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Frédéric François
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Frédéric François
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-06-03,Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy
Gender
Male
Biography
Frédéric François (born Francesco Barracato; 3 June 1950 in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, Italy), is a French-speaking singer-composer living in Belgium. Born on 3 June 1950 in Lercara Friddi in Sicily, in a very modest Italian family, he is the second child of Antonina (Nina) Salemi and Giuseppe (Peppino) Barracato. His mother was a seamstress in Lercara and his father was initially a miner in a sulphur mine in Lercara. He emigrated to Belgium in the coal basin of Liège, where he signed a three-year contract as a miner. In 1951, Nina and her two sons joined Giuseppe in Tilleur in a Red Cross Convoy. Francesco Barracato grew up in a family of eight children. Peppino used to sing Neapolitan songs and opera arias for pleasure and accompanied himself on the guitar. Young Francesco was only 10 when he sang O Sole Mio for the first time in public in a café frequented mostly by Sicilians in Tilleur, "Le Passage à Niveau" [The Level Crossing]. In 1963, he turned semi-professional as a singer-guitarist in a group called "Les Eperviers" [The Sparrow hawks]. He left the technical college in 1965 for the Liège conservatoire to study violin, where he took courses particularly in diction, declamation and voice. In 1966, he joined a new group called "Les Tigres Sauvages" [Wild Tigers] and won the "Microsillon d'Argent" [Silver Microgroove Record] at the Festival of Châtelet in Belgium – a prize that included the recording of a single. He recorded two titles: “Petite fille” [Little Girl] and "”Ne pleure pas" [Don't cry], under the pseudonym of François Bara. His father bought the 500 records that were pressed and managed to sell them for jukeboxes. The winner also got to perform as a warm-up act for three confirmed artists: Johnny Hallyday, Pascal Danel and Michel Polnareff, his idol. In 1969, his meeting with the Belgian producer Constant Defourny led to his first contract with a record company: Barclay-Belgique. He recorded “Sylvie” in July 1969, and released his first single under the name of Frédéric François, in homage to the composer Chopin, whose real first name was Frédéric-François. He gave his first performances as a solo artist in venues in the Liège region during the tour of The Best Group orchestra: he performed five of his own compositions, including Sylvie, of course. He released a new single, “Les Orgues de Saint Michel” [The Organ of Saint Michael], which was not at all successful, then another one, "Marian," accompanied by a second title "Comme tous les amoureux," [Like all people in love], which was written especially to represent Belgium at the Eurovision contest in 1970, but was not selected. ... Source: Article "Frédéric François" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

8

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13

Ces chansons de nos vacances

8

Ces chansons de nos vacances
2022-09-02

Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000

6

Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999-02-13

Les années bonheur

4.5

Les années bonheur
2006-12-16

La Chance aux chansons

4

La Chance aux chansons
1984-03-26

0

Amanda
2016-09-05

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

Cadet Rousselle

0

Cadet Rousselle
1971-11-04

6

Samedi soir
1971-01-09

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

6

Midi trente
1972-03-06

0

Système 2
1975-01-19

Stars à domicile

6.8

Stars à domicile
2001-02-03

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21

Les Jeux de 20 heures

0

Les Jeux de 20 heures
1976-03-22

10

Midi Première
1975-01-06

6.5

Fan School
1977-01-30

6.167

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

La Chance aux chansons

4

La Chance aux chansons
1984-03-26

6.4

Star Academy
2001-10-20

Vivement dimanche

3

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

6.2

Stars 90
1990-09-03

5

Téléthon
1987-12-04

6.2

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02