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	'''Christophe''' is a ]anguage\|French]] singer. He was born '''Daniel Bevilacqua''' in ], ] in the ]ian suburb ], to ] parents.
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			* Les Disques Motors
			* ]
			* ]
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			] in 1969]]
	Christophe's first hit was ''Aline'', in 1965.

			'''Daniel Bevilacqua''' ({{IPA\|fr\|danjɛl bɛvilakwa}}, {{IPA\|it\|ˌbeviˈlakkwa\|lang}}; 13 October 1945 – 16 April 2020), better known by the stage name '''Christophe''' ({{IPA\|fr\|kʁistɔf\|lang}}), was a ] singer and songwriter. He was born in the ] suburb of ], to an ] father.
	===External links===
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			==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, "]", in 1965, rose to the top of the French pop music charts.<ref name=anthology>{{cite book \|last=Wennekes \|first=Emile \|editor-last1=Abecassis \|editor-first1=Michael\|editor-last2=Block \|editor-first2=Marcelline\|title=An Anthology of French and Francophone Singers from A to Z: "Singin' In French" \|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing\|date=2018\|pages=176–179 \|chapter=Christophe\|isbn=978-1-5275-0354-0}}</ref>
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	]
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			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 ] 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 ].
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			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 "]". In 1985, he wrote "Ne raccroche pas" a song which is believed to be about the ]. The following year, he wrote the song "]" for ].

			In 1996, after a break, he returned with his album ''Bevilacqua''.<ref> {{in lang\|fr}}</ref> In 2001, he released another album ''Comm' si la terre penchait''. In February 2002, Christophe performed, in ], his first live concert in more than two decades, followed by two appearances at the ] in March 2002.

			Christophe's 1970s song "Les mots bleus" was covered by ] in 2003. In 2011, Christophe took part in a tribute album for ] two years after the latter's death. He sang "Alcaline", a song written by Bashung in 1989 for his album ''Novice''.<ref> {{in lang\|fr}}</ref>

			In 2016, Christophe collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on the album "Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise" with the song "Walking The Mile".
			And collaborated with ] on the album "Les Vestiges Du Chaos" with the song "Tangerine".

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

			He died after being in critical condition<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/musique/coronavirus-le-chanteur-christophe-hospitalise-a-paris-29-03-2020-8290158.php\|title=Coronavirus : le chanteur Christophe hospitalisé en réanimation à Paris\|date=29 March 2020 \|language=fr}}</ref> due to ] associated with a previous comorbidity (]) on 16 April 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/musique/20200416.OBS27633/le-chanteur-christophe-est-mort.html#modal-msg\|title=Le chanteur Christophe est mort\|date=17 April 2020 \|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="guardian"/>

			==Discography==
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			===Studio albums===
			* ''Christophe'' (1965, Disc'AZ)
			* ''Sur la route de Salina'' (1970, Motors)
			* ''Christophe'' (1972, Motors)
			* ''Les paradis perdus'' (1973, Motors)
			* '']'' (1974, Motors)
			* ''Samouraï'' (1976, Motors)
			* ''La Dolce Vita'' (1977, Motors)
			* ''Le Beau Bizarre'' (1978, Motors)
			* ''Pas vu, pas pris'' (1980, Motors)
			* ''Clichés d'amour'' (1983, Motors)
			* ''Bevilacqua'' (1996, Epic)
			* ''Comm'si la terre penchait'' (2001, Mercury)
			* ''Aimer ce que nous sommes'' (2008, Az)
			* ''Paradis retrouvé'' (2013, Motors)
			* ''Les Vestiges du chaos'' (2016, Universal)

			===Live albums===
			* ''Olympia'' (1975, Motors)
			* ''Olympia 2002'' (2002, Mercury)
			* ] (2014, Motors) (either single CD or triple CD as deluxe ed.)

			===Compilations===

			* ''Mon Univers'' (1996, Motors) 1965-1988
			* ''Best Of'' (2002, Dreyfus) 1965-1988
			* ''Best Of'' (2006, Dreyfus) 1965-1988
			* ''Christophe etc.'' (2019)
			* ''Christophe etc. Vol. 2'' (2019)
			* ''Ultime.'' (2020)

			===Soundtracks===
			* ''La route de Salina'' (Motors)

			===Singles===
			*1964: Reviens Sophie / Cette fureur de vivre / Ça n'fait rien / Se dire adieu
			*1965: Aline Aline / Je l'ai retrouvée / Je ne t'aime plus / La fille aux yeux bleus
			*1965: Les Marionnettes / Je suis parti / Tu n'es plus comme avant / Noël
			*1966: Je chante pour un ami / Cette vie là / La danse a trois temps / J'ai remarché
			*1966: Excusez-moi monsieur le professeur / La camargue / Pour un oui / Christina
			*1966: J'ai entendu la mer / Cette musique / Le spectacle / Tu es folle
			*1966: À ceux qu'on aime / Avec des mots d'amour / Maman / Les amoureux qui passent
			*1967: Je sais que c'est l'été / Le coup de fouet / Les espagnols / La petite gamine
			*1968: Amour interdit / Passons une nuit blanche / Confession / Si tu veux, je peux
			;with Motors label
			*1970: The Girl From Salina / Sunny Road To Salina
			*1971: La petite fille du 3e / Mere, tu es la seule
			*1971: Mal / Épouvantail
			*1971: Mes passagères / Fait chaud ce soir
			*1972: Oh mon amour / Goodbye, je reviendrai
			*1972: Main dans la main / Nue comme la mer
			*1973: La vie c'est une histoire d'amour / Les jours où rien ne va
			*1973: Belle / Rock monsieur
			*1973: Les paradis perdus / Mama
			*1973: Mickey / Emporte-moi
			*1973: L'amour toujours l'amour / La bête
			*1974: Señorita / Le temps de vivre
			*1974: Les mots bleus / Le dernier des Bevilacqua
			*1975: Petite fille du soleil / Le petit gars
			*1976: Merci John d'être venu / Paumé
			*1976: Une autre vie / Paumé
			*1976: Daisy / Macadam
			*1977: La Dolce Vita / La mélodie
			*1978: Un peu menteur / Ce mec-lou
			*1979: Aline / Je ne t'aime plus
			*1980: L'Italie / Question ambiance
			*1980: Agitation / Les tabourets du bar
			*1983: Succès Fou / Cœur défiguré
			*1983: Mon amie la jalousie / Souvenir de Laura
			*1983: Dernier baiser / La nuit bleue'
			*1984: J'l'ai pas touchée / Voix sans issue
			*1985: Ne raccroche pas / Méchamment rock'n'roll
			*1988: Chiqué chiqué / Un tour d'Harley avec Lucy
			*1988: Chiqué chiqué (long version) / Besame mucho / Ne raccroche pas (long version)

			==Filmography==
			*1998: ''Autour de Vega'', documentary by Hugues Peyret - as himself with Alan Vega
			*2006: ''Quand j'étais chanteur'' by Xavier Giannoli - as himself with Gérard Depardieu
			*2011: ''Preciosa'' short film by Dominique Abel - as Christophe
			*2013: ''Déjeuner chez Gertrude Stein'', short by Isabelle Prim
			*2014: ''Juke-Box9'' short by Ilan Klipper - as Daniel Berton
			*2014: ''Le Quepa sur la vilni!'' film by Yann Le Quellec - as mayor of Noère

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			{{Commons category\|Christophe (vocalist)}}
			* {{Official\|www.christophe-lesite.com}}
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			* {{Discogs artist\|Christophe}}

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Christophe
Christophe during a concert at the Vieilles Charrues Festival in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Bevilacqua
Born	(1945-10-13)13 October 1945 Juvisy-sur-Orge, Île-de-France, France
Died	16 April 2020(2020-04-16) (aged 74) Brest, Brittany, France
Genres	French pop chanson
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals keyboards guitar
Years active	1963-2020
Labels	Les Disques Motors Epic Mercury Capitol Music France

Website	difymusic.com/boutique-officielle-christophe

Musical artist

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.

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.

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". And collaborated with Alan Vega on the album "Les Vestiges Du Chaos" with the song "Tangerine".

Personal life

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.

Discography

Christophe in 2014

Studio albums

Christophe (1965, Disc'AZ)
Sur la route de Salina (1970, Motors)
Christophe (1972, Motors)
Les paradis perdus (1973, Motors)
Les mots bleus (1974, Motors)
Samouraï (1976, Motors)
La Dolce Vita (1977, Motors)
Le Beau Bizarre (1978, Motors)
Pas vu, pas pris (1980, Motors)
Clichés d'amour (1983, Motors)
Bevilacqua (1996, Epic)
Comm'si la terre penchait (2001, Mercury)
Aimer ce que nous sommes (2008, Az)
Paradis retrouvé (2013, Motors)
Les Vestiges du chaos (2016, Universal)

Live albums

Olympia (1975, Motors)
Olympia 2002 (2002, Mercury)
Intime (2014, Motors) (either single CD or triple CD as deluxe ed.)

Compilations

Mon Univers (1996, Motors) 1965-1988
Best Of (2002, Dreyfus) 1965-1988
Best Of (2006, Dreyfus) 1965-1988
Christophe etc. (2019)
Christophe etc. Vol. 2 (2019)
Ultime. (2020)

Soundtracks

La route de Salina (Motors)

Singles

1964: Reviens Sophie / Cette fureur de vivre / Ça n'fait rien / Se dire adieu
1965: Aline Aline / Je l'ai retrouvée / Je ne t'aime plus / La fille aux yeux bleus
1965: Les Marionnettes / Je suis parti / Tu n'es plus comme avant / Noël
1966: Je chante pour un ami / Cette vie là / La danse a trois temps / J'ai remarché
1966: Excusez-moi monsieur le professeur / La camargue / Pour un oui / Christina
1966: J'ai entendu la mer / Cette musique / Le spectacle / Tu es folle
1966: À ceux qu'on aime / Avec des mots d'amour / Maman / Les amoureux qui passent
1967: Je sais que c'est l'été / Le coup de fouet / Les espagnols / La petite gamine
1968: Amour interdit / Passons une nuit blanche / Confession / Si tu veux, je peux

with Motors label

1970: The Girl From Salina / Sunny Road To Salina
1971: La petite fille du 3e / Mere, tu es la seule
1971: Mal / Épouvantail
1971: Mes passagères / Fait chaud ce soir
1972: Oh mon amour / Goodbye, je reviendrai
1972: Main dans la main / Nue comme la mer
1973: La vie c'est une histoire d'amour / Les jours où rien ne va
1973: Belle / Rock monsieur
1973: Les paradis perdus / Mama
1973: Mickey / Emporte-moi
1973: L'amour toujours l'amour / La bête
1974: Señorita / Le temps de vivre
1974: Les mots bleus / Le dernier des Bevilacqua
1975: Petite fille du soleil / Le petit gars
1976: Merci John d'être venu / Paumé
1976: Une autre vie / Paumé
1976: Daisy / Macadam
1977: La Dolce Vita / La mélodie
1978: Un peu menteur / Ce mec-lou
1979: Aline / Je ne t'aime plus
1980: L'Italie / Question ambiance
1980: Agitation / Les tabourets du bar
1983: Succès Fou / Cœur défiguré
1983: Mon amie la jalousie / Souvenir de Laura
1983: Dernier baiser / La nuit bleue'
1984: J'l'ai pas touchée / Voix sans issue
1985: Ne raccroche pas / Méchamment rock'n'roll
1988: Chiqué chiqué / Un tour d'Harley avec Lucy
1988: Chiqué chiqué (long version) / Besame mucho / Ne raccroche pas (long version)

Filmography

1998: Autour de Vega, documentary by Hugues Peyret - as himself with Alan Vega
2006: Quand j'étais chanteur by Xavier Giannoli - as himself with Gérard Depardieu
2011: Preciosa short film by Dominique Abel - as Christophe
2013: Déjeuner chez Gertrude Stein, short by Isabelle Prim
2014: Juke-Box9 short by Ilan Klipper - as Daniel Berton
2014: Le Quepa sur la vilni! film by Yann Le Quellec - as mayor of Noère

References

^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (17 April 2020). "Christophe, celebrated French pop balladeer, dies age 74". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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.
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)
Nouvel Obsérvateur: Christophe raconte Bashung : «Il était beaucoup dans le silence» (in French)
"Coronavirus : le chanteur Christophe hospitalisé en réanimation à Paris" (in French). 29 March 2020.
"Le chanteur Christophe est mort" (in French). 17 April 2020.

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