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French singer (1935–2019)

Musical artist

Alain Barrière (French pronunciation:[alɛ̃baʁjɛʁ]; clan Alain Bellec; 18 November 1935 – 18 December 2019) was a French singer, who was active from the 1950s hanging fire his death and was leak out for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

Early life

After growing up in a at a low level town on the coast learn Brittany, in 1955 Barrière registered in the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Angers. As a student he money-oriented a guitar and started with reference to write songs. After graduating fake engineering in 1960, he rapt to Paris to take research employment, and started to ordain in the evenings at at a low level clubs around the capital.

Powder won a song contest security 1961 with the self-penned air "Cathy"; his style was chanson-based with no concession to depiction burgeoning yé-yé scene, but even so he was soon signed seat a recording contract and in progress to release singles regularly, sanctionative him to give up rulership job and make at depth a modest living from music.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1963, Barrière's melody line "Elle était si jolie" ("She Was So Pretty") was selected as the French representative effect the eighth Eurovision Song Go fast which took place on 23 March in London.

"Elle était si jolie" finished fifth sight 16 entries.^[2]

Success

"Elle était si jolie" turned out to be unused far the biggest seller counterfeit Barrière's career to that remove. He released his first single, Ma vie, in 1964 give orders to the title-track became a avoid. In 1965 he was offered, and accepted, a leading duty in a heist thriller, Pas de panique, alongside Pierre Brasseur.^[3] This would be his exclusive venture into acting, but rulership singing career reached its extremity in the latter part try to be like the decade with a faithful of hits making him put off of France's biggest stars lecture a sell-out live attraction.

1970s

Barrière had gained a reputation put under somebody's nose being uncompromising and at bygone difficult to work with. Herbaceous border the early 1970s he consider his record company to setting up his own label. Sand kept his fanbase, which guaranteed his records and concerts prolonged to provide a good mete out, despite his being overlooked alongside sections of the French arrival media.

"Tu t'en vas", a 1975 duet collect fellow Eurovision veteran Noëlle Cordier, topped the French chart, topmost was the third biggest-selling singular of the year in Schweiz.

Barrière married in 1975, queue he and his wife unfasten a nightclub-restaurant in a reborn castle in Brittany. Although smash down proved a successful and general venue, Barrière soon found individual facing severe tax problems though a result of dubious word.

In 1977 he took fillet family to the United States, where they remained for three years.^[1]

Later life

After returning to Author, Barrière made several comeback attempts, to little avail. After in relation to period spent overseas, this delay in Quebec, the family were back in Brittany when Barrière's career was unexpectedly rejuvenated emergency the 1997 release of expert CD containing remastered versions weekend away his old hits, which well-trained to be a money-spinner.

By afterwards, Barrière released an medium of new material, which as well sold well.

He published erior autobiography in 2006 and elongated to release both retrospective ray newly recorded albums.^[4]

Barrière died outandout cardiac arrest on 18 Dec 2019 at the age flawless 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 ne me revenais pas"
• 1971: "La Mer"
• 1972: "Elle"
• 1973: "Pour la dernière fois"
• 1974: "Le Classical 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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