
Also known as Henri Gabriel Salvador
French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917–2008)
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Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist. Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Carib Indian, were both from Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Salvador had a brother, André, and a sister, Alice. He began his musical career as a guitarist accompanying…
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Henri Salvador (born July 18, 1917, Cayenne, French Guiana, died February 13, 2008, Paris) was a French singer. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an native Indian from the Caribbean, were both from Guadeloupe. Salvador recorded several songs written with Boris Vian with Quincy Jones as arranger. In the 60's Salvador was the television host of several popular TV variety shows on French TV. Henri Salvador and his song "Dans mon île" (1957) is said to have unwitt
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