Daniel Balavoine.

Daniel Balavoine (Alençon, February 5, 1952 – January 14, 1986) was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and inspired many singers in the 1980s, such as Jean-Jacques Goldman. He took part in French political life, and is known for a 1980 televised verbal confrontation with François Mitterrand. Image File history File links Daniel_Balavoine. ... Image File history File links Daniel_Balavoine. ... Library of Alençon Alençon is a town in Normandy, France, préfecture (capital) of the Orne département. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Jean-Jacques Goldman (born October 11, 1951) is a French singer and songwriter. ... (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was a French politician. ...

In the French music-business, Balavoine earned his own spot with both his acute and powerful voice and his lyrics, often full of sadness and revolt (story of a writer tortured by dictature in "Frappe avec ta tête", tough divorce and war between ex-lovers about their child in "Mon fils, ma bataille"...) In the 80's, Balavoine fell in love with Africa and started using his fame to fund the building of water wells for the Sahel. He run his first Dakar rally in 1982. Four years later, on January 14th, 1986, while flying over the rally, Balavoine died, along with Thierry Sabine and three other people, when their helicopter crashed into a dune of Mali. In 2006, to mark the 20th anniversary of the singer's tragic death, Barclay Records released his complete recorded works as a boxed set entitled "Balavoine sans frontières." Barcaly Records is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ...

Discography

Studio albums

• De vous à elle en passant par moi (1975)
• Les aventures de Simon et Gunther... Stein (1977)
• Le chanteur (1978)
• Face amour / Face amère (1979)
• Un autre monde (1980)
• Vendeurs de larmes (1982)
• Loin de yeux de l'Occident (1983)
• Sauver l'amour (1985)

Live albums

• Sur scène (1981)
• Au palais des sports (1984)
• Olympia 1981 (1993)

Compilations

• Ses 7 premières compositions (1986)
• L'essentiel (1999)
• Sans frontières (2005) (A 12-CD box set containing all of Balavoine's recorded works)

Other projects

• Starmania (1978)
• Chrysalide, of Patrick Juvet (1974)
• Patrick Juvet vous raconte son rêve (1973)

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Filmography

• Alors... Heureux ? (1980)
• Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles... (1982)

External links

• Biography of Daniel Balavoine, from Radio France Internationale
• Daniel Balavoine, Le Chanteur
• Daniel Balavoine, Tous les cris, les S.O.S.
• Daniel Balavoine, Couleurs d'Automne
• Balavoine, l'idole
• Balavoine par Celiaf
• Balavoine par Dorian
• Balavoine en Real Audio
• Balavoine, de vous à lui
• Balavoine par Luc
• Balavoine, ses disques
• Balavoine par Pascal
• Blog par Mina