Les Charlots was a group of French musicians, singers, comedians and film actors, who were popular in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.
The group was active first from 1965 to 1966 as "Les Problèmes", the backup band for French singer Antoine. They renamed themselves Les Charlots and remained active from 1966 to 1997, then again briefly from 2008 to 2011 (as a duo). Les Charlots means "the clowns" or "the idiots" rather than being a direct reference to Charlie Chaplin, who was generally called Charlot in France.