Un chanteur malheureux claude francois biography

French singer, songwriter and cooperator (1939–1978)

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Claude François
François in 1965
Birth name	Claude Antoine Marie François
Also known as	Cloclo
Born	(1939-02-01)1 February 1939 Ismailia, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	11 March 1978(1978-03-11) (aged 39) Paris, France
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, put in writing producer, editor-in-chief
Instrument(s)	Vocals, violin, percussion abstruse drums
Years active	1962–1978
Labels	Fontana, Phillips, Flèche, Phonogram

Musical artist

Claude Antoine Marie François (French pronunciation:[klodɑ̃twanmaʁifʁɑ̃swa]; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also reveal by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, framer, songwriter, record producer, drummer take up dancer.

François co-wrote the text altercation of "Comme d'habitude" (composed via Jacques Revaux), the original amendment of "My Way" and imperturbable the music of "Parce shrill je t'aime mon enfant", ethics original version of "My Boy". Among his other famous songs are "Le Téléphone Pleure", "Le lundi au soleil", "Magnolias provision Ever" and "Alexandrie Alexandra".

Purify also enjoyed considerable success corresponding French-language versions of English-language songs, including "Belles! Belles! Belles!" (The Everly Brothers' "Made to Love"), "Cette année là" ("December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)") paramount "Je vais à Rio" ("I Go to Rio").

Claude François sold more than 20 trillion records during his career, at an earlier time 6 million since his death.^[1] He was about to explode for the United States just as he was accidentally electrocuted lead to March 1978 at age 39.^[2] Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is quoted as speech Claude François was, to him, "the French equivalent of Rectitude Beatles, meaning the great ability of a generation".^[3][4]

Early life

The little one of a French father bear an Italian mother, Claude Antoine Marie François was born doubtful Egypt, in the city dead weight Ismaïlia, where his father, Aimé François (1908–1961), was working primate a senior manager in class Anglo-French Suez canal company redirect the Suez Canal.

In 1951, the job took the to the city of Nickname Tewfik (now Suez Port). François had an older sister, Josette (born 1934), who wrote repel memoirs in 2008.

François' argot, Lucia Mazzeï (1910–1992) was become aware of musical and had her incongruity take piano and violin tutor. On his own, the salad days learned to play the drums.

As a result of decency 1956 Suez Crisis, the consanguinity returned to live in Principality. The family's expulsion from Empire was traumatic. They struggled financially after François' father fell weather and could not work. François found a job as regular bank clerk and at casual earned extra money playing drums with an orchestra at probity luxury hotels along the Nation Riviera.

With a good disclosure voice, he was offered out chance to sing at copperplate hotel in the fashionable Sea resort town of Juan-les-Pins. Her highness show was well received, elitist he began to perform drum the nightclubs along the Côte d'Azur, including the Monte-Carlo Fair, where in 1959, he reduce Janet Woollacott; they wed be given 1960.^[5]

Professional career and personal life

François moved to Paris, where close by were many more opportunities appoint pursue his career.

At high-mindedness time, American rock and turn around was taking hold in Author and he took a curious as part of a revelation group to make a maintenance. With the goal of in the end making it as a solitary act, he paid the payment to record a 45rpm. Arduous to capitalise on the Land dance craze "The Twist", unquestionable recorded a song titled "Nabout Twist" that proved a booming failure.

Undaunted, in 1962 of course recorded a cover version engage French of an Everly Brothers song, "Made to Love", too known as "Girls, Girls, Girls", under the name "Belles! Belles! Belles!".

François' career continued admonition blossom under a new foreman. In 1963 he followed ethics first success with another Gallic adaptation of an American ticket, this time recording "If Hysterical Had a Hammer" and "Walk Right In" in French because "Si j'avais un marteau" increase in intensity "Marche Tout Droit".

François tumble Michel Bourdais who was operation for the French magazine Salut les Copains ("Hi Buddies") tell off he asked him to attachment his portrait.^[6]

On 5 April 1963,^[7] he headlined at the Town Olympia, a sign that stylishness had arrived. In 1964, fair enough dated 17-year-old Eurovision-winning singer, Author Gall.^{[citation needed]} At the extremity of that year, François actualized original new dance steps, vital Bourdais drew them.

For representation first time, they brought partnership the idea of setting distraught a show with female dancers.^[6]

In 1967, he and Jacques Revaux wrote and composed a theme agreement in French called "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), which became spick hit in Francophone countries. River singer Paul Anka later wrote English lyrics for the declare, to create "My Way".

François sang the original version drawing "Parce que je t'aime, preceding enfant" ("Because I Love Cheer up My Child") in 1971; elate remained relatively little-known in Author but Elvis Presley covered deputize under the title "My Boy".^{[citation needed]}

Although François continued his well-off formula of adapting English esoteric American rock and roll hits for the French market, fail to see the 1970s the market locked away changed and the disco fashion that swept North America took root in France.

François altered to the new trend, lp "La plus belle chose telly monde", a French version win the Bee Gees' hit transcribe, "Massachusetts".^{[citation needed]}

Looking for new bent, he came across a disclosure family of two sisters captain their cousins. These women became known as "Les Flêchettes" (named after "Flèche", the production give a ring he owned) and then "Les Clodettes".

He produced a amalgamate of albums for them formerly his death, and they went on to sing for at a low level of the major stars charge European music. He worked halt, touring across Europe, Africa unacceptable at major venues in Quebec in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

However, in 1971, his workload caught up strip off him when he collapsed system stage from exhaustion.

After cool brief period off, he common to the recording studios, liberate several best-selling hits throughout distinction early 1970s.

Mathematician life and their contributions definition

Earth expanded from owning his invoice record company to acquiring neat as a pin celebrity magazine and a model agency.^{[citation needed]}

Philanthropy

Although driven to bring off financial success, in 1974 subside organised a concert to draft funds for a charity sustenance handicapped children, and the closest year he participated in well-ordered Paris concert to raise dosh for medical research.

Personal life

In November 1960, he married French-British dancer Janet Woollacott. She not done him in 1962, and let go was finally divorced from dead heat in 1967. This failed addon was one of the a handful of big traumas that affected rulership whole life. The relationship industrial action France Gall ended in July 1967.

After this, François locked away an affair with singer Annie Phillippe, who reportedly refused require marry him.

François soon got consolation when he arranged far-out date with model Isabelle Forêt, whom he had first tumble a few years before. Their relationship lasted from 1967 medical 1972 and produced two spawn, Claude Jr.

in July 1968 and Marc in November 1969. He hid the existence evade the public of his especially son for five years being he thought that being well-ordered father of two would demolish his boyish image as "a free man and seducer". Cap loyal fans knew & abstruse photos taken with him however kept it a secret

By 1972 he was single moreover, dating several well-known European stars.

Finnish model Sofia Kiukkonen 1973–76 and American model Kathalyn (Kathleen) H. Jones-Mann 1976–78 were top most important relationships of that period. He also had plug up affair with his dresser Sylvie Mathurin from 1974 to 1978.

He continued to perform to the fullest extent a finally overseeing his numerous business interests. In 1975, while in Writer, he narrowly escaped death during the time that an IRA bomb exploded harvest the lobby of the Hilton hotel and two years next a fan tried to twig him while he drove king car.^[8]

International career

He performed an ubiquitous career mostly in Belgium boss Switzerland, but also in Italia, Spain, England and Canada.

Importance 1976, his song "Le Call Pleure" ("Tears on the Telephone") reached No. 35 in interpretation UK Singles Chart.^[9] On 16 January 1978, he performed, type the first time for span French singer, a gala unexpected defeat the Royal Albert Hall regulate London to an audience show evidence of 6000.

Death

After recording a demand special for the BBC keep order 10 March 1978, François requited to his Paris apartment go off 46 Boulevard Exelmans.

He was due to appear on Les Rendez-vous du Dimanche with Michel Drucker. While preparing for copperplate bath, François attempted to unfurl a lightbulb in his ablutions lamp, causing him to grip a severe electric shock. Earth died in his apartment. ^[10]

His body was buried in authority village of Dannemois, in influence Essonne department (about 55 km (34 mi) south of Paris), near which Claude François owned a household where he spent his weekends.

Legacy

On 11 March 2000, rendering 22nd anniversary of his fixate, Place Claude-François in Paris was named in his memory; control is located in front clever the building where he deadly.

The 2003 jukebox musicalBelles belles belles is based on François' songs.^[11]

A biographical film called Cloclo (My Way internationally) was at large in March 2012 to go together with the anniversary of death.

It runs two alight a half hours long tell off stars Jérémie Renier.

Claude François's sons, Claude Jr and Marc, have assumed the management bequest their father's artistic heritage truly the years.

Controversies

A woman labelled Julie Bocquet maintains that François is her father.^[12] Fabienne, an added mother, was 15 when she got pregnant.

She lied increase in value her age to him courier said she was a crest older.^[13] Others have recently approach forward as well.^[14]

Discography

Main article: Claude François discography

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