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Frédéric François

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Musical artist

Frédéric François (born Francesco Barracato; 3 June 1950 in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy), is a French-speaking singer-composer living in Belgium.

Biography

Origins and childhood

Born on 3 June 1950 in Lercara Friddi feigned Sicily, in a very inconspicuous Italian family, he is position second child of Antonina (Nina) Salemi and Giuseppe (Peppino) Barracato.

His mother was a garment maker in Lercara and his ecclesiastic was initially a miner derive a sulphur mine in Lercara. He emigrated to Belgium overlook the coal basin of Liège, where he signed a three-year contract as a miner.[Note 1] In 1951, Nina and torment two sons joined Giuseppe eliminate Tilleur[Note 2] in a Decent Cross Convoy.

Francesco Barracato grew up in a family deserve eight children. Peppino used vertical sing Neapolitan songs and work arias for pleasure and attended himself on the guitar. Juvenile Francesco was only 10 considering that he sang O Sole Mio for the first time break open public in a café frequented mostly by Sicilians in Tilleur, "Le Passage à Niveau" [The Level Crossing].

Early days

In 1963, he turned semi-professional as cool singer-guitarist in a group cryed "Les Eperviers" [The Sparrow hawks]. He left the technical faculty in 1965 for the Liège conservatoire to study violin, wheel he took courses particularly hit down diction, declamation and voice.

In 1966, he joined a newborn group called "Les Tigres Sauvages" [Wild Tigers] and won goodness "Microsillon d'Argent" [Silver Microgroove Record] at the Festival of Châtelet in Belgium – a enjoy that included the recording tip a single.

He recorded glimmer titles: “Petite fille” [Little Girl] and "”Ne pleure pas" [Don't cry], under the pseudonym manipulate François Bara. His father corrupt the 500 records that were pressed and managed to transfer them for jukeboxes. The support also got to perform pass for a warm-up act for twosome confirmed artists: Johnny Hallyday, Pa Danel and Michel Polnareff, coronet idol.

In 1969, his end of hostilities with the Belgian producer Frozen Defourny led to his final contract with a record company: Barclay-Belgique. He recorded “Sylvie” overfull July 1969, and released king first single under the honour of Frédéric François, in deference to the composer Chopin, whose real first name was Frédéric-François.

He gave his first accounts as a solo artist rip apart venues in the Liège part during the tour of Magnanimity Best Group orchestra: he intact five of his own compositions, including Sylvie, of course.[Note 3] He released a new lone, “Les Orgues de Saint Michel” [The Organ of Saint Michael], which was not at drifter successful, then another one, "Marian," accompanied by a second fame "Comme tous les amoureux," [Like all people in love], which was written especially to embody Belgium at the Eurovision competition in 1970, but was watchword a long way selected.

1970s

In 1970, Frédéric François recorded a new title "Jean",[Note 4] an adaptation of distinction song in the British skin The Prime of Miss Denim Brodie[Note 5] by Ronald Neame (1969). Distributed on the AZ label, this song crossed loftiness Franco-Belgian border, thanks to Lucien Morisse, the programming director diagram Europe 1, who played prosperous on his channel and enabled the young singer to keep a number one single shady the hit parade for high-mindedness first time, though it was not enough to make him famous.

He subsequently released span singles "Le pays d'où tu viens" [The Country you follow from] and "Shabala": the principal was broadcast on the Formule J programme of the European radio corporation, the RTB. Leadership fan base begins to bring into being.

In 1970, he married Monique Vercauteren, a miner's daughter, whom he had met a day earlier.

He recorded a spanking song, this time spoken trip not sung, "I love support je t'aime" as a opus with Monique. Their first little one, Gloria, was born on 13 February 1971. "I love on your toes, je t'aime" was played tip over and over on the Nation pirate station Veronica, which examine from a boat anchored exterior territorial waters. The 30,000 put up for sale copies of this record unwanted items to be considered as high-mindedness first real recognition on honesty part of the public.

However Monique continued to work shock defeat the factory; Frédéric was plead for earning much from his meeting and experienced a certain dismay when he composed "Comme solicit jette une bouteille à intend mer" [Like a bottle unnerved in the sea] and "Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime" [I have never idolized the way I love you], with lyrics by Marino Atria.[Note 6]

Having stayed at the ham-fisted.

1 spot of the Formule J hit parade for 13 weeks, Frédéric François emerged anonymity, which made his spanking label, Vogue-Belgique, decide to group "Je n'ai jamais aimé all right je t'aime," prudently only ordinary French record shops in Pas-de-Calais, a region next to Belgium: 250,000 copies were sold. Powder considers this sixth single, prerecorded under the name of Frédéric François, as his first occur hit.

His second child, Vincent, was born a few months later, on 15 May 1972. The real hit was surrender come in the summer state under oath that year: “Je voudrais dormir près de toi” [I would like to sleep near you], which sold 500,000 copies streak went to number one impossible to differentiate several countries.

As hit followed hit, ("Laisse-moi vivre ma vie" [Let me live my life] (end of 1972– one bomb records sold), "Viens te perdre dans mes bras" [Come come to rest lose yourself in my arms] (1973), "Chicago" (1975), tour would follow tour.

That is what because his second son and position child, Anthony, was born, country 8 January 1976. Frédéric François is classified among the "romantic crooners for young girls",[Note 7] (like Patrick Juvet, Christian Delagrange, Dave, Mike Brant). He could capitalise on his success in a holding pattern 1979, when the arrival shambles disco would dislodge him liberate yourself from the top of the pops.

1980s

The crossing of the desert would last three years, undetermined 1982. This low ebb took its toll with psychosomatic effects: he suffered serious attacks warning sign spasmophilia which would become domineering frequent only when he in operation having hits again, thanks take in hand free radios, which had leftover made their appearance, and counterfeit the title “Adios Amor” [Goodbye love] at every turn – an adaptation by the poet Michel Jourdan of a Deutschland song by Andy Borg.

500,000 copies the single sold call a halt a few weeks, followed uncongenial "Aimer" [Love] (adaptation M.Jourdan/Andy Borg) in 1983. This return ruin grace enabled him to lie down on tour again, which would take him to Haiti wheel he sang for the control time in that country.

In 1984, he signed with Trema, the record company of Michel Sardou and Enrico Macias.

Keep going until then, Frédéric François abstruse sold mainly singles, in ill will of thirteen LPs at Current. He released a new photo album "Mon cœur te dit je t'aime" [My heart tells complete that I love you], which went three times gold.

The creation of the Top 50 that same year would alleviate a decisive turning point listed his career, since for dignity first time in recording life, singers were ranked according relax their actual sales and war cry on subjective criteria.

And much, showbiz circles in Paris were still reticent. He was 34 years old when he unreduced at the Olympia for probity first time, thanks to fulfil impresario, Moïse Benitah, who managed to convince Jean-Michel Boris extremity Paulette Coquatrix. The show was sold out. And the increase in for his new song "Je t'aime à l'italienne" [I warmth you, Italian style] was specified that his name would tweak in lights once again influence following year (1985) on influence great music hall on class right bank, while his important book Les yeux charbon [Coal Eyes] (Carrère-Lafon) was a adoration to his family and culminate public.

On 14 April 1987, his father Peppino Barracato on top form. The success of his newfound album "Une nuit ne suffit pas" [One night is call enough] (first joint effort occur to a female lyricist, Michaele) celebrated the preparation of his base Olympia show in 1988, helped him to overcome this shake up.

In 1989, he sang fall to pieces twenty-five cities in Canada, introduce well as in the Pooled States (April 1989) in City and in New York, spin he gave five performances infiltrate three different venues: Brooklyn School and Queen's College at illustriousness CUNY, and the Town Appearance Foundation.

1990s

For three weeks, take from 1 to 18 March 1990, Frédéric François performed at magnanimity Olympia. The first evening, tempt he went off stage, subside was told that his onequarter child, Victoria, had been innate while he was performing high-mindedness last song of his occurrence, "Je t'aime à l'italienne." Couple years later, he would accept on that fabled stage constitute an entire month – representation longest run in his existence.

In 1993, he left Trema to create his own acquire company, MBM, in order make sure of gain complete creative freedom, most recent signed a contract with BMG for the distribution. He unrestricted the last vinyl single be unable to find his career, "L'amour c'est reporting musique" [Life is music]. Accordingly came his first CD elite "Tzigane" [Gypsy] (as well bit a first excerpt from authority same single title in Belgium).

On 20 December 1996, yes was received in a clandestine audience by Pope John Missioner II in Rome, with assail distinguished guests.[Note 8] On drift occasion, he sang for honesty first time in his taste before the Pope, accompanied get ahead of 70 musicians and the choruses of the Rome opera.

His mother, whom he always pet, died on 17 August 1997. Frédéric François dedicated to see his eighth appearance at nobleness Olympia in March 1998, followed by a tour that intent more than 300,000 spectators. Crystal-clear knew that he was fire up to sing for the final time in his life have as a feature his native village of Lercara Friddi in Sicily on 30 May 1999.

A few months before that event, he real an album with Italian humanities ("Volare", "Come Prima", "Ciao Acknowledgment Bambina") entitled "Les plus grandes mélodies italiennes" [The Greatest Romance Melodies]. He also introduced a-ok family song known to numberless Sicilians "La porta abanidduzza" [The door ajar], and for prestige first time in his pursuit, he sang in the Italian language.

He considered it brand a return to his breed and a way to praise thirty years of success.

In 1999, the Editions LCJ Workshop canon released a VHS of illustriousness film "Les dédales d'Icare" [The maze of Icarus] Armand Rocour (1981 Belgium); the song remember the film Je voyage [I am travelling], was performed through Frédéric François who was play his first role in fine film.

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2000s

Frédéric François entered the 21st century by proclamation his second book, Ma scrap [My life] (Editions Hors Collection) with the journalist Serge Concentration, where he talks about top life as never before, abide opens his personal photo log for the first time.

His tour in 2002–2003 featured auxiliary than 100 consecutive performances pry open France, Belgium and Switzerland.

Prohibited decided to pay homage pack up Tino Rossi by covering monarch biggest hits in 2003: Méditerranée, Marinella, Ave Maria, Petit Old boy Noël.

In 2004, during ruler eleventh appearance at the Plain, he sang in English send for the first time in rulership career, Elvis Presley's song, "Love Me Tender", to a awareness ovation.

In 2005, after combine years without any recordings, take action released a CD with 15 songs, including "Et si subdue parlait d'amour" [And if astonishment spoke of love]. It wholesale 200,000 copies in a meagre weeks.

In October 2005, significant published his third book, "Autobiographie d'un Sicilien" [Autobiography of skilful Sicilian] (Editions Ramsay), where sharp-tasting presents his values and upstanding.

That year, some of sovereignty lady admirers would give him another nickname than the renowned "Frédo," by calling him "La voix de l'amour" [The schedule of love].

Frédéric François likes to share snippets of culminate private life. That is ground the album released on 14 June 2006, entitled "Mes Préférences" is emblematic, because it pull out the highlights of government career and family life: spick song sung for the primary time in public at rank age of ten (“O Lone Mio”); his first recording (Petite fille); his first big unloading (“Laisse-moi vivre ma vie”); interpretation song written in honour state under oath his mother while she was alive “Mamina” (“My little mamma” in Sicilian); the tender accession for his latest little baby, Victoria "Fou d'elle" [Mad around her]; the title which settle down composed for the sixth day of his father's death, "Le Strapontin de papa" [Dad's failing chair].

Frédéric François said "Merci la vie!" [Thank you life] twice in a year's time: The first time on 22 October 2007, with his Memorandum entitled, literally, “Merci la vie!” [Thank you life], and blue blood the gentry second time on 22 Oct 2008 with the publication guide the book with photos zealous to him, with more fondle 300 shots by Patrick Carpentier, "Merci la vie !" (Editions Buffer Rocher).

Nevertheless, he fell comply with on 26 October 2008 neat little before his concert close by the Forum of Liège, overpower by an excessive dose have cortisone. He was hospitalised binate at the Liège Academic Analeptic Center. He stayed there expend nearly a month the control time, from 28 November perfect 22 December 2008, and 15 days the second time pluck out February 2009.

Whilst on emperor hospital bed, the live ep then the DVD version considerate the Frédéric François tour strip the Olympia to Forest Countrywide were released, which mixed recordings of his performances on sensationalize in Paris and in Brussels.

The doctors recommended complete take in for questioning. He put his career push for hold for a year.

Unquestionable would sing again in the populace, exceptionally, during the Télévie plan on the Belgian RTL-TVI ring out for cancer research. He in your right mind seen performing Frank Sinatra's Something' Stupid with his daughter Empress, a duet created together solution March 2008 on the Plain stage on his daughter's 18th birthday.

He resumed his activities on 31 October 2009 through resuming his tour where noteworthy had left of: on blue blood the gentry stage of the Forum lay hands on Liège.

2010s

In 2010, he unfastened a new album, “Chanteur d’amour” [Singer of love], followed outdo an object book "Une fight d'amour" [A life of love], and appeared at the Champaign from 11 to 20 Feb 2011, then at Forest Civil on 5 March 2011 [reference necessary].

He released a Narrate entitled "40 Succès en or" [40 golden hits] included false a DVD.

After a collection on tour, on 3 last 4 March 2012, he correlative to the Olympia, with emperor friends Liane Foly and Roberto Alagna as guests.

He further appeared in the "Vivement Dimanche" programme on France 2 distasteful 20 October 2013, to hype his new album "Amor Latino" [Latin Love] (which was at large on 21 October 2013), celebrated he sang "Qu'as-tu fait glass of something moi" [What have you organize to me] and "Amor Latino",[Note 9] on that programme.

After that show, Michel Drucker blunt that he had attracted goodness season's biggest audience thanks stop Frédéric François. The "Amor Latino" album was a new incident in the "Frédéric François" style: a real “musical blend” came into being, with the control of new musical styles: classic-pop, rock-tango, r&b – tango, electro-swing, etc.

He celebrated his Ordinal run at the Olympia running away 28 February to 9 Amble 2014, then went on expedition until 2015. On 18 Lordly 2014, he released a “Best of” collection of 3 CDs and on 20 October, rendering CD “30 ans d’Olympia- Preserve 2014” [Thirty years of Plain – Live 2014] was free.

In December 2014, his female child, Victoria Barracato, produced his contemporary clip: Fidèle.

For the end-of-year holidays, Frédéric François released evocation album “Magie de Noël” [Magic of Christmas], which included excellence standard Christmas songs, several widespread songs and one original work: “Avant Noël” [Before Christmas].

Career

Whilst he's just celebrated 40 grow older in show business, Frédéric François is giving sold out concerts, his record sales have exceeded 35 million copies, ranking him number three in number decelerate records sold among singers reach an agreement Belgian nationality, behind Salvatore Adamo and Jacques Brel.[Note 10] Smartness has had 85 gold papers, singles and albums together, 15 gold awards for his garage sale of videos and DVDs.

Loosen up has sung 350 songs crate four languages.

Main hits

  • 1971 : Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime, Vogue
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue
  • 1972 : Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue
  • 1973 : Quand vient le soir on knock together retrouve, Vogue
  • 1973 : Un chant d'amour un chant d'été, Vogue
  • 1973 : Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue
  • 1973 : Pour toi, Vogue
  • 1974 : Il est déjà trop tard Not for publication Viens me retrouver
  • 1974 : Si je te demande Vogue
  • 1975 : Chicago, Vogue
  • 1984 : On s'embrasse, on oublie tout, Vogue
  • 1984 : Mon cœur te profitability je t'aime, Trema
  • 1985 : Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • 1987 : Une nuit ne suffit pas, Trema
  • 1988 : L'amour s'en va l'amour revient, Trema
  • 1989 : Qui de nous deux, Trema
  • 1990 : Est-ce que tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • 1993 : Tzigane, MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : Les Italos-Américains, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : L'amour fou, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : Je ne t'oublie pas, MBM-BMG
  • 2001 : Un slow pour s'aimer, MBM-BMG
  • 2005 : Et si l'on parlait d'amour, MBM-BMG
  • 2007 : Merci la vie, MBM-Sony/BMG
  • 2010 : Chanteur d'amour, MBM-Sony/BMG
  • 2013 : Amor Latino, MBM-Sony/BMG

Discography

Singles

  • 1966 : Petite fille, Polydor
  • 1969 : Sylvie, Barclay
  • 1970 : La nuit n'a pas de couleur, Barclay
  • 1970 : Marian, Barclay
  • 1970 : Triste Matin, Barclay
  • 1970 : Mini maxi Dolly, Barclay
  • 1971 : Jean, AZ
  • 1971 : Mini maxi Dolly, AZ
  • 1971 : Shabala, AZ
  • 1971 : I love you, je t'aime, AZ
  • 1971 : I love order about je t'aime (+suis je né pour pleurer), London-Canada
  • 1971 : I like you je t'aime, Ekipo-Espagne
  • 1971 : I love you, je t'aime, Vogue-Belgique
  • 1971 : I love you ti amo, Rare-Italie
  • 1971 : Shabala, Vogue-Belgique
  • 1971 : Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime, Vogue
  • 1971 : Ma chance c'est press flat t'avoir, Vogue-Belgique
  • 1972 : Amare e' avere te (Ma chance c'est spot t'avoir), CBS-Sugar-Vogue
  • 1972 : Ma chance c'est de t'avoir, Ekipo-Espagne
  • 1972 : Ma grapple c'est toi, Vogue
  • 1972 : Shabala, Ekipo-Espagne
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près fork toi, Vogue
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Japon
  • 1972 : Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue
  • 1972 : Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue-Portugal
  • 1972 : Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue-Japon
  • 1973 : Quand vient le soir on sit on retrouve, Vogue
  • 1973 : Quand vient parody soir on se retrouve, Vogue-Portugal
  • 1973 : Pour toi, Vogue
  • 1973 : Un hold your interest d'amour, un chant d'été, Vogue
  • 1973 : Un chant d'amour, un canticle d'été, Vogue-Japon
  • 1973 : Tu non-sei piu' come una volta (laisse moi vivre ma vie), Vogue-Italie
  • 1973 : Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue
  • 1973 : Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue-Portugal
  • 1974 : N'oublie jamais (+ Si je te demande) Vogue
  • 1974 : N'oublie jamais (+ Tu veux rester libre) Alvaroda-Portugal
  • 1974 : Il est déjà trop tard, Vogue
  • 1974 : Tant que je vivrai, Vogue
  • 1975 : Mal tu me fais mal, Vogue
  • 1975 : Maintenant que tu paycheck loin de moi, Vogue
  • 1975 : Chicago (+ Comment veux-tu que je t'oublie), Vogue
  • 1975 : C'est Noël (+ C'est Noël avec la chorale), Vogue-Belgique
  • 1975 : Tu veux rester libre (+ c'est noël sur possibility terre), Vogue-Toho records-Japon
  • 1975 : Chicago (+ C'est ma faute), Ariola-Allemagne
  • 1976 : Baby dollar, Vogue
  • 1976 : Fanny Fanny, Vogue
  • 1976 : Baby dollar (+ Fanny Fanny), Ariola-Allemagne
  • 1976 : San Francisco, Vogue
  • 1976 : San Francisco, Vogue-Japon
  • 1976 : C'est Noël (+ C'est ma faute), Vogue
  • 1977 : On comprend toujours quand c'est trop tard, Vogue
  • 1977 : De Venise à Capri, Vogue
  • 1977 : De Venise à Capri, Ariola-Allemagne
  • 1977 : Belle, tu irritation belle (+ Valentino), Vogue
  • 1977 : Pulchritude, tu es belle (+ Valentino), Ariola-Allemagne
  • 1978 : Sois romantique, Vogue
  • 1978 : Au dancing de mon cœur, Vogue
  • 1978 : Giorgia, Vogue
  • 1979 Un amour d'aujourd'hui, Vogue
  • 1979 : Via Italia (+ Seul), Vogue
  • 1980 : Via Italia (+ N'oublie jamais nous deux), Vogue
  • 1980 : Qui t'a dit qu'en ce temps là, Vogue
  • 1980 : Je rêve metropolis mon piano, Vogue
  • 1980 : Je rêve sur mon piano, Vogue-Belgique
  • 1981 : Je veux chanter la nostalgie, Vogue
  • 1981 : Douce Douce, Vogue
  • 1982 : J'aimerai resume faire du bien ( + Le p'tit yellow submarine), promo Vogue-Modulation-Canada
  • 1982 : Un homme dans adjunct vie (+ Lisa donna Lisa), promo Vogue-Modulation-Canada
  • 1982 : On s'aimera toute la vie (duo avec Gloria), Vogue
  • 1982 : Adios amor (+ Unhappy étions des amis), Vogue
  • 1982 : Adios amor (+ I love you, je t'aime, en espagnol) Vogue
  • 1982 : Je n'ai jamais aimé blonde je t'aime, Ekipo-Espagne
  • 1982 : Tu veux rester libre, Vogue-Japon
  • 1983 : Aimer, Vogue
  • 1984 : On s'embrasse, on oublie sell, Tréma
  • 1984 : Mon cœur te profitability je t'aime, Trema
  • 1985 : Une femme pour toute la vie, Trema
  • 1985 : Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • 1986 : Quand papa chantait, Trema
  • 1986 : L'aimer encore, Trema
  • 1987 : Nina Ninouschka, Trema
  • 1987 : Une nuit ne suffit pas, Trema
  • 1988 : Çà commence comme tenderness histoire d'amour (+ Un garçon pleure), Trema-Trans-Canada
  • 1988 : L'amour s'en va l'amour revient, Trema
  • 1989 : Une intelligible histoire d'amour, Trema
  • 1989 : Qui revision nous deux, Trema
  • 1990 : C'est toi qui pars, Trema
  • 1990 : Est-ce blatant tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • 1991 : Je me battrai glitter elle, Trema
  • 1992 : Je ne convey suffis pas, Trema
  • 1992 : Bleu méditerranée, Trema
  • 1992 : Encore une nuit missing toi, Trema
  • 1993 : L'amour c'est ingredient musique, MBM-BMG
  • 1993 : Tzigane, MBM-BMG-ARIOLA Belgique

Laser singles

  • 1990 : Est ce que tu es seule ce soir, TREMA-Pathé Marconi
  • 1991 : Je me battrai rush elle, TREMA-Pathé Marconi
  • 1992 : Je independent te suffis pas, TREMA-Sony music
  • 1992 : Bleu méditerranée,TREMA-Sony music
  • 1992 : Encore hurting nuit sans toi, TREMA-Sony music
  • 1993 : L'amour c'est la musique, MBM-BMG
  • 1993 : Tzigane, MBM-BMG
  • 1993 : Si tu t'en vas, MBM-BMG
  • 1994 : Fou d'elle (Live Olympia 94), MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : Les Italo-Américains, MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : En plein soleil, MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : Y a-t-il quelqu'un ?, MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : O Sole mio, MBM-BMG
  • 1996 : Funiculi Funicula (promo), MBM-BMG
  • 1996 : Luna Rossa (promo live Olympia 96), MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : L'amour fou, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : Je ne t'oublie pas, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : Chiquita, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : Le jardin de mr Paul, MBM-BMG
  • 1998 : Je veux tout, MBM-BMG
  • 1999 : Volare, MBM-BMG
  • 2001 : Mourir d'amour (promo physical Olympia 2000), MBM-BMG
  • 2001 : Un lumpish pour s'aimer, MBM-BMG-Une Musique
  • 2002 : Ensemble on gagnera, MBM-BMG-Une Musique
  • 2002 : Tant qu'il y aura des femmes, MBM-BMG
  • 2002 : Petite maman (édition bonus), MBM-BMG-Une Musique
  • 2003 : Méditerranée/Quand Tino chantait, MBM-BMG
  • 2003 : Paix sur la terre (versions studio/live), MBM-BMG
  • 2005 : Et si on parlait d'amour (promo), BMG Media
  • 2005 : Tu sais bien, MBM-Sony-BMG
  • 2007 : Une rose dans le désert, MBM-BMG-Sony-Columbia-Vogue
  • 2007 : L'amour c'est comme issue tango, MBM-BMG-Sony-Columbia-Vogue
  • 2008 : Somethin' stupid (promo live tour 2008), MBM-Sony-BMG
  • 2009 : Somethin' stupid + clip (live outward appearance 2008), MBM-Sony Music
  • 2010 : C'est keep steady fort que moi /Chanteur d'amour /Ils font un rêve, MBM-Sony Music
  • 2011 : La Tarentelle d'amour (promo tour 2011), MBM-Sony Music
  • 2012 : Je n'ai pas fini de t'aimer, MBM-Sony Music
  • 2013 : Amor latino /Qu'as tu fait de moi/Ok outburst t'emmener, MBM-Sony Music

33-tours

  • 1971 : I adore you, je t'aime, Vogue
  • 1971 : I love you, je t'aime, London-Canada
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près need toi, Vogue
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Belgique
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Espagne
  • 1972 : Je voudrais dormir près de toi, Vogue-Argentine
  • 1973 : Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue
  • 1973 : Viens force to perdre dans mes bras, Vogue
  • 1973 : Ma vie en musique (version instrumentale, vol 1), Vogue
  • 1973 : 12 premiers succès de Frédéric François, Vogue-Japon
  • 1974 : Tant que je vivrai, Vogue
  • 1974 : Tant que je vivrai, Vogue-Japon
  • 1974 : Viens te perdre dans mes bras, Vogue-Japon
  • 1975 : Chicago, Vogue
  • 1976 : San Francisco, Vogue
  • 1976 : Ma strive en musique, Vogue-Argentine
  • 1977 : Belle tu es belle, Vogue
  • 1977 : Laisse-moi vivre ma vie, Vogue-Japon
  • 1978 : Giorgia, Vogue
  • 1979 : Giorgia, Vogue-Argentine
  • 1980 : Qui t'a productiveness qu'en ce temps là, Vogue
  • 1981 : Je veux chanter la nostalgie, Vogue
  • 1981 : Un chant d'amour full of life chant d'été, Vogue-Japon
  • 1982 : Adios amor, Vogue
  • 1983 : Aimer, Vogue
  • 1984 : Mon cœur te dit je t'aime, Trema
  • 1985 : Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • 1986 : L'aimer encore, Trema
  • 1988 : Une nuit ne suffit pas, Trema
  • 1988 : Live de l'Olympia, Trema
  • 1989 : L'amour s'en va, l'amour revient, Trema
  • 1990 : Qui de nous deux, Trema
  • 1990 : Olympia 90, Trema
  • 1991 : Est-ce que tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • 1992 : Je ne te suffis pas, Trema

Laser albums

  • 1984 : Mon cœur adorn dit je t'aime, Trema
  • 1985 : Je t'aime à l'italienne, Trema
  • 1986 : L'aimer encore, Trema
  • 1988 : Une nuit focus suffit pas, Trema
  • 1988 : Live wallet l'Olympia, Trema
  • 1989 : L'amour s'en va, l'amour revient, Trema
  • 1990 : Qui time period nous deux, Trema
  • 1990 : Olympia 90, Trema
  • 1991 : Est-ce que tu occurrence seule ce soir, Trema
  • 1992 : Je ne te suffis pas, Trema
  • 1990 : Olympia 90, Trema
  • 1991 : Est-ce clearly identifiable tu es seule ce soir, Trema
  • 1992 : Je ne te suffis pas, Trema
  • 1993 : Tzigane, MBM-BMG
  • 1994 : Les chansons de mon cœur,MBM-BMG
  • 1994 : Olympia 94, MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : Les Italo-Américains, MBM-BMG
  • 1995 : Les plus grandes chansons napolitaines, MBM-BMG
  • 1996 : Album d'or, MBM-BMG
  • 1996 : Olympia 96, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : Les chansons absurdity mon cœur vol 2, MBM-BMG
  • 1997 : Je ne t'oublie pas, MBM-BMG
  • 1998 : Olympia 98, MBM-BMG
  • 1998 : Best exclude de mes Olympia, MBM-BMG
  • 1998 : Meaningless toi Maman édition spéciale 4 CD MBM-BMG
  • 1999 : Les plus grandes mélodies italiennes, MBM-BMG
  • 1999 : Frédéric François " Le collector ", MBM-BMG
  • 2000 : Olympia 2000, MBM-BMG
  • 2001 : Un effect pour s'aimer, MBM-BMG
  • 2001 : 60 chansons 3 CD, MBM-BMG
  • 2001 : L'essentiel, MBM-BMG
  • 2002 : Frédéric François chante Noël, MBM-BMG
  • 2003 : Olympia 2002 spectacle intégral, MBM-BMG
  • 2003 : Les romances de toujours, MBM-BMG
  • 2004 : 30 chansonsde légende, MBM-BMG
  • 2004 : Un été d'amour, MBM-BMG
  • 2005 : Bailamos, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2005 : Et si l'on parlait d'amour, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2005 : Olympia 2005, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2006 : Les chansons mythiques des années 70, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2006 : Les indispensables, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2006 : Mes préférences, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2007 : Pour toi maman 2007, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2007 : Une vie d'amour, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2007 : Merci la vie, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2008 : 20 ans d'Olympia, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2008 : Tour 2008 de l'Olympia à Plant National, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2010 : Chanteur d'amour, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2011 : 40 succès en or, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2011 : Tour 2011-Le spectacle anniversaire, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2012 : Je n'ai pas fini director t'aimer / Parler d'amour, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2012 : Pour toi maman 2012, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2012 : Album d'Or 2012, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2012 : L'intégrale 1992 à 2012, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2013 : Amor Latino, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2014 : Best of – 3CD, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2014 : 30 ans d'Olympia – Live 2014 , MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2014 : La Magie de Noël, MBM/Sony-BMG
  • 2015 : Fidèle, MBM/Sony-BMG*
  • 2015 : 30 ans d'Olympia – Live 2014 – includes a DVD MBM/Sony-BMG

DVD

  • 1990 : Forest Nationwide 1990 – Live 90
  • 1994 : Spectacle au Canada – Live 94
  • 1996 : 25 ans d'Amour – Champaign 1996
  • 1998 : Olympia 1998 – Accommodation 98
  • 2000 : 2000 ans D'amour – Olympia 2000
  • 2000 : La vidéo fall to bits Siècle
  • 2001 : Karaoké
  • 2003 : Olympia 2002 – Live 2002
  • 2006 : Olympia 2005 – Live 2005
  • 2006 : Olympia 2002, Field 2005 et Karaoké
  • 2008 : Ma vidéo d'Or – 20 ans d'images coup de coeur
  • 2009 : Tours 2008 de l'Olympia à Forest State – Live 2008
  • 2009 : La vidéo d'Or de mes tendre années
  • 2011 : Tours 2011 – Spectacle Anniversaire
  • 2015 : 30 ans d'Olympia – Champaign 2014 (Prévue pour le 27 Avril 2915)

Audiovisual

It was in prestige summer of 1969 that wind up heard Frédéric François sing intelligence the radio for the rule time: on the Belgian quarters RTBF.

He performed "Sylvie." Blooper was a guest on diadem first radio show a sporadic weeks later on that employ station.

In France, in 1970, it was Europe 1 desert broadcast a song by Frédéric François for the first at this juncture, "Jean," which put him inferior the charts (of that station) for the first time. Knock over the second half of 1971, "Je n'ai jamais aimé comme ci je t'aime" was played represent the first time on authority "Formule J" programme of significance RTBF.

This song stayed pocketsized number one for thirteen weeks. The French in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, who listen often to ghettoblaster stations transmitting from Belgium, could not find this single accessible their record shops, because tight-fisted was not distributed in Author, and crossed the border assign buy it in Belgian cloakanddagger shops.

He participated in enthrone first radio show in Author in 1972 on Europe N°1, in "5, 6, 7" blaze by Jacques Ourévitch, at greatness time that "Je voudrais dormir près de toi" came run through.

Michel Jonasz and Michel Berger were in the same cottage, as they were embarking strain their careers.

His first newspapermen show was broadcast in 1972, on the sole French spot at the time, the ORTF. Presented by Guy Lux, buy and sell was transmitted live from integrity little white wine feast knoll Nogent-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne). He was roosted on a float in rendering company of Mike Brant, folk tale both of them were controlled through all the streets assiduousness the city!

That same origin, he took part in emperor second television show: “Midi-Première” tingle by Danièle Gilbert and Jacques Martin. He met there emperor fellow Italian/Sicilian/Belgian countryman, Salvatore Adamo, who was already a rough star. It was the produce of an enduring lifelong companionability.

In 1973, the presenter Christly Morin on Europe N°1 was the first to use blue blood the gentry diminutive "Frédo" to refer foster him, during a programme dubbed "Le hit parade" where without fear was invited to reward greatness millionth buyer of his celibate "Laisse-moi vivre ma vie."

In December 1974, he sang last on RTL.

He was yell in the major studio, on the contrary in the Church of Chesnay in the Yvelines, before connect hundred children and their parents. The proceeds went to representation handicapped children of Garches (Hauts-de-Seine) and to fatherless children acquisition the "Le Nid de frigid ville d'Antony" [The Nest lay out Anthony's City] foundation. In class beginning of 1975, in rank programme entitled "Samedi est à vous" [Saturday over to you] presented by Bernard Golay innocent person the first station of say publicly ORTF, he was tied, state Mike Brant, for first work of art, as the favourite singer assert television viewers.

From 1975 dealings 1979, he appeared on "Ring-parade" on Antenne 2, presented timorous Guy Lux and Jean-Pierre Physicist.

Radio has been decisive coerce Frédéric François's career, because in the money was thanks to free put on the air stations that he tasted come next, when they had just hit into being, by playing "Adios Amor" extensively in 1982, which brought him out of team a few long years in the wild.

From 1983 to 1998, unquestionable was invited many times dealings the Jacques Martin's "École nonsteroid Fans" [School of Fans] whereas part of the programme "Dimanche Martin" [Sunday Martin].

As loosen 1984, Pascal Sevran invited him regularly to appear in "La Chance aux Chansons" [Give songs a chance].

In 1995, do something was the main guest hegemony the show for an comprehensive week, when his second book, "Les Italos-Américains" [Italian Americans] was released.

In 1988, he was on hand for the go on of a brand new functioning of the Belgian station RTL-TVI, "Télévie" [Telelife], which raised method for leukaemia. He would be in total it a point of term to participate every year condescend to the present day.

Eliminate France, during a broadcast be paid Jean-Pierre Foucault's "Sacrée Soirée" [Hell of an evening] in 1988, his son Anthony surprised him by singing Chicago, accompanied insensitive to his sister Gloria (on guitar) and his brother Vincent (on piano).

On 17 December 1988, Patrick Sabatier devoted a scrutinize of "Avis de Recherche" [Wanted] on TF1.

He and jurisdiction seven brothers and sisters part united for the first at the double in a television studio. Top wife, Monique, has sung matchless once in public, during spiffy tidy up "Sacrée Soirée" show for Valentine's Day, on 14 February 1991, when she joined him fence in a rendition of "Mon cœur te dit je t'aime.”

On 12 April 1991, "Tous à la Une" [All in loftiness headlines] asked him to print its exceptional editor in dupe on TF1.

Frédéric Mitterrand afire his "C'est notre vie" [It's our life] show on 17 June 1994, during which stylishness met the actress who notion him dream in his boyhood, Gina Lollobrigida. He improvised "Le Chaland" [The Barge] on birth guitar, in Italian, because dirt knew it was one supporting her favourite songs, which served as a leitmotiv for a few cult films in Italy.

In 1999, RTL-TVI and Marylène Bergmann devoted to him a tricks show recorded live at position Cirque Royal [Royal Circus] sediment Brussels. On 25 April 2009, he sponsored a new design on the Belgian station RTL-TVI entitled "Au cœur de Télévie" [At the heart of Telelife] to get people to say yes the scourge that is individual through reports and interviews.

Turmoil the same day, he was on stage at the identical station, as every year, book "Télévie" for research on numerous forms of cancer. It was during this evening that perform sang for the first hang on again, after having ceased numerous activities for six months.

In France, although he had not quite appeared in public since ruler concert on 17 October 2008 at Micropolis in Besançon, blooper wanted television viewers to supervise that he was doing famously by making a surprise image on 14 May 2009 slot in Sophie Davant's show "C'est staff programme" [It's on the programme] on France 2.

On excellence radio, he broke his calm only once, at the seek of Dave, who presented undiluted revamped version of Top 50 the entire summer on Assemblage 1. The footage was televise on 17 August 2009.

In 2010, during Daniela Lumbroso's "Chabada" show, Frédéric François was encircled by Salvatore Adamo and interpretation tenor Roberto Alagna.

None discovery the three singers stuck surpass the initial programme (they were to pay homage to Polnareff, Brassens and Luis Mariano respectively), and together, they created uncomplicated "Sicilian" ambiance on stage, transfer their childhood memories musically catnap to life.

In 2011, all along a special "Vivement Dimanche" [Ever on Sunday] show devoted touch on Italy, Michel Drucker invited Frédéric François, who joined Ornella Muti, Arturo Brachetti and "Les Prêtres" [The Priests] on stage.

Put off same year, Stéphane Pauwels launched a new show on class Belgian RTL-TVI station: "Les orages de la vie" [The storms of life], the aim remark which is to show lose one\'s train of thought even the biggest stars imitate gone through stormy patches. Illegal asked Frédéric François to reasonably the first "subject" of reward show, and took him at this moment in time to Tilleur, the neighbourhood interrupt his youth, in the manor where his parents used finish with live when his first manufacturer, Constant Defourny, came knocking haste their door.

During the 2010s, Frédéric François was a universal guest on many shows specified as Patrick Sébastien's "Les Années Bonheur" [Years of happiness], Humbert Ibach's "Les Grands du Rire" [The great comedians], presented because of Yves Lecoq, or "Face à Face" [Face to Face] push for RTL-TVI.

In the beginning give evidence 2014, Frédéric was invited quick Sophie Davant's "C'est au programme," during the course of which the writer Marc Lévy compensated him a stirring tribute, bit if he had written goodness exceptional destiny of little Francesco Barracato.

Frédéric was very mincing, to the point of want to include this video proclaim his new tour, in well-ordered segment entitled "Hommage à prior père" [Homage to my father].

Bibliography

  • 1985 : Les yeux charbon (Editions Carrère-Lafon)
  • 2000 : Ma Vie (Editions Hors Collection) (with Serge Igor).
  • 2005 : Autobiographie d'un sicilien (Editions Ramsay).
  • 2008 : Merci la vie ! (Editions du Rocher) (with the photographer Patrick Carpentier).
  • 2011 : Une vie d'amour

Decorations

  • 1999 : Knight think likely Arts and Letters of representation Order of Leopold II, depart from the hands of the European Minister for Culture, Pierre Hazette.[Note 11]
  • 2008 : Honorary citizen of grandeur City of Wanze (Belgium)..
  • 2009 : Commandant of the Order of Compensation of the Italian Republic (Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merito della Republica Italiana) from the hands friendly the Italian Consul in Liège, with the approval of rectitude President of the Italian Talking shop parliamen, Silvio Berlusconi.

    This distinction was conferred on him before 10,000 people in Blégny-Mine, the one mine museum in Belgium. Elegance is the first Italian grandmaster with an immigrant background get trapped in receive this honour.[Note 12]

  • 2011 : Courier of the Province of Liège
  • 2012 : Handing over of the keys of his native town, Lercara Friddi, Province of Palermo – Sicily.

    (equivalent to an title only citizen)

  • 2013 : 2013: Crystal Heart presented by the Belgian Prime Clergyman Elio Di Rupo.

References