Back ساشا ديستيل ARZ Sacha Distel Catalan Sacha Distel German Σασά Ντιστέλ Greek Sacha Distel Esperanto Sacha Distel Spanish Sacha Distel Finnish Sacha Distel French Sacha Distel Galician סשה דיסטל HE
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| Birth name | Alexandre Distel |
| Born | 29 January 1933 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 July 2004 (aged 71) Rayol-Canadel, France |
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| Years active | 1950–2004 |
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts,[1][2] "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.[3] He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for The Good Life in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart.
- ^ Betts, Graham (2004). UK Hits Singles 1952-2004. Collins. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-0071-7931-2.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-9049-9410-7.
- ^ "Ordre De La Legion D'honneur Décret du 31 décembre 1996 portant promotion et". JORF. 1997 (1): 29. 1 January 1997. PREX9612816D. Retrieved 18 December 2014.