70Maxime Le Forestier is born at Paris. From the age of six, he began playing the violin under the guidance of Catherine, his older sister. As a teenager, he became passionate about literature and discovered the poetry of Georges Brassens. He forms a duo with Catherine who performs in Parisian cabarets.
The meeting with George Moustaki will launch his career. In 1973, Maxime Le Forestier recorded solo and found success with “My brother","Sentimental education" and especially "San Francisco".
After crossing the desert, Maxime Le Forestier recorded, in 1988, the title “Not that part» which marks the artist's great return to the French scene.
Humanist and committed artist, Maxime Le Forestier participates in each of the concerts given for the benefit of “Eating the heart» ; he was, moreover, one of the first artists to be involved in the epic Bastards.
Father of two boys, Maxime Le Forestier has always remained very discreet about his family. If his eldest son, Philippe, born with severe deafness, is the fruit of his love with a Brazilian woman named Bettina, his younger brother Arthur his mother is his wife of 37 years Fabienne. Maxime Le Forestier recently suffered an illness on stage, causing concern among his fans. The singer nevertheless has the chance to be supported by Fabian, with whom the singer lives a solid and discreet love story. At the time of their meeting, in 1985, Fabienne was a programmer for Coluche on Europe 1. After several years of living at Paris, the couple chose to leave the capital for the province. Since then, they have taken up residence in Vendome. In an interview with Paris Match in November 2013, Maxime Le Forestier revealed that Fabienne was the pillar of his balance and serenity.
Fabienne has the most beautiful way of living. She is incredibly generous, loves to receive and is never more radiant than when everyone around her is happy. She is a woman gifted for happiness.”
