Éric Charden (; born Jacques-André Puissant ; 15 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a French singer and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with singer Stone who they formed band Stone et Charden.

Éric Charden was born in Haiphong, Vietnam, during World War II. He is from a French father (who was a port engineer in France and overseas) and a Tibetan mother. 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.

Éric Charden

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.

Éric Charden

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1942 births

2012 deaths

Vietnamese emigrants to France

French people of Tibetan descent

Deaths from lymphoma

Deaths from cancer in France

Decca Records artists

London Records artists

20th-century French male singers

French male singer-songwriters

French singer-songwriters

Éric Charden