Sidaction is a major French public event that started in 1994 in

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for raising awareness and collecting charitable funds for AIDS. It donates important sums to various AIDS charities,

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, institutions specializing in medical care and social aid for those suffering of

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/ AIDS in France and internationally. In 2007, for example, Sidaction allocated donations to 111 programs in 29 countries. ''Sidaction'' was presided by

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and its vice-president is Line Renaud. After Bergé's death in September 2017,

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (; born 30 July 1947) is a French virologist and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division (french: Unité de Régulation des Infections Rétrovirales) and Professor at the in Paris, France. Born in Paris, France, Barré-S ...

was assigned as new president.

Fundraising

Sidaction has launched various initiatives in order to raise funds for its projects. It also has an on-line shop selling items including clothing which contains advertising, drawing attention to the charity. In 2008 the French underwear manufacturer Hom, which is part of the Triumph International brand, launched a special edition of men's maxi brief which incorporated a condom pocket, supplied complete with condom, and included a waistband with the words 'Safe love' with the red ribbon symbol on one leg. For each brief sold, the manufacturer donated €1 to the charity.

''Sidaction'' in popular media

In the winter of 1998, a charity album entitled ''Sidaction'' by "Ensemble 98" became a top selling album and was top of the French Album Charts for 2 weeks in the November 28 and December 5, 2010 charts. In 1999, all revenue from the controversial French hit " Je te rends ton amour" sung by

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were donated to Sidaction. In 2004, Sidaction released "Y'a pas un homme qui soit né pour ça" credited to "Sidaction (

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/ Calogero /

Pascal Obispo Pascal Michel Obispo (; born 8 January 1965) is a French singer-songwriter. Biography Pascal Obispo, son of Max Obispo (a former Bordeaux Girondins football player of Basque origin) and Nicole Guérin (originally from Angers), was born on 8 J ...

)". The single made it to number 20 on SNEP, the official French Singles Chart. In 2014, Sidaction released a new charity song entitled " Kiss & Love" followed by a similar titled album that reached number 5 in France in its first week of release. In 2018, Sidaction released a new charity song "Sa raison d'être 2018" with the participation of a great number of artists. This coincided with the 20th anniversary of

's charity album ''Ensemble'' and that album's first track "Sa raison d'être", this 2018 take being a remake of the original. Tha artists include

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Carla Bruni Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

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, Keen V. Pascal Obispo also invited younger artists like

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, Vianney,

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, Tal, the Brigitte duo,

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, Vincent Niclo, Elodie Frégé,

Emmanuel Moire Emmanuel Moire (born 16 June 1979 in Le Mans) is a French singer-songwriter, best known for portraying the role of Louis XIV in the French stage musical ''Le Roi Soleil''. Moire has released four albums ''(Là) où je pars'' (2006), '' L'Équi ...

, Michaël Gregorio,

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, Christophe Willem,

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etc. The music video is introduced by Pascal Obispo and Line Renaud.PurePeople: Vingt ans après, Pascal Obispo dévoile une nouvelle version d'un tube culte.

References

External links

Sidaction Official website

Sidaction 2010 hopes to exceed seven million euros

''Le sida et les jeunes'' pages on ''France 5'' site
(coproduced by ''Sidaction'') {{Authority control Health charities in France HIV/AIDS organizations