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Jean-Michel Jarre (Jean-Michel André Jarre) was born on 24 August, 1948 in Lyon, France, is a soundtrack,composer,actor. Discover Jean-Michel Jarre's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Jean-Michel André Jarre
Occupation soundtrack,composer,actor
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 24 August 1948
Birthday 24 August
Birthplace Lyon, France
Nationality France

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Jean-Michel Jarre Height, Weight & Measurements

At 76 years old, Jean-Michel Jarre height is 5' 11" (1.8 m) .

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Height 5' 11" (1.8 m)
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Who Is Jean-Michel Jarre's Wife?

His wife is Li Gong (May 2019 - present), Anne Parillaud (12 May 2005 - 2010) ( divorced), Charlotte Rampling (8 October 1976 - 1996) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Flore Guillard (20 January 1975 - 1976) ( 1 child)

Family
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Wife Li Gong (May 2019 - present), Anne Parillaud (12 May 2005 - 2010) ( divorced), Charlotte Rampling (8 October 1976 - 1996) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Flore Guillard (20 January 1975 - 1976) ( 1 child)
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Jean-Michel Jarre Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jean-Michel Jarre worth at the age of 76 years old? Jean-Michel Jarre’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from France. We have estimated Jean-Michel Jarre's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1925

The ensuing tour sold out 25 dates across Europe and Jarre was invited to stage a concert in Moscow celebrating the 850th anniversary of the city. This turned out to be his biggest concert yet and a new world record, as 3. 5 million people came to witness and to share the unique "Jarre" experience and he made sure not to disappoint them when he introduced his special guests, the astronauts on-board MIR live on a video link direct from space.

1971

In 1971 Jarre becomes the first composer to introduce electronic music into the sanctuary of the Paris Opera House.

1976

JeanMichel Jarre is a French composer, performer, music producer and designer. He is regarded as a pioneer in the electronic, synth-pop, ambient and New Age genres, as well as an organizer of spectacular outdoor events and concerts, which feature the latest and most innovative in lights, laser displays and fireworks as well as 3D animation and sound. Jarre has always been on The Edge of innovation when it comes to his music and art which explains the many Guinness World Records for the largest outdoor concert audiences in the world, the ultimate one being when he played for an audience of 3,5 million, in Moscow. Having sold more than 70 million albums he remains one of the most successful entertainers in the world. Jarre's first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygene.

1977

Has a son with Charlotte Rampling named David Jarre, born in 1977. David is a magician.

1979

It was recorded in a makeshift studio he had built in his home, the album went on to sell an estimated 12 million copies, and is the best-selling French record of all time In 1979 Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, this event set the stage for many more spectacular concerts and ultimately three more world records. Today Jarre is as famous a performer as he is as a musician.

1981

By the time he released his third album "Magnetic Fields" in 1981 he was invited to be the first westerner to perform in the Peoples Republic of China. His concerts in Beijing and Shanghai made cultural history in China and were shared by over 500 million people via Chinese radio and television. The following year a double LP was released under the name "Concerts in China", a musical souvenir of the Chinese adventure.

1983

In 1983 Jarre provokes a stir when he decides to auction the unique copy of his new album "Music for Supermarkets" at a charity event (all the master tapes and the presses where destroyed by bailiff to guarantee that there was only one copy in existence). The album is still today one of the most desirable collector albums in the world.

1985

Instrumental album of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique in France, for Zoolook in 1985 and again for Rendez-vous in 1986.

1986

In 1986 JeanMichel Jarre stages yet another memorable state-of-the-art concert in the USA when his collaboration with NASA and Houston City Hall turned the whole city into a spectacular once in a lifetime event for the pleasure of 1,3 million spectators earning him the second entrance to the Guinness Book of World Records.

1988

Jarre has always aspired to study and learn from different cultures and that is evident on his 1988 album "Revolutions", where he creates one of the first encounters of electronic music and the Arab world of instruments and sounds. That same year he also staged two sold-out concerts in London's Docklands, 250 000 tickets sold like lightning as the British, being among his most fervent supporters from day one, would not miss this event, including H. R. H. Princess Diana.

1990

In 1990 in the wake of the release of his 10th album Jarre breaks his own record once again when 2. 5 million fans show up at Paris-La-Défense to what was to be his most spectacular concert yet.

1993

In 1993 Jarre embarks on his Europe in Concert tour and becomes the first and only French artist to have played sold-out concerts in some of the biggest stadiums Europe has to offer.

1995

The following year Jarre opens the brand new stadium in Hong Kong and brings some of his Chinese musical souvenirs back to China Jarre has been a UNESCO Spokesperson and Goodwill Ambassador for more than 15 years and in 1995 he staged his Concert for Tolerance at the Eiffel Tower in Paris under the high patronage of UNESCO. Always faithful, his audience counted 1. 2 million. The same year, he was awarded the prestigious "Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur" by the French government.

1997

In 1997 Jarre released a long awaited sequel to his masterpiece Oxygene with Oxygen 7-13.

1999

On December 31st 1999, Jean Michel Jarre was commissioned by the Egyptian government to create and perform a historic Millennium concert, from sunset to sunrise, at the foot of the Great Pyramids near Cairo. He succeeds, during this concert, in catalyzing a realm of talent and instruments from different ages and civilizations; traditional Arabic, symphonic orchestra and electronic. An audience of 120 000 were privileged to share the event on-site, while over 2 billion people followed the concert on world television.

2004

In October 2004 Jarre returns to China for a historical concert in Beijing at the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City and a performance on Tian'Anmen Square. An audience of over a billion people followed the events live on four CCTV channels, NHK Japan and French national TV.

2005

HCA Ambassador for the Hans Christian Andersen 2005 Bicentenary Festival in 2005.

2006

In 2006 Jarre once again manifests his role as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador when he staged an amazing concert in the middle of the Sahara Desert at Merzouga, in Morocco, to promote the UN program "Water For Life". Over 60 of Morocco's finest musicians joined Jarre on stage.

2007

Has supported Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign.

2008

Doctor Honoris Causa by the Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology in 2008.