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Pascal Obispo was born on January 8, 1965 in Bergerac, Dordogne, but grew up in Rennes, where his mother raised him after her divorce. He discovered rock and new wave music in high school, notably The Cure and Marquis de Sade, and went on to play bass in various bands, gradually moving on to vocals. After a first solo album that went relatively unnoticed, he signed his first recording contract with Epic in 1991, and the following year released the album Plus Que Tout au Monde, which brought him sudden public recognition, mainly thanks to the title track (no. 33) and songs such as "Tu vas me manquer" (no. 16) and "La Moitié de moi". He was equally successful in 1994 with the release of Un jour Comme Aujourd'hui (no. 17), acclaimed for tracks such as "Tu compliques tout" (no. 21) and "Tombé pour elle [L'Île aux oiseaux]" (no. 12). Between Superflu and Soledad, both No. 2 in the French charts and released in 1996 and 1999 respectively, Pascal Obispo achieves his first No. 1 with the live album Live 98. Meanwhile, Personne (No. 9) and Lucie (No. 6), released in 1996, proved highly successful. The singer followed this up with two No. 1 albums, Studio Fan in 2004 and Les Fleurs du Bien in 2006. Subsequently, the man who also writes a lot for others (Florent Pagny, Zazie and Johnny Hallyday in particular), uses his popularity to benefit humanitarian causes (Les Restos du Cœur, Sidaction...) and writes musicals(Les Dix Commandements in 2000). The compilation Millésimes reached No. 1 in 2013. Then Le Grand Amour reached No. 3 in 2013, Billet de Femme No. 1 in 2016 and Obispo No. 3 in 2018. Breaking away from traditional distribution methods, he created his own mobile app to distribute his music. Here again, the public follows: in 2021, he again reaches #2 with the album France, followed by the tribute to France Gall Histoires 2 France (2022). In 2023, the duet "J'étais pas fait pour le bonheur" with Italian singer Giordana Angi heralded the album Le Beau Qui Pleut, followed a year later by L'Archipel des Séquelles, featuring the female voices of Zazie, Carla Bruni, Nolwenn Leroy, Isabelle Boulay, Elodie Frégé and Anne Sila.
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