Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote and interpreted the greatest hits of French song from the 1980s and 1990s. But the 71-year-old singer has voluntarily disappeared from the media radar. For nearly twenty years, he did not release an album or return to the stage. Despite persistent popularity, Nathalie’s husband, 30 years her junior, prefers to remain in the shadows. He now lives between London and Marseille and looks after his last three daughters, Maya (19), Kimi (18) and Rose (16). This premature retirement should in no way affect his financial comfort. As revealed The Parisian Wednesday August 16, 2023, the interpreter of I give you would still touch close to two million royalties each year. As a reminder, copyright allows artists and rights holders to receive compensation for the exploitation of the work.
Jean-Jacques Goldman: hits that continue to resonate on the airwaves
In the case of Jean-Jacques Goldman, royalties are generated by his sales, listening and radio broadcasts. In all, the artist would have sold 28.5 million albums, the third highest French score after Johnny Hallyday and Michel Sardou. According to The Parisiandated Tuesday, August 8, 2023, Jean-Jacques Goldman’s hits have sounded less than 126 times on all French radio waves. Another element illustrates the immense enthusiasm that the retired singer still arouses. In November 2012, M. Pokora, Zaz, Corneille, Amel Bent and other artists released the cover album Goldman generation. It had sold over 800,000 copies. His titles continue to be listened to hundreds of thousands of times a day since his discography was put online on the platforms in 2019. Another proof, if necessary, of this glory that has remained intact. Waiting for a return that will probably never come, fans will soon be able to discover a book on the artist. Written by writer and history teacher Ivan Jablonka, Goldman will be released by Editions du Seuil on August 18, 2023.