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Best known for his 1965 hit single "Aline," Christophe is a French singer/songwriter whose recording career spans several decades. His career underwent ups and downs over the years, and his style changed from decade to decade. After falling out of favor in the late '60s once the success of "Aline" had receded, Christophe made a comeback in the 1970s on the label Motors. Then after falling out of favor once again in the '80s, he made another comeback the following decade with Bevilacqua (1996), and his recording career carried on well into the next century.

Born Daniel Bevilacqua on October 13, 1945, in Juvisy-sur-Orge, a suburb of Paris, he was interested in music at a young age. His influences include chanson (Edith Piaf, Gilbert Bécaud), blues (Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker), and rock & roll (Little Richard, Elvis Presley). In 1963, before billing himself as Christophe, he made his recording debut as Daniel Bevilacqua with the four-track EP Reviens Sophie on the label Golf Drouot. After nothing came of that release, the young singer changed his billing to simply Christophe and scored the career-defining hit single "Aline" in 1965. The anthem of the summer, "Aline" was succeeded by a series of follow-up singles, including "Les Marionnettes" (1965), "J'ai Entendu la Mer" (1966) and "Excusez-Moi Monsieur le Professeur" (1966). By the end of the 1960s, however, Christophe had more or less disappeared from the French hit parade. In 1973 he mounted a comeback, changing his style and releasing Les Paradis Perdus, his first of several albums for Motors over the next ten years. Subsequent albums on Motors include Les Mots Bleus (1974), Live à l'Olympia (1975), Samouraï (1976), La Dolce Vita (1977), Le Beau Bizarre (1978), Pas Vu, Pas Pris (1980), and Clichés d'Amour (1983). In addition, "Aline" was revived as a hit single in 1979 after a reissue on Motors.

By the end of the '80s, however, Christophe had once again disappeared from the French hit parade. For roughly ten years he released no music at all. Yet in 1996 he mounted another comeback, changing his style once again and releasing Bevilacqua (1996), an experimental, electronic-tinged album on which he wrote all of the songs himself, many of them personal. Subsequent albums include Comm' Si la Terre Penchait (2001), Olympia 2002 (2002), and Aimer Ce Que Nous Sommes (2008). Produced by Christophe Van Huffel from the group Tanger, Aimer Ce Que Nous Sommes was a Top Five hit on the French albums chart.

Title: 50 - EP

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop

Title: Paradis perdus

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical

Title: Master Série

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Pop, Acoustic

Title: For The Heart

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Pop

Title: Fear The Dead

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Rock

Title: Les Amoureux

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Blues

Title: Les Amoureux - EP

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Blues, Pop

Title: Olympia 74

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll

Title: Best Of Christophe

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Rock

Title: Vem Garota

Artist: Christophe

Genre: World Music

Title: Les Paradis Perdus

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Acoustic

Title: Olympia 2002

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Pop

Title: Christophe Etc

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Pop

Title: Ma Barrière De Corail

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Rock

Title: Le Chanteur (Best Of)

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Rock

Title: Intime

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: Aline

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop

Title: Olympia (Live)

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Jazz

Title: Original Classics

Artist: Christophe

Genre: Pop

Collections

Title: France mon amour

Genre: Pop

Title: Congo Rhythm

Genre: World Music

Title: Los 60

Genre: Pop

Title: Ils Chantent Dalida

Genre: Pop

Featuring albums

Title: Motors

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: String Theory

Artist: Afterlife

Genre: Electronica

Title: Souris Calle

Artist: Sophie Calle

Genre: Alternative

Title: Le Grand Rex 2007

Artist: Michel Delpech

Genre: Pop

Title: Souris Calle

Artist: Souris Calle

Genre: Pop, Indie

Title: Pbr 20

Artist: Pbr Streetgang

Genre: Deep House

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