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The son of an Italian mother and a French father, Claude François was born in Ismaïlia, Egypt, where his father, Aimé François, was working as a shipping traffic controller on the Suez Canal. In 1951 the job took the family to the city of Port Tawfik on the Red Sea.

Claude François’ mother was very musical and had her son take piano and violin lessons. On his own, the boy learned to play the drums. As a result of the 1956 Suez Crisis, the family returned to live in Monaco, where they struggled financially after Claude’s father fell ill and could not work. A young Claude found a job as a bank clerk and at night earned extra money playing drums with an orchestra at the luxury hotels along the French Riviera. With a good but untested singing voice, he was offered a chance to sing at a hotel in the fashionable Mediterranean resort town of Juan-les-Pins. His show was well received and eventually he began to perform at the glamorous night-clubs along the Côte d’Azur. While working the clubs, he met Janet Woolcoot, an English dancer whom he married in 1960.

Ambitious, Claude François moved to Paris, where there were many more opportunities to pursue his career. At the time, American Rock and Roll was taking hold in France and he took a job as part of a singing group in order to make a living. With the goal of eventually making it as a solo act, he paid the cost to record a 45rpm. Trying to capitalize on the American dance craze « The Twist », Claude François recorded a song titled « Nabout Twist » that proved a resounding failure.

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ashleyrobb wrote:
Thursday morning

aaaah !!!!!!!! c'est Claude François !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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aryanrocksworld wrote:
last week

good!

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notrepresident wrote:
September 2009

Comme d'hab'

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StardustMontage wrote:
April 2009

i am a Clo-Clo fan from Asia.i love Claude François,he is a great idol.his songs always make me feel very good.

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Ratchoul wrote:
February 2009

Je ne l'ai jamais supporté, encore maintenant. Ça ne m'a jamais prit au tripes ces "chansons". Un beau massacre à son palmarès, la reprise de Reach Out I'll Be There. Chacun son truc comme on dit;

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stjuzhik wrote:
January 2009

le chanteur merveilleux sans doute! la légende de la musique francais,les chansons de qui vous font dancer! merci pour cette musique,Claude!

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aseret57 wrote:
January 2009

Moi je conaitre tout les paroles d`Alexandria et je ne sius pas francais!! ::))

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Christophe1986 wrote:
January 2009

Il chantais trop bien. Je pense que j'ai besoin d'apprendre tout les paroles d'Alexandrie Alexandre comme tout les Francais que je connais.

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evelina52170419 wrote:
December 2008

Imi place......................

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jovenka51 wrote:
September 2008

pas marrant du tout vos commentaires ! on ne plaisante pas avec la mort ! svp

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silverlolo wrote:
September 2008

ahah!

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solid snake wrote:
September 2008

Ou alors il s'est mis une ampoule dans le cul,je ne sais plus trop

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silverlolo wrote:
August 2008

ahah c vrai qu'il faut pas etre fute fute pour toucher à un fil electrique dans son bain...

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solid snake wrote:
August 2008

Il est mort à cause d'un gode électrique

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hittiperjantai wrote:
June 2008

ok

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Supreme23 wrote:
May 2008

merci!

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dziuljeta wrote:
May 2008

Nearly everytime someone sings Comme d'habitude translated into Lithuanian (you see, here where I live people seem to be fond of stealing famous melodies :///), they give credit to Frank Sinatra. :// Ugh. :/

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Toxiic-OH wrote:
March 2008

Cloclo.. Tu as bercé mon enfance. Je ne peux plus décrocher le téléphone sans avoir peur qu'il se mette à chialer. J'hésite chaque jour quand je suis avec mon sèche-cheveux dans ma baignoire à venir te rejoindre. Quand je me sens moche, tu me rends belle, belle, belle. Quand y'a du soleil le lundi, tu me rends le moral. J'ai plus d'amis à force de danser Alexandrie.. en boîte de nuit.

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Toxiic-OH wrote:
March 2008

J'ai planté des magnolias sur le balcon de mon appart. Ca fait 3ans que j'essaye de construire une ferme avec un marteau. Comme d'habitude, je reste la mal-aimée mais bon je pense à toi, comme tu étais fabuleux ces années-là. Et ta musique résonne en moi comme une chanson populaire, elle s'en va et elle revient. MAIS PUTAIN QU'ELLE SE BARRE x) JE T'AIME mon chanteur malheureux

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Clovis63 wrote:
January 2008

Hommage a l'artiste.

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