French singer and songwriter. Born in Roubaix in northern France, he spent his childhood and youth in Calais. Initially concentrating on film projects, the first record he made in 1974 was the song “L’Atlantique”. He continued his success with the release of “Les corons”, “Elle est d’ailleurs”, “Ecris moi” and “Sans amour”, all of which made it into the national and international hit lists. He was also recognized for several soundtracks such as music for the various “Emmanuelle” films. He passed away after a long battle with lung cancer. (bio by: Edda Meinikat)