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William Sheller

French recording artist; singer and composer
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William Sheller
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 9, 1946
Place of birth
17th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
singer, singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, recording artist
Award received
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Grande médaille de la chanson française, Victory of the album, Victory of honor, Victoire de la chanson originale de l'année[9][10][11][12][13]
Genre
pop music, chanson, progressive rock, symphonic rock[15][16][17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[32]
Birth name
William Jean Desbœuf[33]
Copyright representative
SACEM
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Discography
William Sheller discography[23]
End of work period
2021[37]
Eye color
blue[31]
Family name
Hand (surname), Desbœuf[24][25]
Given name
William, Jean[26][27]
Hair color
blond hair[35]
Instrument
piano, voice[29][30]
Name in native language
William Jean Hand[34]
Pseudonym
William Sheller[28]
Record label
Universal Music Group, Philips Records, Mercury Records, CBS Disques[19][20][21][22]
Social media followers
20k (14k–20k, n=3)
Start of work period
1968[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Desboeuf en William Hand en William Jean Hand en William Sheller fr William Desbœuf fr William Hand it William Hand ja ウィリアム・シェラー
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000063050591
VIAF cluster ID
22177504
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85374825
GND ID
138519234
Académie française award winner ID
william-sheller
Acharts.co artist ID
william_sheller
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000637171
Apple Music artist ID
13502073
Babelio author ID
123426
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121408804
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
29814
Deezer artist ID
7345
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
138519234
Discogs artist ID
260354
Europeana entity
agent/base/8397
Evene ID
william-sheller-5554
FAST ID
176756
Facebook username
shellerofficiel
Freebase ID
/m/01l6sk4
Genius artist ID
William-sheller
Genius artist numeric ID
393767
HAND ID
4184-E0CE-28A4-C0D6-295A
IMDb ID
nm0791164
IPI name number
00053191889, 00053191791
IdRef ID
029874645
Jaxsta profile ID
404f52cd-448f-476d-94fe-9fa361ff4736
Kinobox person ID
906704
LdiF person ID
53706
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
149068
LyricsTranslate ID
william-sheller-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
ecd76a79-59a4-4f29-8ddd-302b14100d1e
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000086912
NL CR AUT ID
xx0165461
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810630060505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073659916
Prabook ID
1758232
RFI Musique artist ID
chanson/william-sheller
Radio France person ID
william-sheller
Rate Your Music artist ID
william_sheller
SACEM Museum artist ID
1730
SNAC ARK ID
w6ms589k
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4943
Shazam artist ID
13502073
Songkick artist ID
131922
Spotify artist ID
2fJzcOo1URtFQr5rkF5kC8
TMDB person ID
1877888
Taratata artist ID
william-sheller
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-f9be-70e5-9f76-79d706ee7ec4
Tidal artist ID
3674690
Topic's main category
Category:William Sheller
Universal Music France artist ID
20000157614
Vikidia article ID
fr:William_Sheller
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfmpv7vM439HvCTXKHwG3
X (Twitter) username
shellerwilliam
Yale LUX ID
person/d4ce4a2f-1c3d-4baf-af55-c907dca79224
Yandex Music artist ID
133064
YouTube channel ID
UCXauzHMFDk6w5vsKndh0VIQ, UChSlcZvrs8gpNxA0MYkz-Lw
ČSFD person ID
193427

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 28
Un homme heureux, Un homme heureux, Fier et fou de vous, Fier et fou de vous, Le Carnet à spirale, Le Carnet à spirale, Les Filles de l'aurore, Les Filles de l'aurore +20 more
Mb:lyricist 24
Un homme heureux, Un homme heureux, Fier et fou de vous, Fier et fou de vous, Le Carnet à spirale, Le Carnet à spirale, Les Filles de l'aurore, Les Filles de l'aurore +16 more
Mb:performer of 24
Ailleurs, Albion, Avatars, Stylus, Dans un vieux rock'n'roll, Épures, J'suis pas bien, Les Machines absurdes +16 more
Occupation 5
composer, singer, pianist, singer-songwriter, recording artist
Genre 4
pop music, progressive rock, chanson, symphonic rock
Record label 3
Universal Music Group, Mercury Records, Philips Records
Compositions 2
Arlette, Erotissimo
Given name 2
William, Jean
Instrument 2
piano, voice
Copyright representative 1
SACEM
Country of citizenship 1
France
Eye color 1
blue
Hair color 1
blond hair
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
17th arrondissement of Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Sheller was born on July 9, 1946[1], in 17th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], singer-songwriter[4], pianist[5], composer[6], and recording artist[7].

FAQs

Where was William Sheller born?

William Sheller was born in 17th arrondissement of Paris[2].

What did William Sheller do for work?

William Sheller worked as a singer[3], singer-songwriter[4], pianist[5], composer[6], and recording artist[7].

What awards did William Sheller receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[9], Grande médaille de la chanson française[10], Victory of the album[11], and Victory of honor[12].

Related Entities

France Mercury Records Philips Records Universal Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [9] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . musee.sacem.fr. musee.sacem.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . lepoint.fr. lepoint.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 4184-E0CE-28A4-C0D6-295A
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → 17th arrondissement of Paris
    Discography → William Sheller discography
    End of work period → 2021
    Family name → Hand (surname), Desbœuf
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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