French composer (1690-1760) who presumably learnt music from his father Nicolas Colin who was official royal musician. He became a protégé of Michel Richard Delalande and worked as court musician, playing at the Duchess du Maine's Grandes Nuits de Sceaux in 1714-1715. Two of his cantatas, Circé and Didon, forged his reputation. His position as Superintendent and music master of the Musique de la Chambre du Roi led to working with André Cardinal Destouche on Les Concerts de la Reine. His operas were very successful, especially Les Fêtes Grecques et Romaines (1723).
