Cristophe

Christophe is a French singer and songwriter. He was born Daniel Bevilacqua on October 13, 1945 in the Parisian suburb Juvisy-sur-Orge, to Italian parents. Christophe's first hit was Aline, in 1965. He is famous for his eternal song "Oh!... Mon Amour" that he sang in French and Italian. Christophe vanished from the French music scene towards the end of the 60's. In 1971, he married his girlfriend Véronique and fathered his daughter Lucie. He came back in 1973 with "Les Paradis perdus" ("Lost Paradise"). In 1975, he recorded "Les Mots bleus" ("The Blue Words"), that was covered by Thierry Amiel in 2003. In 1978, he came back with "Le Beau Bizarre" ("The Beautiful Freak"). In 1983, Christophe released yet another hit single "Succès fou" (Crazy Success) selling over 60,000 records. In 1984, Christophe released "Clichés d'amour" in which he sang memorable 40's and 50's classics such as "Arrivederci Roma" and "Dernier baiser" a French version of the Mexican classic "Besame mucho" written by Consuelito Velazquez. In 1985, he wrote "Ne raccroche pas" ("Don't Hang Up!") a song which he hinted at Princess Stephanie of Monaco. The following year, he wrote the song "Boule de flipper" for Corynne Charby. In 1988, he released "Chiqué chiqué". In 1996, he had a major comeback with hie album "Bevilacqua". In 2001, he released another hot album "Comm' si la terre penchait" (As if the earth was Leaning). In February 2002, Christophe performed, in Clermont Ferrand, his first live concert in 27 years, followed by two appearances at the Olympia in March 2002. In the 1970s, Christophe was plagued with alcoholism and drug abuse that took a toll on his life suffering from a nervous breakdown and depression.