Joe Dassin

Biography

Son of filmmaker Jules Dassin, Joseph Dassin played supporting roles in some movies in the first half of the 60's (two of them were directed by his father: The Law (1959) and Topkapi (1964)), but to people in France and Québec, he is better known as pop singer Joe Dassin. He recorded his first song "Bip-Bip" (pronounce "Beep-Beep")in 1965, but became successful in 1968 with "Les Dalton"; from then, he recorded hit after hit until his death. He got married by 1977 and had two sons, but a few months prior to his death, Joe divorced.