Claude François

Also known as Cloclo, Kôkô, Claude Francois

French pop singer, songwriter and dancer (1939–1978)

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Ismaïlia, Egypt

Claude Antoine Marie François (1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of "Comme d'habitude" (composed by Jacques Revaux), the original version of "My Way" and composed the music of "Parce que je t'aime mon enfant", the original version of "My Boy". Among…

Known for

50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier — Self (archive footage)2025
Claude François comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu — Self (archive footage)2024
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là — Self (archive footage)2022
Claude François, Les Secrets Inavouables — Self (archive footage)2021
Claude François, les meilleures chansons — Self (archive footage)2021
Archives secrètes — Self (archive footage)2021
Claude François, la revanche du mal-aimé — Self (archive footage)2018
Claude François, l'ombre au tableau — Self (archive footage)2017
Charles Aznavour ‎– Anthologie Volume 1 - 1955-1972 — Self2014

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Key facts

Also known as: Cloclo
Born: Claude Antoine Marie François , ( 1939-02-01 ) 1 February 1939, Ismailia , Kingdom of Egypt
Died: 11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) (aged 39), Paris , France
Genres: Pop
Occupations: Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, editor-in-chief
Instruments: Vocals, violin, percussion and drums
Years active: 1950s–1978
Labels: Fontana , Phillips , Flèche, Phonogram

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Marie
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Ismailia
Place of death: 16th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation: composer
Educated at: Albert I Lycée
Languages spoken: French
Field of work: music
Genre: ballade
Instrument: voice
Record label: Carrère
Official website: www.claudefrancois.fr
Image: Claude Francois 1965-4.jpg

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Commons category: Claude François
cause of death: electrocution
date of death: 1978-03-11
start of work period: 1962-00-00
birth name: Claude Antoine Marie François
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
pseudonym: Claudio
date of birth: 1939-02-01
manner of death: accidental death
end of work period: 1978-00-00
social media followers: 9450
name in native language: Claude François

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Encyclopedic overview

Claude Antoine Marie François ( French pronunciation: [klod ɑ̃twan maʁi fʁɑ̃swa]; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of "Comme d'habitude" (composed by Jacques Revaux), the original version of "My Way", and composed the music of "Parce que je t'aime mon enfant", the original version of "My Boy". Among his other famous songs are "Le Téléphone Pleure", "Le lundi au soleil", "Magnolias for Ever" and "Alexandrie Alexandra". He also enjoyed considerable success with French-language versions of English-language songs, including "Belles! Belles! Belles!" (The Everly Brothers' "Made to Love"), "Cette année là" ("December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)") and "Je vais à Rio" ("I Go to Rio").

Claude François sold more than 20 million records during his career, and 6 million since his death. He was about to embark for the United States when he was accidentally electrocuted in March 1978 at age 39. Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is quoted as saying Claude François was, to him, "the French equivalent of The Beatles, meaning the great talent of a generation".

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