Matthieu Chedid

{{Short description|French musician (born 1971)}} {{redirect|-M-|the musical project|M (band)|other uses|M (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Matthieu Chedid | image = 2013-07-04 21-23-25-eurockeennes-m.jpg | alt = Matthieu Chedid seen from right profile, wearing a sparkling jacket and dark pants with light vertical stipe, playing an acoustic guitar on an outdoor stage, with eyes closed | caption = Chedid performing in 2013 | birth_name = Matthieu Arnaud Sidney Chedid | alias = -M- | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Boulogne-Billancourt, France | origin = | instrument = {{hlist|Bass guitar|guitar|keyboards|drums|kazoo|vocals}} | genre = {{hlist|Chanson|rock|funk}} | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1978–present | label = {{hlist|Barclay|Delabel}} | current_member_of = Lamomali | past_member_of = | website = {{URL|labo-m.net}} }}

'''Matthieu Chedid''' (born 21 December 1971) is a French multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.

Chedid began his career as a session musician playing both acoustic and electric guitar. In the late 1990s, he rose to fame as a singer-songwriter and musician under the alias '''M''' (often stylized as '''-M-'''), blending Nouvelle Chanson, electronic and rock music. In studio, he experiments with various instruments and electronic music, while on tour as -M- he mostly plays the guitar, and is known for his eccentric outfits and dramatic live performances, sometimes including special effects.

Chedid has also performed in the 2005 stage musical ''Le soldat rose'' and is part of French-Malian band Lamomali. Since 2018, he has been the most awarded artist at the Victoires de la Musique Awards with 13 awards, tied with Alain Bashung.

==Biography== Matthieu Arnaud Sidney<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.jedisaime.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328105134/http://www.jedisaime.com/ |archive-date=28 March 2002 |access-date=15 September 2025 |website=www.jedisaime.com}}</ref> Chedid was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. His father Louis Chedid is a singer from a family of Lebanese and Syrian extraction, of Maronite and Greek Orthodox Christian background.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BRETON |first=Benoit LE |date=23 May 2013 |title=Le chanteur M fait un triomphe à Villejean |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/rennes-35000/le-chanteur-m-fait-un-triomphe-villejean-956188 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chedid |first=Andrée |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S44xO4zSVcMC&q=andre%C3%A9+chedid+lebanon+and+Syria&pg=PA4 |title=The Prose and Poetry of Andrée Chedid: Selected Poems, Short Stories, and Essays |date=1990 |publisher=Summa Publications, Inc. |isbn=978-0-917786-78-5 |language=en}}</ref> Louis Chedid's mother Andrée (''née'' Saab) was an Egyptian-born French writer and poet, who has written lyrics for Matthieu Chedid's songs. Matthieu Chedid's sisters are the music video and concert director Émilie Chedid (born in 1970) and French singer Anna Chedid (born in 1987), also known by her stage name Nach. His brother Joseph "Selim" Chedid (born in 1986) is also a French singer and a guitar and drums player.

Chedid took an interest in music early on. In 1978, at the age of six, Chedid lent his voice to the chorus of his father's hit song ''T'as beau pas être beau'' alongside older sister, Émilie. During his teenage years and early twenties, Chedid was part of short-lasting groups such as ''Tam Tam'', ''Les Bébés fous'' and ''Les Poissons Rouges'' with Mathieu Boogaerts, as well as Julien Voulzy and Pierre Souchon (respectively the sons of singers Laurent Voulzy and Alain Souchon) who went on to form the duo Les Cherche Midi.

He has collaborated with a number of artists, both on stage and in the recording studio. Early into his solo career, Chedid was the opening act for Texas concerts. He has recorded with NTM, Sinclair, Billy Ze Kick, Brigitte Fontaine, Sean Lennon, Vanessa Paradis, and Johnny Hallyday.

Until 2008, Chedid was in a relationship with French actress Audrey Tautou.<ref>{{Cite web|language=fr |date=27 June 2016|title=Audrey Tautou est en couple |trans-title=Audrey Tautou is in a relationship |url=https://www.lalibre.be/lifestyle/people/audrey-tautou-est-en-couple-5770e76b35705701fd9025bd|access-date=19 June 2023 |website=LaLibre}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=June 2023}}

===-M-=== Chedid performs and records under the stage name ''-M-''. Chedid created ''-M-'' as means of overcoming his shyness on stage and also as a way of distancing his work from that of his father and grandmother. The pseudonym comes from Chedid's first initial but also refers to the similar-sounding French word aime, meaning love. The character ''-M-'' is a superhero, noted for having a playful nature, and recognized for his flamboyant costumes (primarily monochrome suits with slim trousers and long jackets with upward pointed collars) and hair styled into the shape of an M.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In 1997, -M- released his first solo album ''Le Baptême''. During this time; he played mainly solo or with the cellist Vincent Ségal. The album received overall positive critical reception, but public recognition only came a few months later, with the release of the single "Machistador".<ref>{{Cite web |last=à 08h06 |first=Par Éric Bureau Le 3 février 2019 |last2=À 11h33 |first2=Modifié Le 3 Février 2019 |date=3 February 2019 |title=Matthieu Chedid, au-delà du -M- |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/musique/matthieu-chedid-au-dela-du-m-03-02-2019-8002731.php |access-date=15 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

===''Je dis aime''=== thumb|Chedid performing in 2014

In 1999, -M- published his second album, ''Je dis aime'' a title that puns 'aime' (like/love) with 'M'. A few months later, the album was 11th on the French Charts, with more than 500,000 albums sold, thanks to a number of successful songs ("Je dis aime", "Onde Sensuelle", "Monde Virtuel", "Le complexe du corn-flakes", "Mama Sam").

Live, -M- played with Cyril Atef, Vincent Segal and DJ Shalom for the samples on some songs. He still works with his sister Emilie Chedid for the realisation of the clips. His live performance largely contributed to his success, playing on his character of -M- to transform every concert into a show. He won his first Victoire de la Musique awards for Male Artist of the Year and Concert of the Year.

==="Belleville Rendez-vous" and ''Qui de nous deux''=== -M- gained international exposure through his recording of the song "Belleville Rendez-vous" for the soundtrack of the 2003 Sylvain Chomet animated film ''The Triplets of Belleville'' in both French and English. The song, with lyrics by Chomet and music by Benoit Charest, was nominated for a 2003 Academy Award. The music video for "Belleville Rendez-vous" uses both a live-action depiction of ''-M-'' and an animated depiction incorporated into footage from the film.

In autumn 2003, he released his 3rd album ''Qui de nous deux'' (Which one of us two) with the singles "Qui de nous deux", "La bonne étoile", "Mon ego". Softer, this album saw the birth of his first daughter, Billie, for whom an all-pink guitar was built by instrument-maker Cyril Guérin. A pink guitar can be seen in the video for "Qui de nous deux".

In 2007, he worked once again with Vanessa Paradis on her album ''Divinidylle'', released in September 2007.

===''Mister Mystère''=== Rumors circulated before the release of his 2009 studio album, ''Mister Mystère'', that Chedid had decided to drop the character ''-M-'' to record and perform under his given name.<ref name="7sur7">{{cite web|language=fr |url=https://www.7sur7.be/musique/matthieu-chedid-range-le-gel-et-tue-m~a5a1ef31/ |title=Matthieu Chédid range le gel et tue -M- |date=26 June 2008 |website=7sur7.be |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> The album, however, was released under the name ''-M-'' but included photographs of the singer without the wild costumes and hair associated with the ''-M-'' character. The music video for the first single, "Le Roi des ombres", showed Chedid burning a tiny effigy of his alterego.<ref name="2yeux1plume">[http://www.2yeuxet1plume.com/article-35049832.html Review on 2yeuxet1plume / Autour de Matthieu Chedid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707062426/http://www.2yeuxet1plume.com/article-35049832.html |date=7 July 2011 }} (French)</ref>

===''Louis, Matthieu, Joseph et Anna Chedid''=== Chedid was part of the musical group ''Louis, Matthieu, Joseph et Anna Chedid'' with several members of his family. They began with a tour in 2015, which was followed by a studio recording.

===''Îl'', ''Lamomali'', and ''Lettre infinie''===

In autumn 2012, he released the album, ''Îl'', played with Lawrence Clais and Brad Thomas Ackley.

He worked with Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté on a collective album, ''Lamomali'', released in March 2017<ref>[http://www.2yeuxet1plume.com/nouvel_album_lamomali_chedid_diabate Lamomali, futur album à la croisée des mondes, par 2yeuxet1plume / Autour de Matthieu Chedid] (French)</ref> The album also features many well regarded names from the world music scene, such as Philippe Jaroussky, Oxmo Puccino, Youssou N'Dour, Seu Jorge, and Fatoumata Diawara, lending a mesmeric world music flavour to it that celebrates cultural diversity and world peace. The album "showcases musical stylings from across the planet, whilst at its core it contains a traditional West African rhythm".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiser |first=Danny |date=8 July 2020 |title=MALI/FRANCE: Lamomali - Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté & -M- |url=https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/mali-lamomali-toumani-diabat%C3%A9-sidiki-diabat%C3%A9-m |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=200worldalbums.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, he released the studio album, ''Lettre infinie'', featuring collaborations from Thomas Bangalter and Phillipe Zdar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2018 |title=Thomas Bangalter a co-produit un titre avec Matthieu Chedid |url=https://www.tsugi.fr/thomas-bangalter-a-co-produit-un-titre-avec-matthieu-chedid/ |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=TSUGI |language=fr-FR}}</ref> His album ''Rêvalité'' was released in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=-M- Matthieu Chedid on Instagram: "R Ê V A L I T É nouvel album le 03 juin 2022 💜✨ . Photo/artwork: @yannorhan pour Slo Slo" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CbH8HT9Nql4/ |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=Instagram}}</ref>

==Public image== thumb|Chedid performing as -M- in 2022

Chedid is mostly known for his onstage persona -M- whose signature hairstyle is reminiscent of the letter M and was initially achieved using hair wax.<ref name="7sur7" /><ref>{{cite AV media |lang=fr |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFRrtvh3bCY |title=Matthieu Chédid donne le secret derrière sa coupe de cheveux ! // Extrait archives M6 Video Bank |date=8 May 2022 |website=YouTube |publisher=M6 Video Bank |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> According to Chedid, the hairstyle was inspired by the ear tufts of certain species of owls, from a lithography of an owl given by his grandmother Andrée.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/musique/matthieu-chedid-en-dix-mots-qu-il-m_784241.html |title=Matthieu Chedid en dix mots qu'il M |date=5 September 2009 |work=L'Express |accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref> The letter M also appears as a pattern in the character's clothes, in music videos and stage sets. With his energetic personality, eccentric outfits and hairstyle, the character has drawn comparisons with English musician David Bowie's stage persona Ziggy Stardust.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/culture-et-loisirs/musique/en-images-le-concert-onirique-de-matthieu-chedid-au-zenith-14884071.php |title=En images : le concert onirique de Matthieu Chedid au Zénith |date=22 April 2023 |work=La République des Pyrénées |accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/culture/francofolies/le-retour-de-matthieu-chedid-sur-les-scenes-de-la-region-10042388.php |title=Le retour de Matthieu Chedid sur les scènes de la région |last=Jonathan |first=Stéphane C. |date=5 May 2010 |work=Sud Ouest |accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2029651/upclose-m |title=Upclose with -M- |date=17 June 2010 |work=South China Morning Post |accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref> Besides Matthieu Chedid, the character -M- has also been portrayed by actor Vincent Lindon in the music video for Chedid's song ''La bonne étoile''.<ref>{{cite AV media |lang=fr |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TWfDO_-NnI |title=-M- La bonne étoile (Making of) |date=24 September 2020 |website=YouTube |publisher=100% Chanson Française |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> In promotional material and music videos for his 2009 album ''Mister Mystère'', Chedid is seen with natural hair instead of the signature M-shaped hairstyle.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20090907-joli |title=Un joli M |last=De la Haye |first=Fleur |date=7 September 2009 |work=Radio France Internationale |accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref> The lyrics of some of the songs, and the music video of ''Le Roi des Ombres'' ending with Chedid burning a tiny effigy of the -M- character, led to speculation about whether he would abandon his alter ego.<ref name="7sur7" /><ref name="2yeux1plume" /> Chedid eventually kept performing the character, showing his natural hair or wearing M-shaped wigs or helmets.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr |url=https://www.dhnet.be/medias/musique/2009/12/20/m-se-demasque-magique-6DXA2GGG6JBJNO7LQFG63FKXZQ/ |title=M se démasque : magique - La DH/Les Sports+ |last=Volders |first=Géraldine |date=20 December 2009 |work=La Dernière Heure |accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref>

==Awards== Chedid holds the gold place in number of Victoires de la Musique awards, with 13 awards<ref name=":14">{{cite web |title= Victoires de la musique 2018 : découvrez les principaux lauréats |url= https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/victoires-de-la-musique/victoires-de-la-musique-2018-decouvrez-les-principaux-laureats_2603268.html |website= francetvinfo.fr |date= 16 March 2018 |access-date= 16 March 2018 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Catégorie des Victoires de la musique !Result |- | rowspan="2" | 1999 |Best new artist<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 1999 |url= http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-1999_568327|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- |Best music video : ''Machistador'' (réal. Émilie Chedid)<ref name=":1" /> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" |2000 | Male artist of the year<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2000|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2000_568325|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=COUP DE JEUNE SUR LES VICTOIRES 2000|url=http://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20000313-coup-jeune-victoires-2000|language=fr-FR|date=13 March 2000|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | Tour of the Year (''Je dis aime'' à l'Elysée Montmartre et en tournée)<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | {{won}} |- | Album pop-rock of the year (''Je dis aime'')<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |Male artist of the year<ref name=":4">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2004|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/2004_568315|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- |Tour of the Year (''L'Avantour'' à l'Elysée Montmartre)<ref name=":4" /> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="5" | 2005 | Male artist of the year<ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2005|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2005_568311|website=evenements.francetv.fr|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122135753/http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2005_568311|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite news|title=Victoires de la musique : sous le signe du M|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2005/03/06/victoires-de-la-musique-sous-le-signe-du-m_400555_3246.html|website=Le Monde.fr|date=6 March 2005 |language=fr|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | Album of the year (''Qui de nous deux?'')<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> | {{won}} |- | Tour of the Year (M à l'Olympia et en tournée)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> | {{won}} |- | Best music videos on DVD : ''Les Leçons de musique de -M-'' (réal. : Émilie Chedid)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> | {{won}} |- | Best music video (''Ma Mélodie'', réal. : Cyril Houplain)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2006 | Best music video (''La Bonne Étoile'', réal. : Laurent Seroussi)<ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2006|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2006_568313|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- |Best music video (''Est-ce que tu aimes ?'' par Arthur H et -M-, réal. : Rodolphe Pauly)<ref name=":7" /> | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | Best music videos on DVD (tournée ''En tête à tête'', réal.: Thierry Gautier et Sylvain Leduc)<ref name=":8">{{cite web|title=22èmes Victoires de la Musique 2007 - SNEP|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/snep/les-victoires-musique/les-palmares-des-victoires-de-la-musique/22emes-victoires-de-la-musique-2007/|language=fr-FR|date=12 November 2013|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite web |title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2007 |url= http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2007_568309|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Best score soundntrack of the year (B.O. de ''Ne le dis à personne'')<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" |2010 |Album of the year (''Mister Mystère'')<ref name=":10">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2010|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2010_568299|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{nom}} |- | Spectacle musical, tournée ou concert (M à la Cigale - Auguri Productions)<ref name=":10" /> | Tour of the Year (M à la Cigale - Auguri Productions)<ref name=":10" /> | {{nom}} |- |2011 | Spectacle musical, tournée ou concert (-M- au château de Versailles - Auguri Productions)<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2011|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2011_568297|website=evenements.francetv.fr|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810033306/http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2011_568297|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Victoires 2011: M dédie son prix à Andrée Chedid, partie à la fin de l'aventure...|url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/victoires-2011-m-dedie-son-prix-a-andree-chedid-partie-a-la-fin-de-l-aventure_a75029/1|language=fr|date=1 March 2011|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> | Tour of the Year (-M- au château de Versailles - Auguri Productions)<ref>{{cite web|title=Palmarès des Victoires de la Musique - Edition 2011|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2011_568297|website=evenements.francetv.fr|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810033306/http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2011_568297|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |Best music video (''La Seine'' par Vanessa Paradis et -M-, réal. : Bibo Bergeron)<ref name=":11">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2012|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2012_568293|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web|title=Le palmarès des Victoires de la musique 2012|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/le-palmares-des-victoires-de-la-musique-2012_1611257.html|language=fr-FR|date=3 March 2012|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> | {{won}} |- |Best music videos on DVD (''Les Saisons de passage'', réal. : Laurent Thessier)<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":12" /> | {{won}} |- | rowspan="3" |2013 | Artiste interprète masculin de l'année<ref name=":13">{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2012|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2012_568293|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | Male artist of the year<ref name=":13" /> | {{nom}} |- |Album of the year (''Îl'')<ref name=":13" /> | {{nom}} |- |Best music video (''Mojo'', réal. : Beryl Koltz)<ref name=":13" /> | {{nom}} |- |2014 |Tour of the Year (''Îl(s)'' - Labo M / Auguri Productions)<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2014|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2014_568141|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{won}} |- |2016 |Tour of the Year (''Louis, Matthieu, Joseph et Anna Chedid'' à l'Olympia, à l'Opéra Garnier et en tournée - Auguri Productions)<ref>{{cite web|title=Qui sont les nommés aux Victoires de la Musique 2016 ?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/02/12/victoires-de-la-musique-2016-nommes-liste-the-voice_n_9208386.html|website=huffingtonpost.fr|date=12 February 2016 }}</ref> | {{nom}} |- |2018 |World music album of the year (''Lamomali'' avec Toumani et Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara)<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2018|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-victoires-de-la-musique-2018_572339|website=evenements.francetv.fr}}</ref> | {{won}} |}

==Discography== ===Albums=== [[File:Matthieu Chedid 20071103 Chateauroux 1.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Matthieu Chedid during a concert with Vanessa Paradis at Châteauroux in November 2007]] '''Studio albums''' {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=M+%5BFR%5D LesCharts.com: M [FR] discography]</ref> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) <ref name=bel>[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=M+%5BFR%5D Ultratop 50 (Wallonia): M [FR] discography]</ref> !width="20"|SWI <ref name=swi>[http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=M+%5BFR%5D HitParade.ch: M [FR] discography]</ref> |- |align="center"|1997 |''Le Baptême'' |align="center"|35 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|1999 |''Je dis aime'' |align="center"|11 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2003 |''Labo M'' (instrumental) |align="center"|27 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |''Qui de nous deux'' |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|76 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2009 |''Mister Mystère'' |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|16 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2012 |''Îl'' |align="center"|4 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|39 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2019 |''Lettre infinie'' |align="center"|1 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|11 | |- |2022 |''Rêvalité'' |align="center"|2 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|27 | |}

'''Collaborations''' {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) <ref name=bel/> !width="20"|SWI <ref name=swi/> |- |align="center"|2015 |''Louis Matthieu Joseph & Anna Chedid'' (Louis Matthieu Joseph & Anna Chedid) |align="center"|3 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|24 |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan=2|2017 |''Lamomali'' (with Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté) |align="center"|2 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=15|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 15, 2017)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=18 April 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |align="center"|22 |align="center"|31 |align="center"| |- |''Lamomali Airlines'' (with Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté) |align="center"|35 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=M%2C+Toumani+Diabat%E9+%26+Sidiki+Diabat%E9+feat%2E+Fatoumata+Diawara&titel=Lamomali+Airlines&cat=a|title=M, TOUMANI DIABATÉ & SIDIKI DIABATÉ FEAT. FATOUMATA DIAWARA - LAMOMALI AIRLINES (ALBUM)|publisher=lescharts.com|language=fr|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |}

'''Live albums''' {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) <ref name=bel/> !width="20"|SWI <ref name=swi/> |- |align="center"|2001 |''Le tour de -M-'' |align="center"|3 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2005 |''-M- au Spectrum'' |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |''En tête à tête'' |align="center"|2 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|93 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2010 |''Les saisons de passage'' |align="center"|14 |align="center"|76 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2013 |''Îl(s)'' |align="center"|27 |align="center"|145 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2017 |''Lamomali Live'' |align="center"|92 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=48|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 48, 2017)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214142252/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=48|archive-date=14 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2019 |''Le grand petit concert'' |align="center"|24 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=48?&annee=2019&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 48, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |}

'''Soundtracks''' {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Album !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) <ref name=bel/> !width="20"|SWI <ref name=swi/> |- |align="center"|2007 |''Ne le dis à personne'' (soundtrack) |align="center"|103 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2011 |''Un monstre à Paris'' (soundtrack by Vanessa Paradis & -M- / Patrice Renson)

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'''Rereleases''' {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="270"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="30"|Peak positions |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> |- |align="center"|2002 |''Le Baptême'' / ''Je dis aime'' |align="center"|127 |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2004 |''Le Baptême'' / ''Je dis aime'' / ''Labo M'' |align="center"|166 |- |''Le tour de M'' / ''Qui de nous deux'' |align="center"|130 |- |align="center"|2005 | ''Qui de nous deux'' / ''Je dis aime'' / ''Le Baptême'' |align="center"|92 |- |align="center"|2008 | ''Je dis aime'' / ''Qui de nous deux'' |align="center"|78 |}

===Singles=== ====As main artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="200"|Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year ! scope="col" colspan="5" width="30"|Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="160"|Album |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Fl) Ultratip <ref name=bel-fl>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=M+%5BFR%5D Ultratop 50 (Flanders): M [FR] discography]</ref> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) Ultratop <ref name=bel/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) Ultratip <ref name=bel/> !width="20"|SWI <ref name=swi/> |- ! scope="row" | "Machistador" |1998 |align="center"|83 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- ! scope="row" | "Onde sensuelle" / "Je dis aime" |align="center"|2000 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- ! scope="row" | "Qui de nous deux" |align="center" rowspan="3"|2004 |align="center"|40 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|3 |align="center"|83 |align="center"| |- ! scope="row" | "À tes souhaits" |align="center"|78 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|16 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- ! scope="row" | "Ma mélodie" |align="center"|67 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|12 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- ! scope="row" | "La bonne étoile" |align="center" rowspan="1"|2005 |align="center"|50 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- ! scope="row" | "Mister Mystère" |align="center" rowspan="3"|2009 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} | rowspan="4"| ''Mister Mystère'' |- ! scope="row" | "Le roi des ombres" |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|28 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Est-ce que c'est ça?" |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|20 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Amssétou" | rowspan="2" | 2010 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|20 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Tu peux compter sur moi" (with Louis Chedid) |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|8 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|''On ne dit jamais assez aux gens qu'on aime qu'on les aime'' |- ! scope="row" | "La Seine" (with Vanessa Paradis) |2011 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|37 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| ''Un monstre à Paris'' |- ! scope="row" | "Mojo" | rowspan="2"|2012 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|27 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} | rowspan="3"| ''Îl'' |- ! scope="row" | "Baïa" |align="center"|137 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|31 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Océan" |2013 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|16 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Superchérie" |2018 |align="center"|113 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|29 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} | rowspan="4"| ''Lettre infinie'' |- ! scope="row" | "Grand petit con" | rowspan="3"| 2019 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Thérapie" |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- ! scope="row" | "Massaï" |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |}

====Collaborations==== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Single !align="center" colspan="2" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="160"|Album |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) Ultratip <ref name=bel/> |- |align="center"|2001 |"Y'a des zazous" (Brigitte Fontaine & -M-) |align="center"|50 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2007 |"L'éclipse" (Sean Lennon & -M-) |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|8 |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2015 |"F.O.R.T." |align="center"|98 |align="center"|28 |align="center" rowspan=2|''Louis Matthieu Joseph & Anna Chedid'' |- |"On ne dit jamais assez aux gens qu'on aime qu'on les aime" |align="center"|132 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |align="center" rowspan=2|2016 |"Baby That's You" |align="center"|151 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |"Bal de Bamako" (-M-, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté feat. Fatoumata Diawara & Oxmo Puccino) |align="center"|140 |align="center"|41 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2017 |"Cet air" (-M-, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté feat. Fatoumata Diawara) |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|Tip |align="center"| |- |}

====Other hits==== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Single !align="center" colspan="2" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="160"|Album |- !width="20"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|BEL (Wa) Ultratip <ref name=bel/> |- |align="center"|1997 |"Le baptême" / "La grosse bombe" (limited release) |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|1998 |"Au suivant" |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |align="center"|2000 |"Le complexe du corn flakes" |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |- |}

====Charity==== * 2016: "Vole" (with Nolwenn Leroy, Alain Souchon, Laurent Voulzy...)

==Bibliography== * ''Les Âmes de Mogador'' (2003), with Patrice Renson : tribute to Essaouira (Maroc). A CD of ten unreleased tracks is included. * ''-M-, qui de nous deux'' (2004), with Claude Gassian : book produced during the recording of the album ''Qui de nous deux'' * ''-M- de A à Z'' (2005), by Mathias Goudeau * ''Le monde de -M-'' (2005), with Marianne Chedid, Sonia Rachline and Sophie Laurent : insight on his career, with a lot of pictures * ''-M- le mot dit : esthétique d'un funkistador'' by Marc Borbon: analysis of M's world through a fan's own experience * ''Le Livre Extraordinaire de -M-'' by Lisa Roze: package of an archival photographs, unpublished shootings, a book, postcards, a pop-up, a new song (Si Si No No), etc.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|labo-m.net}} * [http://www.rfimusique.com/musique/siteen/biographie/biographie_6124.asp RFI Biography]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=Darkmorpher |fix-attempted=yes }} (English) * [http://www.volubilis.net/interviews/i_m.php Interview with ‑M-] (French) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140201171229/http://www.matthieuchedidweb.tk/ -M- Chedid Online] (Spanish) * [http://www.europopmusic.eu/Reviews/ReviewsQ4_09.html#Review_mistermystere Review of 'Mister Mystère'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229074134/http://www.europopmusic.eu/Reviews/ReviewsQ4_09.html#Review_mistermystere |date=29 December 2020 }} (English) * [http://www.2yeuxet1plume.com Reference website (2yeuxet1plume / Autour de Matthieu Chedid)] (French)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chedid, Matthieu}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Boulogne-Billancourt Category:French people of Syrian descent Category:French people of Lebanese descent Category:French rock guitarists Category:French male guitarists Category:21st-century French singers Category:21st-century French guitarists Category:21st-century French male singers Category:French male singer-songwriters Category:French singer-songwriters Category:Best Original Music César Award winners