La liberté en cavale" <small>(Dr. Tom)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|30<br /><small>(Ultratip)</small>
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| style="text-align:center;"|
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| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| "Mistral gagnant"
| style="text-align:center;"|102
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| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|''Mistral gagnant''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| "Ta batterie"
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
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| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
| "Toujours debout"
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|48
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|}

==Filmography== 
===Film===
* ''[[The Red Balloon]]'' (1956) as Kid in red
* ''Elle voit des nains partout !'' (1982) as [[Tarzan]] (cameo)
* ''[[Germinal (1993 film)|Germinal]]'' (1993) as Étienne Lantier
* ''[[Crime Spree]]'' (2003) as Zéro
===Television===
* ''Madame Ex'', by Michel Wyn (TV movie, 1977)
* ''Brigades des mineurs'', by Michel Wyn (TV series, 1 episode, 1977) 
* ''Au plaisir de Dieu'', by Roland Mazoyer (TV miniseries, 1977)
* ''Un juge, un flic'', by [[Denys de La Patellière]] (TV series, 1 episode, 1977)

==Awards==
* 1993: Traditional music album of the year award for "Renaud cante el' Nord"
* 2001: Lifetime achievement award
* 2003: Three awards given for: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year (for ''[[Manhattan-Kaboul]]'' with [[Axelle Red]])

==See also==
* [[La Bande à Renaud]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|https://www.renaud-lesite.fr/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110304152534/http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6062.asp Biography of Renaud], from [[Radio France Internationale]]

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