Del.icio.usJean Michel Jarre
He is well-known for staging spectacular outdoor concerts of his music, which feature laser displays and fireworks, and three of which appeared in the Guinness Book of Records for their large audiences, often of several million.
One of his albums, Musique pour supermarchés had a print run on only a single copy, which was auctioned to raise money for French artists.
In october 1981, Jarre was the first Western pop-artist who was granted to give concerts in the Republic of China.
In 1986 he worked with NASA; astronaut Ronald McNair was to play the saxophone part of Jarre's piece Rendez-Vous VI while in orbit on board the Space Shuttle Challenger. It was to have been the first piece of music recorded in space, for the album Rendez-Vous. After the Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986, the piece was recorded with a different saxophonist, retitled Ron's piece and the album dedicated to the seven Challenger astronauts.
He was married to British actress and photographer Charlotte Rampling. In 2002 he became engaged to French actress Isabelle Adjani.
He is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.