Jacques and Thomas Dutronc go back on stage together

At 50, Thomas Dutroncwho had become a virtuoso musician, convinced his father, Jacques Dutroncto get back on stage. Both started to sing Le Petit Jardin, a choice assumed by the son. “I chose Le Petit Jardin because I know my father doesn’t like it too much and neither does my mother.when everyone loves this melody“, confides Thomas Dutroncauthor, composer, performer. In February 2022, the Dutronc father and son had already taken the stage together on the occasion of the Victoires de la Musique.

James Dutronc had started as a musician with the group El bull and cyclones. “We had no plans, we had no career plans“, says Charles benarrochdrummer of Jacques Dutronc. In 1966, Jacques’ first album Dutronc is a pipe. A singer, he tries his hand at acting and plays in around twenty films, winning a César for the film “Van Gogh” in 1992.