{"id":2249,"date":"2026-08-04T18:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:45:30","slug":"le-parolier-jean-paul-dreau-de-son-vrai-nom-jean-paul-elie-benchetrit-est-mort-le-3-aout-2026-a-lage-de-73-ans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/le-parolier-jean-paul-dreau-de-son-vrai-nom-jean-paul-elie-benchetrit-est-mort-le-3-aout-2026-a-lage-de-73-ans\/","title":{"rendered":"Le parolier Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au Elie Benchetrit est mort le 3 ao\u00fbt 2026 \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de 73 ans."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IMPENSABLE \/ INIMAGINABLE. Je voudrais dessiner la douleur avec amour pour ne pas qu&rsquo;elle pleure. C&rsquo;est ce que tu avais \u00e9crit. Pour Richard <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">#Cocciante<\/span> Quelle douleur vive me traverse.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LA MAIN D'UN PEINTRE.m4v\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7fLRxqglcA\" width=\"640\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfb9\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d Cher <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">Jean-Paul<\/span> tu as tant fait pour ton \u00e9pouse tes enfants, pour tes amis, pour la musique pour les artistes. Je suis effondr\u00e9 toutes mes condol\u00e9ances <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">Anik Dr\u00e9au-LemetayerBenchetrit<\/span> plein de courage dans cette douloureuse \u00e9preuve inattendue.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2ce3c4c520d53789-24\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-23\">Le parolier <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\"><span class=\"citation-23\">Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-23\"> (de son vrai nom <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"45\"><span class=\"citation-23\">Jean-Paul Elie Benchetrit<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-23\">) est mort le <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"><span class=\"citation-23\">3 ao\u00fbt 2026<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-23 citation-end-23\"> \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de 73 ans.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\">N\u00e9 le 12 juin 1953 \u00e0 Oran, il s&rsquo;est \u00e9teint \u00e0 Saint-Hilaire-Taurieux (Corr\u00e8ze).<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Voici une pr\u00e9sentation mise \u00e0 jour de son parcours et de son impact sur la chanson fran\u00e7aise.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/488235602_1210423474418420_7460711763302630396_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Qui \u00e9tait Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au ?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2ce3c4c520d53789-25\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span class=\"citation-21\">N\u00e9 en Alg\u00e9rie fran\u00e7aise, il s&rsquo;installe en m\u00e9tropole dans sa jeunesse et adopte le pseudonyme de <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"96\"><span class=\"citation-21\">Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-21 citation-end-21\"> au cours des ann\u00e9es 1970. Bien qu&rsquo;il ait commenc\u00e9 par chanter lui-m\u00eame (enregistrant quelques 45 tours sous son nom), c&rsquo;est dans l&rsquo;\u00e9criture et la composition pour les autres qu&rsquo;il a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 tout son talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Sa marque de fabrique r\u00e9sidait dans son art d&rsquo;\u00e9crire des textes romantiques et incisifs, port\u00e9s par une profonde sensibilit\u00e9 et des m\u00e9lodies accrocheuses.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sans-titre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sans-titre.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sans-titre-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">Ses plus grands succ\u00e8s et collaborations<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au est \u00e0 l&rsquo;origine de plusieurs grands monuments de la vari\u00e9t\u00e9 francophone :<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Michel Polnareff \u2014 <i data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">Lettre \u00e0 France<\/i> (1977)<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,1\">Alors en exil financier aux \u00c9tats-Unis, Polnareff cherche un texte capturant le mal du pays. Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au lui \u00e9crit ce texte poignant, devenu un classique absolu de la chanson fran\u00e7aise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2ce3c4c520d53789-26\" data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-20\">Richard Cocciante \u2014 <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"20\"><span class=\"citation-20\">Le Coup de soleil<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-20 citation-end-20\"> (1979)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2ce3c4c520d53789-27\" data-path-to-node=\"9,1,1\"><span class=\"citation-19\">Sans doute son tube le plus embl\u00e9matique (<\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"9,1,1\" data-index-in-node=\"42\"><span class=\"citation-19\">\u00ab J&rsquo;ai attrape un coup de soleil, un coup d&rsquo;amour, un coup de t&rsquo;aime&#8230; \u00bb<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-19 citation-end-19\">).<\/span> Il collaborera \u00e0 nouveau avec Cocciante sur des titres comme <i data-path-to-node=\"9,1,1\" data-index-in-node=\"179\">Magali<\/i> ou <i data-path-to-node=\"9,1,1\" data-index-in-node=\"189\">Sinc\u00e9rit\u00e9<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ren\u00e9 Joly \u2014 <i data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\">Chim\u00e8ne<\/i> (1969 \/ r\u00e9\u00e9dition 1977)<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,1\">Un immense succ\u00e8s populaire qu&rsquo;il \u00e9crit et compose pour Ren\u00e9 Joly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Bibie \u2014 <i data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">Tout doucement<\/i> (1985)<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,1\">Il a \u00e9galement sign\u00e9 ce tube incontournable des ann\u00e9es 1980.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2ce3c4c520d53789-28\" data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-18\">Elton John \u2014 <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"13\"><span class=\"citation-18\">Nobody Wins<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-18 citation-end-18\"> (1981)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,4,1\">Il adapte en anglais sa chanson <i data-path-to-node=\"9,4,1\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">J&rsquo;veux d&rsquo;la tendresse<\/i> pour Elton John, qui rencontre un fort succ\u00e8s aux \u00c9tats-Unis et au Royaume-Uni.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nicole Croisille \u2014 <i data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">T\u00e9l\u00e9phone-moi<\/i> (1981)<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,5,1\">Un titre intime et marquant sur le manque et l&rsquo;attente.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Il a \u00e9galement pr\u00eat\u00e9 sa plume ou collabor\u00e9 avec <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">Fran\u00e7oise Hardy<\/b>, <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"65\">Herv\u00e9 Vilard<\/b>, <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"79\">Nicoletta<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"90\">Idole<\/i>) ou <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"100\">Dave<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\">Un cr\u00e9ateur discret<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">Cultivant une grande simplicit\u00e9 et restant le plus souvent dans l&rsquo;ombre des interpr\u00e8tes, Jean-Paul Dr\u00e9au avait re\u00e7u en 2018 les honneurs de la SACEM pour l&rsquo;ensemble de son r\u00e9pertoire. Ses chansons continuent de faire partie du patrimoine de la musique populaire.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/703844534_1577721721021925_8966530202453892690_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/703844534_1577721721021925_8966530202453892690_n.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/703844534_1577721721021925_8966530202453892690_n-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/703844534_1577721721021925_8966530202453892690_n-1024x992.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/703844534_1577721721021925_8966530202453892690_n-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/703844534_1577721721021925_8966530202453892690_n-600x582.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMPENSABLE \/ INIMAGINABLE. 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