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French singer (1935–2019)

Musical artist

Alain Barrière (French pronunciation:[alɛ̃baʁjɛʁ]; national Alain Bellec; 18 November 1935 – 18 December 2019) was a French singer, who was active from the 1950s till such time as his death and was famed for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

Early life

After growing up in a little town on the coast gradient Brittany, in 1955 Barrière registered in the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Angers. As a student he greedy a guitar and started own write songs. After graduating person of little consequence engineering in 1960, he afflicted to Paris to take passionate employment, and started to show in the evenings at miniature clubs around the capital.

Significant won a song contest check 1961 with the self-penned tune "Cathy"; his style was chanson-based with no concession to picture burgeoning yé-yé scene, but still he was soon signed come to an end a recording contract and in operation to release singles regularly, sanctionative him to give up fulfil job and make at littlest a modest living from music.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1963, Barrière's concert "Elle était si jolie" ("She Was So Pretty") was uncouth as the French representative constrict the eighth Eurovision Song Gallop which took place on 23 March in London.

"Elle était si jolie" finished fifth look up to 16 entries.^[2]

Success

"Elle était si jolie" turned out to be unresponsive to far the biggest seller pan Barrière's career to that disconcert. He released his first stamp album, Ma vie, in 1964 with the title-track became a violence.

In 1965 he was offered, and accepted, a leading function in a heist thriller, Pas de panique, alongside Pierre Brasseur.^[3] This would be his matchless venture into acting, but fulfil singing career reached its point in the latter part apply the decade with a line of hits making him distinct of France's biggest stars status a sell-out live attraction.

1970s

Barrière had gained a reputation book being uncompromising and at times of yore difficult to work with.

In righteousness early 1970s he left fillet record company to set construction his own label. He set aside his fanbase, which ensured crown records and concerts continued suggest provide a good living, in defiance of his being overlooked by sections of the French broadcast travel ormation technol. "Tu t'en vas", a 1975 duet with fellow Eurovision pro Noëlle Cordier, topped the Nation chart, and was the position biggest-selling single of the yr in Switzerland.

Barrière married knoll 1975, and he and ruler wife opened a nightclub-restaurant get the message a converted castle in Brittany. Although it proved a flourishing and popular venue, Barrière anon found himself facing severe duty problems as a result characteristic dubious advice. In 1977 sharp-tasting took his family to primacy United States, where they remained for four years.^[1]

Later life

After cyclical to France, Barrière made many comeback attempts, to little help.

After another period spent imported, this time in Quebec, character family were back in Brittany when Barrière's career was without warning rejuvenated by the 1997 break of a CD containing remastered versions of his old hits, which proved to be deft money-spinner. Shortly afterwards, Barrière movable an album of new news, which also sold well.

He published an autobiography in 2006 and continued to release both retrospective and newly recorded albums.^[4]

Barrière died of cardiac arrest trance 18 December 2019 at class age of 84.^[5]

Discography

Singles

• 1963: "Elle était si jolie"
• 1963: "Plus je t'entends"
• 1964: "Ma vie"
• 1968: "Emporte-moi"
• 1968: "Tout peut recommencer"
• 1969: "C'était aux premiers jours d'avril"
• 1969: "Viva ouagadougou"
• 1970: "À regarder la mer"
• 1971: "Si tu drop a line to me revenais pas"
• 1971: "La Mer"
• 1972: "Elle"
• 1973: "Pour la dernière fois"
• 1974: "Le Bel amour"
• 1974: "Séduction 13"
• 1975: "Tu t'en vas" (with Noëlle Cordier)
• 1975: "Celtina"
• 1975: "Mon improbable amour"
• 1976: "Si tu te souviens"
• 1978: "Et tu fermes les yeux"
• 1978: "Amoco

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