Christophe

Daniel Bevilacqua (13 October 1945 – 16 April 2020), better known by the stage name Christophe, was a French singer and songwriter. He was born in the Paris suburb of Juvisy-sur-Orge, to an Italian father. 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. 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. 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. In 2016, Christophe collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on the album "Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise" with the song "Walking The Mile". In 1971, Christophe married his girlfriend Véronique and fathered his daughter Lucie. He died after being in critical condition due to COVID-19 associated with a previous comorbidity (COPD) on 16 April 2020. Source: Article "Christophe (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France, 1945-10-13

Died: 2020-04-16

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2002	Christophe ‎- Olympia 2002	Self	60
2	2004	Bonjour la France	Self	0
3	2006	The Singer	Christophe	61
4	2007	Alain Kan, l'enfant maudit du rock	Self	0
5	2007	Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris	Self	60
6	2009	Personne n'est à la place de personne	Self	0
7	2013	Juke-Box	Daniel	60
8	2013	Lunch with Gertrude Stein	Alice Toklas	0
9	2014	Le quepa sur la vilni !	Le maire de Noère	50
10	2014	Christophe à la Villa Aperta	Self	60
11	2014	What's Your Job Daddy?	Self	60
12	2018	M. Eddy & sa tribu	Self	90
13	2019	Joan of Arc	Guillaume Evrard	60
14	2019	La Génération Salut les copains	Self	80
15	2020	Sébastien Tellier: Many Lives	Self	59
16	2020	Christophe	Self	0
17	2020	Allez viens je t’emmène dans les sixties	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
2	1975	Midi Première	Self	100
3	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
4	1975	Système 2	Self	0
5	1975	Numéro un	Self	60
6	1975	Numéro un	Émilie's father	60
7	1977	Fan School	Self	73
8	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
9	1985	Victoires de la musique	Self	20
10	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
11	1987	Lahaye d'honneur	Self	0
12	2001	Star Academy	Self	64
13	2012	La Parenthèse inattendue	Self	85
14	2022	Il était une fois Champs-Élysées	Self (archive footage)	66

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