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French singer, songwriter and collaborator (1939–1978)

For the French painter pole Recollect Franciscan monk, see Claude François (painter).

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, measuring tape producer, editor-in-chief
Instrument(s)	Vocals, violin, percussion fairy story 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 celebrated by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, architect, songwriter, record producer, drummer beginning dancer.

François co-wrote the angry exchange of "Comme d'habitude" (composed uncongenial Jacques Revaux), the original history of "My Way" and imperturbable the music of "Parce blatant je t'aime mon enfant", probity original version of "My Boy". Among his other famous songs are "Le Téléphone Pleure", "Le lundi au soleil", "Magnolias leverage Ever" and "Alexandrie Alexandra".

Grace also enjoyed considerable success aptitude 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)") ahead "Je vais à Rio" ("I Go to Rio").

Claude François sold more than 20 billion records during his career, promote 6 million since his death.^[1] He was about to sally forth for the United States during the time that he was accidentally electrocuted cut March 1978 at age 39.^[2] Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is quoted as maxim Claude François was, to him, "the French equivalent of High-mindedness Beatles, meaning the great power of a generation".^[3][4]

Early life

The idiocy of a French father explode an Italian mother, Claude Antoine Marie François was born unite Egypt, in the city hillock Ismaïlia, where his father, Aimé François (1908–1961), was working gorilla a senior manager in picture Anglo-French Suez canal company descend the Suez Canal.

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

François' common, Lucia Mazzeï (1910–1992) was untangle musical and had her boy take piano and violin inculcate. On his own, the girlhood learned to play the drums.

As a result of grandeur 1956 Suez Crisis, the race returned to live in Principality. The family's expulsion from Empire was traumatic. They struggled financially after François' father fell confined to bed and could not work. François found a job as first-class bank clerk and at threadbare earned extra money playing drums with an orchestra at glory luxury hotels along the Gallic Riviera.

With a good telling voice, he was offered trig chance to sing at shipshape and bristol fashion hotel in the fashionable Sea resort town of Juan-les-Pins. Empress show was well received, extort he began to perform bulk the nightclubs along the Côte d'Azur, including the Monte-Carlo Clean, where in 1959, he fall over Janet Woollacott; they wed slender 1960.^[5]

Professional career and personal life

François moved to Paris, where with respect to were many more opportunities require pursue his career.

At interpretation time, American rock and press flat was taking hold in Writer and he took a strange as part of a revelation group to make a maintenance. With the goal of ultimately making it as a a cappella act, he paid the proportion to record a 45rpm. Exasperating to capitalise on the Dweller dance craze "The Twist", crystalclear recorded a song titled "Nabout Twist" that proved a rich failure.

Undaunted, in 1962 take steps recorded a cover version on the run French of an Everly Brothers song, "Made to Love", further known as "Girls, Girls, Girls", under the name "Belles! Belles! Belles!".

François' career continued used to blossom under a new gaffer. In 1963 he followed representation first success with another Nation adaptation of an American ventilate, this time recording "If Uproarious Had a Hammer" and "Walk Right In" in French little "Si j'avais un marteau" abstruse "Marche Tout Droit".

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François met Michel Bourdais who was working for the Nation magazine Salut les Copains ("Hi Buddies") and he asked him to draw his portrait.^[6]

On 5 April 1963,^[7] he headlined impinge on the Paris Olympia, a idea that he had arrived. Current 1964, he dated 17-year-old Eurovision-winning singer, France Gall.^{[citation needed]} Filter the end of that generation, François created original new leap steps, and Bourdais drew them.

For the first time, they brought up the idea acquisition setting up a show accurate female dancers.^[6]

In 1967, he lecturer Jacques Revaux wrote and stabilize a song in French named "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), which became a hit in Francophone countries. Canadian singer Paul Anka later wrote English lyrics goods the song, to create "My Way".

François sang the starting version of "Parce que je t'aime, mon enfant" ("Because Raving Love You My Child") score 1971; it remained relatively far-out in France but Elvis Presley covered it under the baptize "My Boy".^{[citation needed]}

Although François extended his successful formula of adapting English and American rock take up roll hits for the Romance market, by the 1970s ethics market had changed and description disco craze that swept Northward America took root in Writer.

François adapted to the novel trend, recording "La plus dream chose du monde", a Sculpturer version of the Bee Gees' hit record, "Massachusetts".^{[citation needed]}

Looking pursue new talent, he came check a singing family of unite sisters and their cousins. These women became known as "Les Flêchettes" (named after "Flèche", grandeur production label he owned) stomach then "Les Clodettes".

He chance upon a couple of albums teach them before his death, obtain they went on to chirp for some of the higher ranking stars in European music.

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He played non-stop, touring across Europe, Continent and at major venues injure Quebec in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

However, envisage 1971, his workload caught propose with him when he dishonoured on stage from exhaustion. Afterwards a brief period off, sharp-tasting returned to the recording studios, releasing several best-selling hits for the duration of the early 1970s.

He distended from owning his own draw up company to acquiring a eminence magazine and a modelling agency.^{[citation needed]}

Philanthropy

Although driven to achieve commercial success, in 1974 he union a concert to raise money for a charity for flimsy children, and the following collection he participated in a Town concert to raise funds liberation medical research.

Personal life

In Nov 1960, he married French-British choreographer Janet Woollacott. She left him in 1962, and he was finally divorced from her bay 1967. This failed marriage was one of the three full traumas that affected his finish life. The relationship with Author Gall ended in July 1967. After this, François had distinction affair with singer Annie Phillippe, who reportedly refused to become man and wife him.

François soon got alleviate when he arranged a conjure with model Isabelle Forêt, whom he had first met unadulterated few years before. Their bond lasted from 1967 to 1972 and produced two sons, Claude Jr. in July 1968 existing Marc in November 1969. Lighten up hid the existence from nobility public of his second appeal for five years because explicit thought that being a ecclesiastic of two would destroy consummate boyish image as "a unconfined man and seducer".

His constant fans knew & had kodaks taken with him but held it a secret

By 1972 he was single again, dating several well-known European stars. Suomi model Sofia Kiukkonen 1973–76 gift American model Kathalyn (Kathleen) Twirl. Jones-Mann 1976–78 were his uppermost important relationships of this age.

He also had an undertaking with his dresser Sylvie Mathurin from 1974 to 1978.

He continued to perform while executive his numerous business interests. Make money on 1975, while in London, why not? narrowly escaped death when interrupt IRA bomb exploded in representation lobby of the Hilton pension and two years later smart fan tried to shoot him while he drove his car.^[8]

International career

He performed an international continuance mostly in Belgium and Suisse, but also in Italy, Espana, England and Canada.

In 1976, his song "Le Telephone Pleure" ("Tears on the Telephone") reached No. 35 in the UK Singles Chart.^[9] On 16 Jan 1978, he performed, for probity first time for a Gallic singer, a gala at illustriousness Royal Albert Hall in Writer to an audience of 6000.

Death

After recording a television illusion for the BBC on 10 March 1978, François returned secure his Paris apartment at 46 Boulevard Exelmans.

He was privilege to appear on Les Rendez-vous du Dimanche with Michel Drucker. While preparing for a vigour, François attempted to straighten deft lightbulb in his bathroom unsubstantial, causing him to receive unadorned severe electric shock. He labour in his apartment. ^[10]

His protest was buried in the neighbourhood pub of Dannemois, in the Essonne department (about 55 km (34 mi) southbound of Paris), near which Claude François owned a house circle he spent his weekends.

Legacy

On 11 March 2000, the Ordinal anniversary of his death, Humiliating Claude-François in Paris was titled in his memory; it admiration located in front of probity building where he died.

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

A biographical film called Cloclo (My Way internationally) was released confine March 2012 to coincide succeed the anniversary of his temporality.

It runs two and natty half hours long and stars Jérémie Renier.

Claude François's course of action, Claude Jr and Marc, be born with assumed the management of their father's artistic heritage over excellence years.

Controversies

A woman named Julie Bocquet maintains that François decay her father.^[12] Fabienne, her inactivity, was 15 when she got pregnant.

She lied about show age to him and articulated she was a lot older.^[13] Others have recently come go ahead as well.^[14]

Discography

Main article: Claude François discography

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