Origins, private life, fraud, famous rebuffed actress… her secrets

Michel Jonasz, who you find in the new TF1 series The negotiator with François-Xavier Demaison on Monday evening, is on all fronts. Both an actor, songwriter and performer, the 77-year-old artist never ceases to surprise us. But what do you really know about him?

The latest information on Michel Jonasz

What are the origins of Michel Jonasz?

Michel Jonasz was born in Drancy, in Seine-Saint-Denis, in 1947, to Jewish Hungarian immigrant parents. His father, Oscar Jonasz, came to France with his parents at the age of five and his mother, Charlotte, at the age of 16. They both escaped death during World War II, but much of his family did not survive.

His parents are both hairdressers but his father, a violin enthusiast, passed on his passion for music to him from a very young age. Later, at 15, he obtained a position as pianist and then became keyboardist in the rocker group Vigon and Les Lemons, before founding his own group, King Set, with his friend Alain Goldstein.

Michel Jonasz: who are his wife and children?

Michel Jonasz is extremely discreet about his private life and never discusses his wife publicly. However, we know that the singer is the father of Florian, born in 1978, and Hannah, who was born in 1984.My son Florian is a director, my daughter Hannah works in fine arts. She makes mosaics “, he explained to Gala. Like their famous father,they have a taste for words, like music“.

Which famous actress did Michel Jonasz rebuff?

While the singer starred in the series Leibowitz vs. Leibowitz with Clémentine Célarié between 2016 and 2018, she had fallen for him somewhat! “I was in love with Michel at one point. He didn’t want me“, she said on the set of C to you. But the actor being in a relationship at that time, he did not return her affection. However, Clémentine Célarié clarified that they had remained good friends!

Where does one of Michel Jonasz’s biggest hits come from?

In 1985, the singer released his title The jazz box, which pays homage to the famous jazz players of history. However, he is not a big fan of this type of music and even has bad memories of jazz clubs. “It’s a misunderstanding. I don’t come from jazz, but from rock’n’roll and blues. This song was born after a disastrous audition in a jazz club. I turned this failure into success. In a positive way!”he detailed to 7 Days TV.

Who was Michel Jonasz defrauded by?

Between 2013 and 2019, Michel Jonasz was the victim of fraud by his personal assistant at the time. She would have signed checks herself with her boss’s money and would have stolen no less than 398,000 euros from the singer! In 2022, she was sentenced to eighteen months in prison for breach of trust and money laundering and was ordered to return the stolen sum.