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Daniel Bevilacqua (French pronunciation: ​[danjɛl bɛvilakwa], Italian: [ˌbeviˈlakkwa]; 13 October 1945 – 16 April 2020), better known by the stage name Christophe (French: [kʁistɔf]), was a French singer and songwriter. He was born in the Paris suburb of Juvisy-sur-Orge, to an Italian father.

Christophe
Birth nameDaniel Bevilacqua
Born(1945-10-13)13 October 1945
Juvisy-sur-Orge, Île-de-France, France
Died16 April 2020(2020-04-16) (aged 74)
Brest, Brittany, France
Genres
  • French pop
  • chanson[1]
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active1963-2020
Labels
  • Les Disques Motors
  • Epic
  • Mercury
  • Capitol Music France
Websitedifymusic.com/boutique-officielle-christophe
Christophe (furthest left) performs in Israel, 1969
Christophe (furthest left) performs in Israel, 1969

Career


Born in a suburb of Paris, Bevilacqua was rebellious at school and started leading a pop group when in his mid-teens. His first single, "Reviens Sophie" in 1963, was unsuccessful, but after changing his name to Christophe, his second single, "Aline", in 1965, rose to the top of the French pop music charts.[2]

He continued to have success in France through the 1960s and early 1970s. His hits include the songs "Marionettes", "J'ai entendu la mer", "Excusez-moi Monsieur le Professeur", and "Oh!... Mon Amour" which he sang in French and Italian. After a small break, he returned in 1971, with Francis Dreyfus launching the Motors record label (Disques Motors) and becoming the producer of Christophe records. The result was the 1973 album Les Paradis perdus. In 1974, he recorded "Les mots bleus", with lyrics by Jean-Michel Jarre.

In 1978, he came back with "Le Beau Bizarre". In 1983, Christophe released another single, "Succès fou", followed by "Clichés d'amour" in 1984 in which he sang 1940s and 1950s classics such as "Arrivederci Roma" and "Dernier baiser", a French version of the Mexican classic "Besame mucho". In 1985, he wrote "Ne raccroche pas" a song which is believed to be about the Princess Stephanie of Monaco. The following year, he wrote the song "Boule de flipper" for Corynne Charby.

In 1996, after a break, he returned with his album Bevilacqua.[3] In 2001, he released another album Comm' si la terre penchait. In February 2002, Christophe performed, in Clermont-Ferrand, his first live concert in more than two decades, followed by two appearances at the Olympia in March 2002.

Christophe's 1970s song "Les mots bleus" was covered by Thierry Amiel in 2003. In 2011, Christophe took part in a tribute album for Alain Bashung two years after the latter's death. He sang "Alcaline", a song written by Bashung in 1989 for his album Novice.[4]

In 2016, Christophe collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on the album "Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise" with the song "Walking The Mile".


Personal life


In 1971, Christophe married his girlfriend Véronique and fathered his daughter Lucie.

He died after being in critical condition[5] due to COVID-19 associated with a previous comorbidity (COPD) on 16 April 2020.[6][1]


Discography


Christophe in 2014

Studio albums



Live albums



Compilations



Soundtracks



Singles


with Motors label

Filmography



References


  1. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (17 April 2020). "Christophe, celebrated French pop balladeer, dies age 74". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. Wennekes, Emile (2018). "Christophe". In Abecassis, Michael; Block, Marcelline (eds.). An Anthology of French and Francophone Singers from A to Z: "Singin' In French". Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 176–179. ISBN 978-1-5275-0354-0.
  3. Libération: L'étrange cas de Christophe Bevilacqua. L'artiste en «beau barjot» à l'heure de sortie de son chef-d'oeuvre décennal. Christophe, dernier album: «Bevilacqua», Epic/Sony Music. (in French)
  4. Nouvel Obsérvateur: Christophe raconte Bashung : «Il était beaucoup dans le silence» (in French)
  5. "Coronavirus : le chanteur Christophe hospitalisé en réanimation à Paris" (in French).
  6. "Le chanteur Christophe est mort" (in French).


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- [en] Christophe (singer)

[es] Christophe (músico)

Christophe, registrado al nacer como Daniel Bevilacqua[1] (Juvisy-sur-Orge, Francia; 13 de octubre de 1945-Brest, 16 de abril de 2020),[2][3] fue un músico y cantante francés, nacido en los suburbios parisinos, hijo de un empresario de la construcción de origen italiano. Fue una de las personalidades clásicas de la música francesa pese a que solamente es mundialmente conocido por sus temas Aline y Les Marionettes, temas que le situaron entre los cantantes universales, de la historia de la música pop.[cita requerida]

[ru] Кристоф (певец)

Кристо́ф (фр. Christophe), настоящее имя Даниэ́ль Бевилакуа́ (фр. Daniel Bevilacqua; 13 октября 1945, Жювизи-сюр-Орж, Иль-де-Франс, Франция — 16 апреля 2020) — французский певец и автор песен[10].


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