Christophe was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge in France on October 10th, 1945. His first recording, Reviens Sophie, came out in 1963, but it wasn't until two years later that he found success with the legendary Aline, a song that soon became the definite summer song of 1965, not only in France, but also in much of the rest of Europe.

An album of the same name soon followed, which also contained two other hits, Les marionnettes and Excusez-moi monsieur le professeur. During the next few years Christophe produced even more classics-to-be, like J'ai entendu la mer and Maman.

Leaving Vogue, his record company, proved to be a cause for major changes in Christophe's style.
In 1973 he was introduced to Jean-Michel Jarre, who was primarily a lyricist at the time.

In 1976 the album Samourai was released where Christophe experimented with strings in a way he had never before);
Other albums include La dolce vita, Le beau bizarre, Pas vu pas pris. Christophe made a comeback in 1996 with the adventurous Bevilacqua album .

His latest comeback occurred in 2001 with the release of a new album, called "Comm'si la terre penchait", which was a followed by a hugely successful mini-tour and a live album.