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Éric Charden
Background information
Birth name	Jacques-André Puissant
Born	(1942-10-15)15 October 1942 Haiphong, French Indochina
Died	29 April 2012(2012-04-29) (aged 69) Paris, France
Years active	1963–2012
Labels	Decca Records, London Records
Website	ericcharden.com

Éric Charden (French pronunciation: [eʁik ʃaʁdɛ̃]; born Jacques-André Puissant [ʒak‿ɑ̃dʁe pɥisɑ̃]; 15 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a French singer and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with singer Stone, with whom they formed the band Stone et Charden.^[1][2]

Éric Charden was born in Haiphong, French Indochina during World War II. He is from a French father (who was a port engineer in France and overseas) and a Tibetan mother.^[3] He moved to Marseille, France, in 1950 with his mother (his father returned to France in 1954) and graduated with a Baccalauréat from HEC Paris in 1960.

He alongside Annie Gautrat were both decorated with the honorable Legion of Honour on 1 January 2012 just months before his death from cancer at age 69.