Author, composer, guitarist and performer of chanson and rock, Fred Blondin has twice been named revelation artist of the year at the Victoires de la musique awards, in 1991 and 1997. Born Frédéric Saillard in the Paris suburb of Suresnes on March 6, 1964, he attended school in Rueil-Malmaison and studied graphic arts at the Académie Charpentier in Paris, before devoting himself to music. His stage name was Fred Blondin, the title of his first album, Blondin, released by the Tréma label in 1990, which earned him his first nomination as Revelation Artist of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique awards. Further pop, rock and blues albums followed, with Pour Une Poussière d'Ange (1992) and J'Voudrais Voir les Îles (1996), promoted by a tour supporting Johnny Hallyday, and nominated at the Victoires de la musique in the "revelation variétés" category in 1997. The album L'Amour Libre (1999) was followed by collaborations with Frédéric Lerner and Johnny Hallyday, for whom Fred Blondin wrote and composed the song "Dis-le moi " (2002), followed by "Mon plus beau Noël" (2005) and others. Between two personal albums, Mordre la Poussière (2003), Même Pas Mal (2011) and Tiroirs Songs (2014), the musician also lends his pen to Yannick Noah, Julio Iglesias, Patricia Kaas for the song "Et s'il fallait le faire" supported at the 2009 Eurovision Contest (ranked 8th), then Michel Sardou ("Qui m'aime me tue", 2017) and Ginette Reno in 2023. Fred Blondin also composes music for theater and television, and presented a Seul en scène show in 2012. The compilation Mon Très Best Of: 1990-2010, released in 2014, was followed by the albums Sept à Sète, a double live album released in 2016, Pas de Vie Sans Blues (2018) featuring contributions from Cali, Daran and Grand Corps Malade, and Fred Blondin Live au Casino de Paris (2020), celebrating thirty years in the music business.
