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Christophe
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Daniel Bevilacqua, better known under the stage name Christophe, is a French singer and songwriter. He was born on October 13, 1945 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, a suburb of Paris, of an Italian father.

Christophe became famous in the early 1960s, his first hit being "Aline" in 1965. His hits include the song "Oh! Mon Amour" which he sang in French and Italian. After a short break, he returned in 1971, with Francis Dreyfus who launched the Motors label (Disques Motors) and became the producer of the Christophe records. The result is "Les Paradis perdus" in 1973. In 1974, he recorded "Les mots bleus" (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 classics from the 40's and 50's such as "Arrivederci Roma" and "Dernier baiser", the French version of the Mexican classic "Besame mucho". In 1985, he wrote "Ne raccroche pas", a song thought to be about 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 the album "Bevilacqua". In 2001, he released another album "Comm' si la terre penchait". In February 2002, Christophe gave his first live concert in Clermont Ferrand for 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 participated in a tribute album to Alain Bashung, two years after the latter's death. He sang "Alcaline", a song written by Bashung in 1989 for his album Novice.

In total, he has released seventeen studio albums, three live albums and collaborated on four feature films in his fifty-five year career.

Suffering from pulmonary emphysema for a long time, Christophe was taken by cough and fever on March 16, 2020. He was taken to the Cochin Hospital in Paris for acute respiratory distress. A CT scan led to the conclusion of a severe form of Covid-19 on a diffuse emphysema and the singer was immediately placed in intensive care. After being transferred to Brest, he died on April 16 at the age of 74.
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