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Joe Dassin was a popular French-American singer and actor. He was born Joseph Ira Dassin on November 5, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, to Greek-Jewish parents. His father, Jules Dassin, was a film director, and his mother, Béatrice Launer, was a singer. Dassin began his singing career in the 1950s, and he released his first album, "Jo Dassin", in 1957.