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When did Jean-Michel Jarre start making music?

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Jean-Michel Jarre's first song “Happiness Is a Sad Song” released in 1968.


Jean-Michel Jarre is a french electronic music pioneer and composer. He broke his own world record for the largest audience of a concert in Moscow with 3.5 million people. He’s also president of “CISAC“, the world’s largest     association for author rights. His songs are often featured by famous people like Eduard Snowden or Hans Zimmer. 
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