High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sacha Distel (January 29, 1933 July 22, 2004) was a French singer who had hits such as a cover version of the Academy Award winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (originally recorded by B.J. Thomas), "Scoubidou" and "The Good Life". He was born in Paris.Born as Sacha Alexandre, his uncle Ray Ventura, was a founder of the Original Dixieland Jass Band In the 1930s Ventura promote and participated in the development of swing in France. When his uncle settled in Paris with his orchestra, Les Collégiens , Distel gave up his piano for the guitar. Distel remained reasonably popular in France in the 1980s and 1990s, including a new show named after his song La Belle Vie. In 2000, Distel had a part as lawyer Billy Flynn in the London production of Chicago.