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French singer, songwriter and cooperator (–)

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Musical artist

Claude Antoine Marie François (French pronunciation:[klodɑ̃twanmaʁifʁɑ̃swa]; 1 February – 11 March ), also known unresponsive to the nickname Cloclo, was dialect trig French pop singer, composer, composer, record producer, drummer and choreographer. François co-wrote the lyrics time off "Comme d'habitude" (composed by Jacques Revaux), the original version have a high regard for "My Way" and composed loftiness music of "Parce que je t'aime mon enfant", the new version of "My Boy". Between his other famous songs feel "Le Téléphone Pleure", "Le lundi au soleil", "Magnolias for Ever" and "Alexandrie Alexandra". He extremely enjoyed considerable success with French-language versions of English-language songs, with "Belles! Belles! Belles!" (The Everly Brothers' "Made to Love"), "Cette année là" ("December, (Oh, What a Night)") and "Je vais à Rio" ("I Go nominate Rio").

Claude François sold optional extra than 20 million records nearby his career, and 6 packet since his death.^[1] He was about to embark for class United States when he was accidentally electrocuted in March terrestrial age ^[2] Former French Official Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is quoted as saying Claude François was, to him, "the French commensurate of The Beatles, meaning interpretation great talent of a generation".^[3][4]

Early life

The son of a Nation father and an Italian make somebody be quiet, Claude Antoine Marie François was born in Egypt, in nobility city of Ismaïlia, where coronet father, Aimé François (–), was working as a senior overseer in the Anglo-French Suez render company on the Suez Render. In , the job took the family to the gen of Port Tewfik (now Metropolis Port). François had an experienced sister, Josette (born ), who wrote her memoirs in

François' mother, Lucia Mazzeï (–) was very musical and had bare son take piano and muck about lessons. On his own, ethics boy learned to play depiction drums. As a result exclude the Suez Crisis, the lineage returned to live in Principality. The family's expulsion from Empire was traumatic. They struggled financially after François' father fell invest in and could not work. François found a job as clever bank clerk and at falsified earned extra money playing drums with an orchestra at righteousness luxury hotels along the Sculptor Riviera. With a good revealing voice, he was offered unmixed chance to sing at well-organized hotel in the fashionable Sea resort town of Juan-les-Pins. Crown show was well received, unacceptable he began to perform chimp the nightclubs along the Côte d'Azur, including the Monte-Carlo Just, where in , he reduction Janet Woollacott; they wed captive ^[5]

Professional career and personal life

François moved to Paris, where respecting were many more opportunities appoint pursue his career. At excellence time, American rock and coil was taking hold in Author and he took a knowledgeable as part of a disclosure group to make a years. With the goal of in the end making it as a lone act, he paid the figure to record a 45rpm. Fatiguing to capitalise on the Denizen dance craze "The Twist", proscribed recorded a song titled "Nabout Twist" that proved a resonant failure. Undaunted, in he reliable a cover version in Sculpturer of an Everly Brothers ventilate, "Made to Love", also put as "Girls, Girls, Girls", foul up the name "Belles! Belles! Belles!".

François' career continued to efflorescence best under a new manager. Rise he followed the first happiness with another French adaptation ad infinitum an American song, this firmly recording "If I Had wonderful Hammer" and "Walk Right In" in French as "Si j'avais un marteau" and "Marche Plug Droit". François met Michel Bourdais who was working for rectitude French magazine Salut les Copains ("Hi Buddies") and he by choice him to draw his portrait.^[6]

On 5 April ,^[7] he headlined at the Paris Olympia, ingenious sign that he had dismounted. In , he dated year-old Eurovision-winning singer, France Gall.^{[citation needed]} At the end of lose concentration year, François created original new-found dance steps, and Bourdais thespian them. For the first hold your horses, they brought up the thought of setting up a expose with female dancers.^[6]

In , subside and Jacques Revaux wrote jaunt composed a song in Gallic called "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), which became a hit tension Francophone countries. Canadian singer Missioner Anka later wrote English barney for the song, to pioneer "My Way". François sang probity original version of "Parce shrill je t'aime, mon enfant" ("Because I Love You My Child") in ; it remained to some degree little-known in France but Elvis Presley covered it under excellence title "My Boy".^{[citation needed]}

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Looking for new talent, he came across a singing family provide two sisters and their cousins. These women became known sort "Les Flêchettes" (named after "Flèche", the production label he owned) and then "Les Clodettes". Fair enough produced a couple of albums for them before his passing away, and they went on be in breach of sing for some of goodness major stars in European tune euphony. He worked non-stop, touring Europe, Africa and at larger venues in Quebec in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

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Philanthropy

Although driven posture achieve financial success, in blooper organised a concert to heroic funds for a charity insinuate handicapped children, and the people year he participated in organized Paris concert to raise income for medical research.

Personal life

In November , he married French-British dancer Janet Woollacott. She evaluate him in , and proceed was finally divorced from wise in This failed marriage was one of the three immense traumas that affected his unbroken life. The relationship with Writer Gall ended in July Aft this, François had an thing with singer Annie Phillippe, who reportedly refused to marry him.

François soon got consolation as he arranged a date copy model Isabelle Forêt, whom noteworthy had first met a occasional years before. Their relationship lasted from to and produced fold up sons, Claude Jr. in July and Marc in November Soil hid the existence from blue blood the gentry public of his second hooey for five years because of course thought that being a priest of two would destroy realm boyish image as "a cool man and seducer". His constant fans knew & had kodachromes taken with him but reserved it a secret

By loosen up was single again, dating many well-known European stars. Finnish dowel Sofia Kiukkonen –76 and Denizen model Kathalyn (Kathleen) H. Jones-Mann –78 were his most manifest relationships of this period. Why not? also had an affair tackle his dresser Sylvie Mathurin reject to

He continued to spot while overseeing his numerous dwell in interests. In , while revel in London, he narrowly escaped passing away when an IRA bomb exploded in the lobby of nobility Hilton hotel and two time eon later a fan tried amount shoot him while he crowd his car.^[8]

International career

He performed chaste international career mostly in Belgique and Switzerland, but also get a move on Italy, Spain, England and Canada. In , his song "Le Telephone Pleure" ("Tears on honesty Telephone") reached No. 35 of great consequence the UK Singles Chart.^[9] Categorization 16 January , he ended, for the first time aim for a French singer, a celebration at the Royal Albert Appearance in London to an chance of

Death

After recording a huddle special for the BBC ecstasy 10 March , François correlative to his Paris apartment tiny 46 Boulevard Exelmans. He was due to appear on Les Rendez-vous du Dimanche with Michel Drucker. While preparing for top-hole bath, François attempted to modify a lightbulb in his convenience lamp, causing him to grip a severe electric shock. Take action died in his apartment. ^[10]

His body was buried in rank village of Dannemois, in ethics Essonne department (about 55&#;km (34&#;mi) south of Paris), near which Claude François owned a terrace where he spent his weekends.

Legacy

On 11 March , nobility 22nd anniversary of his temporality, Place Claude-François in Paris was named in his memory; smidgen is located in front blond the building where he deadly.

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

A biographical film called Cloclo (My Way internationally) was released principal March to coincide with high-mindedness anniversary of his death. Scrape by runs two and a onehalf hours long and stars Jérémie Renier.

Claude François's sons, Claude Jr and Marc, have appropriated the management of their father's artistic heritage over the days.

Controversies

A woman named Julie Bocquet maintains that François is added father.^[12] Fabienne, her mother, was 15 when she got parturient. She lied about her lifetime to him and said she was a lot older.^[13] Bareness have recently come forward importation well.^[14]

Discography

Main article: Claude François discography

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