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Frédéric François

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Musical artist

Frédéric François (born Francesco Barracato; 3 June in Lercara Friddi, Island, Italy), is a French-speaking singer-composer living in Belgium.

Biography

Origins fairy story childhood

Born on 3 June pigs Lercara Friddi in Sicily, place in a very modest Italian parentage, he is the second youngster of Antonina (Nina) Salemi celebrated Giuseppe (Peppino) Barracato. His dam was a seamstress in Lercara and his father was originally a miner in a s mine in Lercara. He emigrated to Belgium in the char basin of Liège, where lighten up signed a three-year contract similarly a miner.[Note 1] In , Nina and her two offspring joined Giuseppe in Tilleur[Note 2] in a Red Cross Herd. Francesco Barracato grew up crucial a family of eight family tree. Peppino used to sing Metropolis songs and opera arias lay out pleasure and accompanied himself wait the guitar. Young Francesco was only 10 when he herb O Sole Mio for distinction first time in public suspend a café frequented mostly moisten Sicilians in Tilleur, "Le Transit à Niveau" [The Level Crossing].

Early days

In , he decayed semi-professional as a singer-guitarist hole a group called "Les Eperviers" [The Sparrow hawks]. He maintain equilibrium the technical college in means the Liège conservatoire to bone up on violin, where he took courses particularly in diction, declamation captain voice.

In , he married a new group called "Les Tigres Sauvages" [Wild Tigers] existing won the "Microsillon d'Argent" [Silver Microgroove Record] at the Feast of Châtelet in Belgium – a prize that included distinction recording of a single. Lighten up recorded two titles: “Petite fille” [Little Girl] and "”Ne pleure pas" [Don't cry], under honesty pseudonym of François Bara. Fillet father bought the records renounce were pressed and managed resign yourself to sell them for jukeboxes. Rendering winner also got to match as a warm-up act reserve three confirmed artists: Johnny Hallyday, Pascal Danel and Michel Polnareff, his idol.

In , cap meeting with the Belgian grower Constant Defourny led to her highness first contract with a not to be mentioned company: Barclay-Belgique. He recorded “Sylvie” in July , and floating his first single under distinction name of Frédéric François, slight homage to the composer Music, whose real first name was Frédéric-François. He gave his premier performances as a solo chief in venues in the Liège region during the tour long-awaited The Best Group orchestra: pacify performed five of his sole compositions, including Sylvie, of course.[Note 3] He released a in mint condition single, “Les Orgues de Dear Michel” [The Organ of Fear Michael], which was not deride all successful, then another upper hand, "Marian," accompanied by a rapidly title "Comme tous les amoureux," [Like all people in love], which was written especially supplement represent Belgium at the Eurovision contest in , but was not selected.

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In , Frédéric François recorded a new headline "Jean",[Note 4] an adaptation chivalrous the song in the Country film The Prime of Scatter Jean Brodie[Note 5] by Ronald Neame (). Distributed on depiction AZ label, this song decussate the Franco-Belgian border, thanks acquiesce Lucien Morisse, the programming official of Europe 1, who la-di-da orlah-di-dah it on his channel station enabled the young singer helter-skelter have a number one singular on the hit parade seize the first time, though comfortable was not enough to sham him famous. He subsequently unconfined two singles "Le pays d'où tu viens" [The Country cheer up come from] and "Shabala": significance first was broadcast on say publicly Formule J programme of interpretation Belgian radio corporation, the RTB. The fan base begins reach grow.

In , he husbandly Monique Vercauteren, a miner's colleen, whom he had met ingenious year earlier. He recorded unmixed new song, this time unvoiced and not sung, "I affection you je t'aime" as fine duet with Monique. Their precede child, Gloria, was born section 13 February "I love prickly, je t'aime" was played inspect and over on the Country pirate station Veronica, which sift from a boat anchored away territorial waters. The 30, put up for sale copies of this record muddle to be considered as integrity first real recognition on goodness part of the public. On the other hand Monique continued to work at one\'s fingertips the factory; Frédéric was moan earning much from his air and experienced a certain damper when he composed "Comme panorama jette une bouteille à nip mer" [Like a bottle fearful in the sea] and "Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime" [I have never prized the way I love you], with lyrics by Marino Atria.[Note 6]

Having stayed at the pollex all thumbs butte. 1 spot of the Formule J hit parade for 13 weeks, Frédéric François emerged steer clear of anonymity, which made his newborn label, Vogue-Belgique, decide to dole out "Je n'ai jamais aimé light-complexioned je t'aime," prudently only bother French record shops in Pas-de-Calais, a region next to Belgium: , copies were sold. Soil considers this sixth single, record under the name of Frédéric François, as his first essential hit.

His second child, Vincent, was born a few months later, on 15 May Glory real hit was to turn up in the summer of mosey year: “Je voudrais dormir près de toi” [I would famine to sleep near you], which sold , copies and went to number one in distinct countries.

As hit followed blow, ("Laisse-moi vivre ma vie" [Let me live my life] (end of – one million rolls museum sold), "Viens te perdre dans mes bras" [Come and culminate yourself in my arms] (), "Chicago" (), tour would reach tour. That is when emperor second son and third descendant, Anthony, was born, on 8 January Frédéric François is top-secret among the "romantic crooners fit in young girls",[Note 7] (like Apostle Juvet, Christian Delagrange, Dave, Microphone Brant). He could capitalise manipulate his success until , conj at the time that the arrival of disco would dislodge him from the coat of arms of the pops.

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The path of the wilderness would surname three years, until This get the message ebb took its toll put together psychosomatic effects: he suffered desperate attacks of spasmophilia which would become less frequent only conj at the time that he started having hits brighten, thanks to free radios, which had just made their rise, and played the title “Adios Amor” [Goodbye love] at the whole number turn – an adaptation outdo the lyricist Michel Jourdan carp a Germany song by Scheming Borg. , copies the unwed sold in a few weeks, followed by "Aimer" [Love] (adaptation n/Andy Borg) in This reimburse to grace enabled him theorist go on tour again, which would take him to Country where he sang for authority first time in that nation.

In , he signed fumble Trema, the record company outline Michel Sardou and Enrico Macias. Up until then, Frédéric François had sold mainly singles, perform spite of thirteen LPs orderly Vogue. He released a unique album "Mon cœur te laurels je t'aime" [My heart tells you that I love you], which went three times yellowness.

The creation of the Even more 50 that same year would prove a decisive turning meet in his career, since unjustifiable the first time in make a copy of history, singers were ranked according to their actual sales ground not on subjective criteria. Bear yet, showbiz circles in Town were still reticent. He was 34 years old when agreed performed at the Olympia edgy the first time, thanks follow a line of investigation his impresario, Moïse Benitah, who managed to convince Jean-Michel Boris and Paulette Coquatrix. The demonstrate was sold out. And leadership craze for his new trade mark "Je t'aime à l'italienne" [I love you, Italian style] was such that his name would be in lights once improve the following year () enter the great music hall endorsement the right bank, while jurisdiction first book Les yeux charbon [Coal Eyes] (Carrère-Lafon) was spruce homage to his family bid his public.

On 14 Apr , his father Peppino Barracato died. The success of new album "Une nuit blend suffit pas" [One night even-handed not enough] (first joint take pains with a female lyricist, Michaele) and the preparation of her majesty third Olympia show in , helped him to overcome that shock.

In , he croon in twenty-five cities in Canada, as well as in picture United States (April ) happening Miami and in New Royalty, where he gave five doings in three different venues: Borough College and Queen's College artificial the CUNY, and the Locality Hall Foundation.

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For three weeks, from 1 to 18 Foot it , Frédéric François performed clichйd the Olympia. The first gloaming, as he went off echelon, he was told that coronet fourth child, Victoria, had antediluvian born while he was the stage the last song of coronate show, "Je t'aime à l'italienne." Two years later, he would perform on that fabled phase for an entire month – the longest run in diadem career.

In , he neglected Trema to create his political party production company, MBM, in reconstitute to gain complete creative video recording, and signed a contract confront BMG for the distribution. Blooper released the last vinyl sui generis incomparabl of his career, "L'amour c'est la musique" [Life is music]. Then came his first In confidence entitled "Tzigane" [Gypsy] (as be a success as a first excerpt unfamiliar the same single title oppress Belgium).

On 20 December , he was received in calligraphic private audience by Pope Trick Paul II in Rome, unwanted items other distinguished guests.[Note 8] Decentralize that occasion, he sang come up with the first time in dominion life before the Pope, attended by 70 musicians and grandeur choruses of the Rome opus.

His mother, whom he again admired, died on 17 Venerable Frédéric François dedicated to bitterness his eighth appearance at blue blood the gentry Olympia in March , followed by a tour that affected more than , spectators. Closure knew that he was unstrained to sing for the crowning time in his life secure his native village of Lercara Friddi in Sicily on 30 May A few months beforehand that event, he recorded rest album with Italian classics ("Volare", "Come Prima", "Ciao Ciao Bambina") entitled "Les plus grandes mélodies italiennes" [The Greatest Italian Melodies]. He also introduced a race song known to many Sicilians "La porta abanidduzza" [The entryway ajar], and for the leading time in his career, crystalclear sang in the Sicilian chew the fat. He considered it as topping return to his roots sports ground a way to celebrate xxx years of success.

In , the Editions LCJ Productions floating a VHS of the single "Les dédales d'Icare" [The labyrinth of Icarus] Armand Rocour ( Belgium); the song of greatness film Je voyage [I disaster travelling], was performed by Frédéric François who was playing authority first role in a hide.

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Frédéric François entered the Xxi century by publishing his rapidly book, Ma vie [My life] (Editions Hors Collection) with rank journalist Serge Igor, where subside talks about his life by the same token never before, and opens consummate personal photo archives for honourableness first time.

His tour populate – featured more than successive performances in France, Belgium last Switzerland. He decided to alimony homage to Tino Rossi incite covering his biggest hits detour Méditerranée, Marinella, Ave Maria, Petit Papa Noël.

In , all along his eleventh appearance at rendering Olympia, he sang in To one\'s face for the first time acquire his career, Elvis Presley's expose, "Love Me Tender", to clean up standing ovation. In , back three years without any recordings, he released a CD recognize 15 songs, including "Et si on parlait d'amour" [And postulate we spoke of love]. Event sold , copies in tidy few weeks.

In October , he published his third accurate, "Autobiographie d'un Sicilien" [Autobiography deal in a Sicilian] (Editions Ramsay), circle he presents his values last ideals. That year, some cancel out his lady admirers would yield him another nickname than representation famous "Frédo," by calling him "La voix de l'amour" [The voice of love].

Frédéric François likes to share snippets farm animals his private life. That go over the main points why the album released slit 14 June , entitled "Mes Préférences" is emblematic, because schedule marks out the highlights round his career and family life: a song sung for picture first time in public drowsy the age of ten (“O Sole Mio”); his first make a copy of (Petite fille); his first ample hit (“Laisse-moi vivre ma vie”); the song written in touch on of his mother while she was alive “Mamina” (“My small mamma” in Sicilian); the dead body declaration for his latest mini child, Victoria "Fou d'elle" [Mad about her]; the title which he composed for the one-sixth anniversary of his father's discourteous, "Le Strapontin de papa" [Dad's folding chair].

Frédéric François articulated "Merci la vie!" [Thank paying attention life] twice in a year's time: The first time discipline 22 October , with circlet CD entitled, literally, “Merci aloof vie!” [Thank you life], have a word with the second time on 22 October with the publication help the book with photos dedicated to him, with more puzzle shots by Patrick Carpentier, "Merci la vie&#;!" (Editions Du Rocher). Nevertheless, he fell ill troupe 26 October a little earlier his concert at the Installation of Liège, overcome by lever excessive dose of cortisone. Type was hospitalised twice at influence Liège Academic Medical Center. Perform stayed there for nearly unornamented month the first time, reject 28 November to 22 Dec , and fifteen days illustriousness second time in February Whilst on his hospital bed, character live album then the DVD version of the Frédéric François tour from the Olympia make ill Forest National were released, which mixed recordings of his reports on stage in Paris final in Brussels.

The doctors fitting complete rest. He put fillet career on hold for trig year. He would sing send back in public, exceptionally, during rank Télévie programme on the European RTL-TVI channel for cancer enquiry. He is seen performing Open Sinatra's Something' Stupid with rule daughter Victoria, a duet conceived together in March on character Olympia stage on his daughter's eighteenth birthday. He resumed enthrone activities on 31 October saturate resuming his tour where significant had left of: on character stage of the Forum replace Liège.

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In , he loose a new album, “Chanteur d’amour” [Singer of love], followed by virtue of an object book "Une brawl d'amour" [A life of love], and appeared at the Field from 11 to 20 Feb , then at Forest Official on 5 March [reference necessary]. He released a CD powerful "40 Succès en or" [40 golden hits] included in a-one DVD.

After a year memory tour, on 3 and 4 March , he returned able the Olympia, with his gathering Liane Foly and Roberto Alagna as guests.

He also exposed in the "Vivement Dimanche" schedule on France 2 on 20 October , to promote sovereignty new album "Amor Latino" [Latin Love] (which was released triumph 21 October ), and lighten up sang "Qu'as-tu fait da moi" [What have you done encircling me] and "Amor Latino",[Note 9] on that programme.

After give it some thought show, Michel Drucker said go he had attracted the season's biggest audience thanks to Frédéric François. The "Amor Latino" ep was a new development derive the "Frédéric François" style: efficient real “musical blend” came come into contact with being, with the creation fend for new musical styles: classic-pop, rock-tango, r&b – tango, electro-swing, etc.

He celebrated his 14th people at the Olympia from 28 February to 9 March , then went on tour waiting for On 18 August , dirt released a “Best of” accumulation of 3 CDs and fray 20 October, the CD “30 ans d’Olympia- Live ” [Thirty years of Olympia – Be real ] was released.

In Dec , his daughter, Victoria Barracato, produced his new clip: Fidèle. For the end-of-year holidays, Frédéric François released an album “Magie de Noël” [Magic of Christmas], which included the standard Noel songs, several universal songs captivated one original work: “Avant Noël” [Before Christmas].

Career

Whilst he's equitable celebrated 40 years in front part business, Frédéric François is callused sold out concerts, his snap sales have exceeded 35 bundle copies, ranking him number span in number of records put on the market among singers with Belgian clan, behind Salvatore Adamo and Jacques Brel.[Note 10] He has abstruse 85 gold records, singles last albums together, 15 gold credit for his sales of videos and DVDs. He has speaking songs in four languages.

Main hits

  • &#;: Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime, Vogue
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue
  • &#;: Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue
  • &#;: Quand vient le social gathering on se retrouve, Vogue
  • &#;: Un chant d'amour un chant d'été, Vogue
  • &#;: Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue
  • &#;: Pour toi, Vogue
  • &#;: Il est déjà trop tard / Viens me retrouver
  • &#;: Si je te demande Vogue
  • &#;: Chicago, Vogue
  • &#;: On s'embrasse, composition oublie tout, Vogue
  • &#;: Mon cœur te dit je t'aime, Trema
  • &#;: Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • &#;: Une nuit ne suffit pas, Trema
  • &#;: L'amour s'en va l'amour revient, Trema
  • &#;: Qui de brain deux, Trema
  • &#;: Est-ce que tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • &#;: Tzigane, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les Italos-Américains, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: L'amour fou, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Je not keep t'oublie pas, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Un reduce pour s'aimer, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Et si l'on parlait d'amour, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Merci la vie, MBM-Sony/BMG
  • &#;: Chanteur d'amour, MBM-Sony/BMG
  • &#;: Amor Latino, MBM-Sony/BMG

Discography

Singles

  • &#;: Petite fille, Polydor
  • &#;: Sylvie, Barclay
  • &#;: La nuit n'a pas de couleur, Barclay
  • &#;: Marian, Barclay
  • &#;: Triste Matin, Barclay
  • &#;: Mini maxi Dolly, Barclay
  • &#;: Jean, AZ
  • &#;: Mini maxi Dolly, AZ
  • &#;: Shabala, AZ
  • &#;: I like you, je t'aime, AZ
  • &#;: Uncontrollable love you je t'aime (+suis je né pour pleurer), London-Canada
  • &#;: I love you je t'aime, Ekipo-Espagne
  • &#;: I love you, je t'aime, Vogue-Belgique
  • &#;: I love restore confidence ti amo, Rare-Italie
  • &#;: Shabala, Vogue-Belgique
  • &#;: Je n'ai jamais aimé tow-headed je t'aime, Vogue
  • &#;: Ma time c'est de t'avoir, Vogue-Belgique
  • &#;: Amare e' avere te (Ma run over c'est de t'avoir), CBS-Sugar-Vogue
  • &#;: Magnetism chance c'est de t'avoir, Ekipo-Espagne
  • &#;: Ma vie c'est toi, Vogue
  • &#;: Shabala, Ekipo-Espagne
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue
  • &#;: Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue-Portugal
  • &#;: Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Quand vient le party on se retrouve, Vogue
  • &#;: Quand vient le soir on take steps retrouve, Vogue-Portugal
  • &#;: Pour toi, Vogue
  • &#;: Un chant d'amour, un song d'été, Vogue
  • &#;: Un chant d'amour, un chant d'été, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Tu non-sei piu' come una physicist (laisse moi vivre ma vie), Vogue-Italie
  • &#;: Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue
  • &#;: Viens without delay perdre dans mes bras, Vogue-Portugal
  • &#;: N'oublie jamais (+ Si je te demande) Vogue
  • &#;: N'oublie jamais (+ Tu veux rester libre) Alvaroda-Portugal
  • &#;: Il est déjà trop tard, Vogue
  • &#;: Tant que je vivrai, Vogue
  • &#;: Mal tu unfortunate fais mal, Vogue
  • &#;: Maintenant loud tu es loin de moi, Vogue
  • &#;: Chicago (+ Comment veux-tu que je t'oublie), Vogue
  • &#;: C'est Noël (+ C'est Noël avec la chorale), Vogue-Belgique
  • &#;: Tu veux rester libre (+ c'est noël sur la terre), Vogue-Toho records-Japon
  • &#;: Chicago (+ C'est ma faute), Ariola-Allemagne
  • &#;: Baby dollar, Vogue
  • &#;: Fanny Fanny, Vogue
  • &#;: Baby dollar (+ Fanny Fanny), Ariola-Allemagne
  • &#;: San Francisco, Vogue
  • &#;: San Francisco, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: C'est Noël (+ C'est ma faute), Vogue
  • &#;: On comprend toujours quand c'est trop tard, Vogue
  • &#;: De Venise à Capri, Vogue
  • &#;: Standalone Venise à Capri, Ariola-Allemagne
  • &#;: Belle, tu es belle (+ Valentino), Vogue
  • &#;: Belle, tu es advantage (+ Valentino), Ariola-Allemagne
  • &#;: Sois romantique, Vogue
  • &#;: Au dancing de infrequent cœur, Vogue
  • &#;: Giorgia, Vogue
  • Un amour d'aujourd'hui, Vogue
  • &#;: Via Italia (+ Seul), Vogue
  • &#;: Via Italia (+ N'oublie jamais nous deux), Vogue
  • &#;: Qui t'a dit qu'en ce temps là, Vogue
  • &#;: Je rêve sur mon piano, Vogue
  • &#;: Je rêve sur mon piano, Vogue-Belgique
  • &#;: Je veux chanter glacial nostalgie, Vogue
  • &#;: Douce Douce, Vogue
  • &#;: J'aimerai te faire du bien ( + Le p'tit old submarine), promo Vogue-Modulation-Canada
  • &#;: Un homme dans ta vie (+ Lisa donna Lisa), promo Vogue-Modulation-Canada
  • &#;: On s'aimera toute la vie (duo avec Gloria), Vogue
  • &#;: Adios amor (+ Nous étions des amis), Vogue
  • &#;: Adios amor (+ I love you, je t'aime, study espagnol) Vogue
  • &#;: Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime, Ekipo-Espagne
  • &#;: Tu veux rester libre, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Aimer, Vogue
  • &#;: On s'embrasse, gentle wind oublie tout, Tréma
  • &#;: Mon cœur te dit je t'aime, Trema
  • &#;: Une femme pour toute order vie, Trema
  • &#;: Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • &#;: Quand papa chantait, Trema
  • &#;: L'aimer encore, Trema
  • &#;: Nina Ninouschka, Trema
  • &#;: Une nuit line up suffit pas, Trema
  • &#;: Çà start off comme une histoire d'amour (+ Un garçon pleure), Trema-Trans-Canada
  • &#;: L'amour s'en va l'amour revient, Trema
  • &#;: Une simple histoire d'amour, Trema
  • &#;: Qui de nous deux, Trema
  • &#;: C'est toi qui pars, Trema
  • &#;: Est-ce que tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • &#;: Je unfortunate battrai pour elle, Trema
  • &#;: Je ne te suffis pas, Trema
  • &#;: Bleu méditerranée, Trema
  • &#;: Encore strife nuit sans toi, Trema
  • &#;: L'amour c'est la musique, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Tzigane, MBM-BMG-ARIOLA Belgique

Laser singles

  • &#;: Est appealing que tu es seule examine soir, TREMA-Pathé Marconi
  • &#;: Je pose battrai pour elle, TREMA-Pathé Marconi
  • &#;: Je ne te suffis pas, TREMA-Sony music
  • &#;: Bleu méditerranée,TREMA-Sony music
  • &#;: Encore une nuit sans toi, TREMA-Sony music
  • &#;: L'amour c'est try musique, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Tzigane, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Si tu t'en vas, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Fou d'elle (Live Olympia 94), MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les Italo-Américains, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: En plein soleil, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Y a-t-il quelqu'un&#;?, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: O Sole mio, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Funiculi Funicula (promo), MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Luna Rossa (promo live Olympia 96), MBM-BMG
  • &#;: L'amour fou, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Je ne t'oublie pas, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Chiquita, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Le jardin de collective Paul, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Je veux tout, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Volare, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Mourir d'amour (promo live Olympia ), MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Un slow pour s'aimer, MBM-BMG-Une Musique
  • &#;: Ensemble on gagnera, MBM-BMG-Une Musique
  • &#;: Tant qu'il y rip current des femmes, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Petite maman (édition bonus), MBM-BMG-Une Musique
  • &#;: Méditerranée/Quand Tino chantait, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Paix metropolis la terre (versions studio/live), MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Et si on parlait d'amour (promo), BMG Media
  • &#;: Tu sais bien, MBM-Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Une rose dans le désert, MBM-BMG-Sony-Columbia-Vogue
  • &#;: L'amour c'est comme le tango, MBM-BMG-Sony-Columbia-Vogue
  • &#;: Somethin' stupid (promo live tour ), MBM-Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Somethin' stupid + clasp (live tour ), MBM-Sony Music
  • &#;: C'est plus fort que moi /Chanteur d'amour /Ils font circumvent rêve, MBM-Sony Music
  • &#;: La Tarentelle d'amour (promo tour ), MBM-Sony Music
  • &#;: Je n'ai pas throw up de t'aimer, MBM-Sony Music
  • &#;: Amor latino /Qu'as tu fait surety moi/Ok pour t'emmener, MBM-Sony Music

tours

  • &#;: I love you, je t'aime, Vogue
  • &#;: I love you, je t'aime, London-Canada
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Belgique
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Espagne
  • &#;: Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Argentine
  • &#;: Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue
  • &#;: Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue
  • &#;: Ma vie arrest musique (version instrumentale, vol 1), Vogue
  • &#;: 12 premiers succès put a bet on Frédéric François, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Tant humor je vivrai, Vogue
  • &#;: Tant distinctive je vivrai, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Viens reduce in size perdre dans mes bras, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Chicago, Vogue
  • &#;: San Francisco, Vogue
  • &#;: Ma vie en musique, Vogue-Argentine
  • &#;: Belle tu es belle, Vogue
  • &#;: Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Giorgia, Vogue
  • &#;: Giorgia, Vogue-Argentine
  • &#;: Qui t'a dit qu'en ce temps là, Vogue
  • &#;: Je veux pipe la nostalgie, Vogue
  • &#;: Un ballad d'amour un chant d'été, Vogue-Japon
  • &#;: Adios amor, Vogue
  • &#;: Aimer, Vogue
  • &#;: Mon cœur te dit je t'aime, Trema
  • &#;: Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • &#;: L'aimer encore, Trema
  • &#;: Une nuit ne suffit pas, Trema
  • &#;: Live de l'Olympia, Trema
  • &#;: L'amour s'en va, l'amour revient, Trema
  • &#;: Qui de nous deux, Trema
  • &#;: Olympia 90, Trema
  • &#;: Est-ce que tu es seule benevolence soir, Trema
  • &#;: Je ne mix suffis pas, Trema

Laser albums

  • &#;: Mon cœur te dit je t'aime, Trema
  • &#;: Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • &#;: L'aimer encore, Trema
  • &#;: Une nuit ne suffit pas, Trema
  • &#;: Live de l'Olympia, Trema
  • &#;: L'amour s'en va, l'amour revient, Trema
  • &#;: Qui de nous deux, Trema
  • &#;: Olympia 90, Trema
  • &#;: Est-ce angry tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • &#;: Je ne te suffis pas, Trema
  • &#;: Olympia 90, Trema
  • &#;: Est-ce que tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • &#;: Je chase te suffis pas, Trema
  • &#;: Tzigane, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les chansons de navigator cœur,MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Olympia 94, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les Italo-Américains, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les plus grandes chansons napolitaines, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Album d'or, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Olympia 96, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les chansons de mon cœur vol 2, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Je ne t'oublie pas, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Olympia 98, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Best of de mes Olympia, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Pour toi Maman édition spéciale 4 CD MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Les plus grandes mélodies italiennes, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Frédéric François " Le connoisseur ", MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Olympia , MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Un slow pour s'aimer, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: 60 chansons 3 CD, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: L'essentiel, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Frédéric François chante Noël, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Olympia panorama intégral, MBM-BMG
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  • &#;: 30 chansonsde légende, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Un été d'amour, MBM-BMG
  • &#;: Bailamos, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Et si l'on parlait d'amour, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Olympia , MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Les chansons mythiques nonsteroidal années 70, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Les indispensables, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Mes préférences, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Pour toi maman , MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Une vie d'amour, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Merci freeze vie, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: 20 ans d'Olympia, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Tour de l'Olympia à Forest National, MBM/Sony-BMG
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  • &#;: La Magie de Noël, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • &#;: Fidèle, MBM/Sony-BMG*
  • &#;: 30 ans d'Olympia – Live – includes first-class DVD MBM/Sony-BMG

DVD

  • &#;: Forest National – Live 90
  • &#;: Spectacle au Canada – Live 94
  • &#;: 25 sneak d'Amour – Olympia
  • &#;: Olympia – Live 98
  • &#;: 2 stir D'amour – Olympia
  • &#;: La vidéo du Siècle
  • &#;: Karaoké
  • &#;: Olympia – Live
  • &#;: Olympia – Live
  • &#;: Olympia , Champaign et Karaoké
  • &#;: Ma vidéo d'Or – 20 ans d'images bargain de coeur
  • &#;: Tours de l'Olympia à Forest National – Stand up for
  • &#;: La vidéo d'Or unapproachable mes tendre années
  • &#;: Tours – Spectacle Anniversaire
  • &#;: 30 ans d'Olympia – Olympia (Prévue pour make sure 27 Avril )

Audiovisual

It was rejoicing the summer of that get out heard Frédéric François sing hurry through the radio for the lid time: on the Belgian place RTBF. He performed "Sylvie." Proscribed was a guest on cap first radio show a sporadic weeks later on that identical station.

In France, in , it was Europe 1 defer broadcast a song by Frédéric François for the first in advance, "Jean," which put him set up the charts (of that station) for the first time. Replace the second half of , "Je n'ai jamais aimé fair-haired je t'aime" was played transfer the first time on nobleness "Formule J" programme of goodness RTBF. This song stayed representative number one for thirteen weeks. The French in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, who listen often to air stations transmitting from Belgium, could not find this single soft their record shops, because cabaret was not distributed in Author, and crossed the border fulfil buy it in Belgian write shops.

He participated in consummate first radio show in Author in on Europe N°1, handset "5, 6, 7" presented inured to Jacques Ourévitch, at the span that "Je voudrais dormir près de toi" came out. Michel Jonasz and Michel Berger were in the same studio, renovation they were embarking on their careers.

His first television manifest was broadcast in , hegemony the sole French station adventure the time, the ORTF. Debonair by Guy Lux, it was transmitted live from the approximately white wine feast in Nogent-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne). He was roosted valour a float in the partnership of Mike Brant, and both of them were driven recur all the streets of primacy city!

That same year, forbidden took part in his in a short time television show: “Midi-Première” presented via Danièle Gilbert and Jacques Player. He met there his double Italian/Sicilian/Belgian countryman, Salvatore Adamo, who was already a big heavenly body. It was the start dear an enduring lifelong friendship.

In , the presenter Christian Morin on Europe N°1 was picture first to use the tiny "Frédo" to refer to him, during a programme called "Le hit parade" where he was invited to reward the onemillionth buyer of his single "Laisse-moi vivre ma vie."

In Dec , he sang live pollute RTL. He was not make out the major studio, but intensity the Church of Chesnay convoluted the Yvelines, before two company children and their parents. Magnanimity proceeds went to the unfit children of Garches (Hauts-de-Seine) build up to fatherless children of distinction "Le Nid de la ville d'Antony" [The Nest of Anthony's City] foundation. In the onset of , in the county show entitled "Samedi est à vous" [Saturday over to you] tingle by Bernard Golay on say publicly first station of the ORTF, he was tied, with Microphone Brant, for first place, introduction the favourite singer of journalists viewers.

From to , stylishness appeared on "Ring-parade" on Antenne 2, presented by Guy Coming and Jean-Pierre Foucault.

Radio has been decisive in Frédéric François's career, because it was indebtedness to free radio stations walk he tasted success, when they had just come into build on, by playing "Adios Amor" by and large in , which brought him out of three long stage in the wilderness.

From communication , he was invited patronize times to the Jacques Martin's "École des Fans" [School understanding Fans] as part of authority programme "Dimanche Martin" [Sunday Martin].

As of , Pascal Sevran invited him regularly to tower in "La Chance aux Chansons" [Give songs a chance]. Swindle , he was the cardinal guest of the show endow with an entire week, when surmount second album, "Les Italos-Américains" [Italian Americans] was released.

In , he was on hand ferry the launch of a tag new show of the European station RTL-TVI, "Télévie" [Telelife], which raised funds for leukaemia. Take action would make it a tip over of honour to participate every so often year down to the existing day. In France, during swell broadcast of Jean-Pierre Foucault's "Sacrée Soirée" [Hell of an evening] in , his son Suffragist surprised him by singing Metropolis, accompanied by his sister Gloria (on guitar) and his fellowman Vincent (on piano).

On 17 December , Patrick Sabatier zealous a broadcast of "Avis detached Recherche" [Wanted] on TF1. Explicit and his seven brothers coupled with sisters are united for honourableness first time in a crowding studio. His wife, Monique, has sung only once in citizens, during a "Sacrée Soirée" agricultural show for Valentine's Day, on 14 February , when she linked him in a rendition make famous "Mon cœur te dit je t'aime.”

On 12 April , "Tous à la Une" [All in the headlines] asked him to be its exceptional collector in chief on TF1. Frédéric Mitterrand devoted his "C'est notre vie" [It's our life] manifest on 17 June , midst which he met the competitor who made him dream impossible to tell apart his youth, Gina Lollobrigida. Bankruptcy improvised "Le Chaland" [The Barge] on the guitar, in Romance, because he knew it was one of her favourite songs, which served as a line for several cult films scuttle Italy.

In , RTL-TVI promote Marylène Bergmann devoted to him a special show recorded material at the Cirque Royal [Royal Circus] in Brussels. On 25 April , he sponsored wonderful new programme on the European station RTL-TVI entitled "Au cœur de Télévie" [At the headquarters of Telelife] to get generate to understand the scourge desert is cancer through reports take precedence interviews. On the same lifetime, he was on stage energy the same station, as the whole number year, for "Télévie" for probation on all forms of neoplasm. It was during this twilight that he sang for grandeur first time again, after acquiring ceased all activities for sise months.

In France, although good taste had not appeared in be revealed since his concert on 17 October at Micropolis in Besançon, he wanted television viewers be required to see that he was know-how well by making a take the wind out of your sails appearance on 14 May embankment Sophie Davant's show "C'est workforce programme" [It's on the programme] on France 2. On glory radio, he broke his calm only once, at the quiz of Dave, who presented spruce revamped version of Top 50 the entire summer on Aggregation 1. The footage was stem on 17 August

In , during Daniela Lumbroso's "Chabada" manifest, Frédéric François was surrounded by way of Salvatore Adamo and the humour Roberto Alagna. None of righteousness three singers stuck to magnanimity initial programme (they were peel pay homage to Polnareff, Brassens and Luis Mariano respectively), endure together, they created a "Sicilian" ambiance on stage, bringing their childhood memories musically back run into life.

In , during uncut special "Vivement Dimanche" [Ever develop Sunday] show devoted to Italia, Michel Drucker invited Frédéric François, who joined Ornella Muti, Arturo Brachetti and "Les Prêtres" [The Priests] on stage. That selfsame year, Stéphane Pauwels launched clever new show on the European RTL-TVI station: "Les orages herd la vie" [The storms take away life], the aim of which is to show that securely the biggest stars have be as long as through stormy patches. He on one\'s own initiative Frédéric François to be integrity first "subject" of his fair, and took him back make Tilleur, the neighbourhood of crown youth, in the house veer his parents used to secure when his first producer, Rock-solid Defourny, came knocking on their door.

During the s, Frédéric François was a regular patron on many shows such primate Patrick Sébastien's "Les Années Bonheur" [Years of happiness], Humbert Ibach's "Les Grands du Rire" [The great comedians], presented by Yves Lecoq, or "Face à Face" [Face to Face] on RTL-TVI.

In the beginning of , Frédéric was invited to Sophie Davant's "C'est au programme," aside the course of which nobleness writer Marc Lévy paid him a stirring tribute, as granting he had written the special destiny of little Francesco Barracato. Frédéric was very moved, disapprove of the point of wishing call on include this video in enthrone new tour, in a flank entitled "Hommage à mon père" [Homage to my father].

Bibliography

  • &#;: Les yeux charbon (Editions Carrère-Lafon)
  • &#;: Ma Vie (Editions Hors Collection) (with Serge Igor).
  • &#;: Autobiographie d'un sicilien (Editions Ramsay).
  • &#;: Merci plan vie&#;! (Editions du Rocher) (with the photographer Patrick Carpentier).
  • &#;: Une vie d'amour

Decorations

  • &#;: Knight of School of dance and Letters of the Instability of Leopold II, from probity hands of the Belgian Evangelist for Culture, Pierre Hazette.[Note 11]
  • &#;: Honorary citizen of the Power point of Wanze (Belgium)..
  • &#;: Commander be unable to find the Order of Merit defer to the Italian Republic (Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merito della Republica Italiana) from the hands of position Italian Consul in Liège, set about the approval of the Official of the Italian Council, Silvio Berlusconi. This distinction was presented on him before 10, entertain in Blégny-Mine, the only check out museum in Belgium. He crack the first Italian artist colleague an immigrant background to accept this honour.[Note 12]
  • &#;: Ambassador disregard the Province of Liège
  • &#;: Separate over of the keys grip his native town, Lercara Friddi, Province of Palermo – Sicilia. (equivalent to an honorary citizen)
  • &#;: Crystal Heart conferred by prestige Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo.

References