Philippe Blanchard (; born 8 December 1968), known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je vous emmerde", and "Louxor j'adore".

At the beginning of his career, his musical style was often described as easy-listening, with bossa nova accents and texts that were often morbid or anguished and tinged with humor, all sometimes interspersed with audio collages. He also incorporated elements of rock and electronic music while remaining rooted in a quirky chanson style. In 2010, he attracted attention as an actor by playing Boris Vian in the biopic Gainsbourg, A Heroic Life, by Joann Sfar. The following year, he got top billing in the offbeat comedy, I am a No Man's Land. In 2015, he played the head of state in Gaz de France.

Besides these films, he was often seen in quirky supporting parts in comedies such as La Tour 2 contrôle infernale (2016), by Éric Judor, Hibou (2016), by Ramzy Bedia, We Are Family (2016), by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière, Le Petit Spirou (2017), by Nicolas Bary, Sink or Swim (2018), by Gilles Lellouche, and The World is Yours (2018), by Romain Gavras.

At the 44th César Awards, he received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Sink or Swim.

In 2022, he founded the artistic movement Le Mignonisme, which was represented by the mascot named Monsieur Rose. Monsieur Rose is an inflatable sculpture that has been featured in temporary exhibitions across various cities around the world.

In 2024, he performed his song Nu semi-naked and painted in blue at the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympic Games.

Musical career In November 1991, Katerine began his career. In 1992, he released his debut album Les Mariages Chinois (later re-released with an additional track under the title Les Mariages Chinois et la Relecture). Anxious and self-doubting, Katerine in those days mostly composed and record in a home studio.

In 1994, he released the album L’Education Anglaise on which his sister (under the pseudonym Bruno) and his girlfriend Anne did the singing.

In 1995, he worked on his third album and went through a major artistic shift over a year. He began to use other musicians and do his own singing. The album Mes Mauvaises Fréquentations, released in 1996, and offering lusher orchestrations and several vocalists, was well received critically and commercially. He also worked for the first time as musical director on someone else's album, Mercedes Audras' self-titlred debut, released in 1996.

In 1997, he composed an album for two Anglo-Japanese singers, the Winchester Sisters and also participated in a disc where he met the jazz musicians of the group The Recyclers, with whom he collaborated further. He created and recorded two albums at the same time: L’homme à Trois Mains andLes Créatures. The former he recorded at home alone as previously, while the latter was recorded in a more conventional manner in a studio with The Recyclers. The two albums were released together and marked a turning point in his musical career.

He promoted the records extensively in the media and the song “Je Vous Emmerde” got a lot of airplay. The Recyclers with their entirely different musical background fascinated him by their way of working and their relationship to improvisation, which he integrated into his techniques.

In 1999, he composed “Une Histoire d’Amour” for Anna Karina, his favourite actress, with whom he subsequently toured.

Personal life Katerine has a daughter, Edie, born in 1993, from his marriage to Helena Noguerra (1999–2008). After having had relationships with Jeanne Balibar, he started dating Julie Depardieu with whom he has two sons, Billy, born 16 June 2011, and Alfred, born 8 August 2012.

Discography

Studio albums Les mariages chinois (1991) Les mariages chinois et la relecture (1993) L'éducation anglaise (1994) Mes mauvaises fréquentations (1996) Les Créatures (1999) L'homme à trois mains (1999) 8ème ciel (2002) Robots après tout (2005) Philippe Katerine (2010) 52 reprises dans l'espace (2010) Magnum (2013) Le film (2016) Confessions (2019) Zouzou (2024)

Live albums Border Live + Studio Live (2007) Florilège (2018)

Notable singles

"Comme Jeannie Longo" (1993) "Un après-midi à Paris" (1994) "Le manteau de fourrure" (1995) "Entre nous" (1996) "Je vous emmerde" (1999) "L'homme à 3 mains" (1999) "Jésus Christ mon amour" (2000) "Des étoiles" (2002) "Mort à la poésie" (2003) "1 Rue Jacquemot" (2004) "Euro 04" (Katerine & Helena Noguerra) (2004) "Louxor j'adore" (2006) "100% VIP" (2006) "78-2008" (2007) "Le grand sommeil" (Étienne Daho & Katerine) (2009) "Extra Terrestre" (Arielle Dombasle & Katerine) (2009) "La banane" (2010) "Té-lé-phone" (remixes by Stromae & The Shoes) (2010) "Sexy Cool" (2013) '"Efféminé" (2014) "Moment parfait" (2016) "Compliqué" (2016) "Y'a d'la rhumba dans l'air" (2017) "85 Rouge et noir" (Katerine & MC Circulaire) (2018) "Nu" (played at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony) (2024)

Filmography

Actor Year Title Role Director Notes 2000 Une histoire de K Philippe Nicolas Ruffault Short 2001 Nom de code : Sacha Himself Thierry Jousse Short 2002 The Truth About Charlie Karina Fan Jonathan Demme 2003 Julia et les hommes The Man Thierry Jousse Short C'était le chien d'Eddy Laura's friend Olivier Babinet & Bertrand Mandico Short2005 To Paint or Make Love Mathieu Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu Peau de cochon Himself Philippe Katerine Les invisibles The sound engineer Thierry Jousse 2008 Louise Hires a Contract Killer The singer Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine Le voyage aux Pyrénées A brother Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu Capitaine Achab Henry Philippe Ramos 2009 Les regrets Franck Cédric Kahn 2010 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Boris Vian Joann Sfar 2011 Je suis un no man's land Philippe Thierry Jousse 2013 Opium Nijinski Arielle Dombasle 2014 Magnum Himself Gaëtan Chataignier & Philippe Katerine TV movie 2015 April and the Extraordinary World Darwin Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci 2016 La Tour 2 contrôle infernale Colonel Janouniou Éric Judor We Are Family Claude Gabriel Julien-Laferrière Hibou Francis Banane Ramzy Bedia Gaz de France Jean-Michel Gambier Benoît Forgeard 2017 Let the Sunshine In Mathieu Claire Denis Le petit Spirou Langélusse Nicolas Bary 2018 Sink or Swim Thierry Gilles Lellouche César Award for Best Supporting ActorGlobe de Cristal Award - Best Actor - Comedy The World Is Yours Vincent Romain Gavras Le poulain Daniel Juval-Thibault Mathieu Sapin Puzzle Destructor Olivier Pairoux Short2019 Notre dame Martin Guénaud Valérie Donzelli All About Yves Dimitri Benoît Forgeard C'est quoi cette mamie?! Claude Gabriel Julien-Laferrière Amor maman Oliver Roland Menou Short Mike Himself Frédéric Hazan TV series (2 episodes) 2020 Le Lion Romain Martin Ludovic Colbeau-Justin Merveilles à Montfermeil Franceschini Jeanne Balibar 2021 Le test Laurent Castillon Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud La pièce rapportée Paul Château-Têtard Antonin Peretjatko C'est quoi ce papy?! Claude Gabriel Julien-Laferrière Last Journey of Paul W.R. The radio host Romain Quirot Neuf meufs, L'unitaire Michel Emma de Caunes TV movie 2022 Petite Solange Antoine Maserati Axelle Ropert Neuf mecs Michel Emma de Caunes TV mini-series 2023 Wingwomen Abner Mélanie Laurent Voyages en Italie Jean-Philippe Sophie Letourneur Un homme heureux Francis Tristan Séguéla La plus belle pour aller danser Vincent Bison Victoria Bedos Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Cacofonix Guillaume Canet 2025 The Incredible Snow Woman Basil Sébastien Betbeder L'aventura Jean-Philippe Sophie Letourneur

Director/Writer Year Title Notes 2003 1 km à pied Short 2005 Peau de cochon 2014 Magnum TV movie

Composer Year Title Notes 2000 Une histoire de K Short2001 Histoires de bonsaï Short Nom de code: Sacha Short 2003 A Man, a Real One 2005 To Paint or Make Love 2008 Victoria 2011 Je suis un no man's land

References

External links

Official website