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| Born | August 24, 1948 |
| Hometown | Lyon, France |
| Net worth | $100 million |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
| Spouse | Charlotte Rampling , Gong Li , Anne Parillaud |
| Partner | Isabelle Adjani , Gong Li |
| Children | David Jarre |
| Parents | France Pejot |
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Jean-Michel Jarre announces new Oxymoreworks collaboration album
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French electronic music pioneer Jarre shows no fatigue at 74
Genes — and a dash of humility — are the secrets of longevity for one of France’s biggest music stars, Jean-Michel Jarre, the septuagenarian electronic music pioneer who’s sold over 80 million records and is still going strong. “My vitality is probably genetic — it’s coming from my mother,” he said before a Paris concert, referring to Francette Pejot, the French Resistance member and concentration camp survivor.
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Electronic-Music Pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre Sells Publishing Catalog to BMG
BMG announced early Thursday that it has acquired the entire music publishing back catalog of French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. The deal brings the rights in such groundbreaking albums as “Oxygene” and “Equinoxe” together with Jarre’s writer’s income stream. The company previously acquired the sound recordings of Jarre’s first three albums when it bought […]
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Is this a low-budget Jean-Michel Jarre gig which I see before me?
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