Matthieu Chedid grew up listening to music by his father, Louis Chedid, great jazz musicians, and Jimi Hendrix. His first album, Le Baptême, came out in 1997, Je dis aime in 1999, and Qui de nous deux and Labo -M- in 2003, confirming his stature as a leading figure on France’s pop-rock scene. Mister Mystère followed in 2009 and Îl in 2012. He has worked with several other artists, including Vanessa Paradis, Brigitte Fontaine, and Johnny Hallyday, and composed scores for films by Vincent Pérez and Guillaume Canet. He has sold two million albums and won nine Victoires de la musique awards as well as a César award since the beginning of his career. Over a million people came to see him on his last tour.