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Pierre Vassiliu

Pierre Vassiliu (23 October 1937 – 17 August 2014) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. His first record, "Armand", co-written with his brother Michel, appeared in 1962. It was an enormous success, selling 150,000 copies. This opened the doors of the Olympia in Paris to him, where he opened for the Beatles in 1964. He went on to a two-month stand with Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, and Johnny Hallyday. He had a string of hits, including "Charlotte", "Ivanhoe", and "La femme du sergent", censored because of the Algerian War. His 1973 song "Qui c'est celui-là?" was a cover of the 1972 song Partido Alto by Chico Buarque. It sold more than 300,000 copies and secured for him a place in the memories of the teenagers of the time. With his vocal trio, he resurrected the old French song "Belle qui tiens ma vie", sung a cappella. In 2002, he covered Boby Lapointe's "L'Été, où est-il?" with Thallia on the album Boby Tutti-Frutti – L'hommage délicieux à Boby Lapointe by Lilicub. In 2003, he made a CD with Senegalese griots of the Kalone Orchestra of Casamance. Vassiliu lived a part of his life in the Casamance, the region of Senegal lying to the south of the Gambia. He died in his sleep in 2014, after years of battling Parkinson's. Source: Article "Pierre Vassiliu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Oct 23, 1937 In Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne, France
Movie/TV Credits:
10
First Appeared:
In the series Discorama 1959-02-04
Latest Project:
Movie Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris 2007-11-12
Known For
Poster of Système 2
Poster of Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Poster of Midi Première
Poster of Midi trente
Filmography
Movie Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris Self 2007-11-12
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20
Movie Périgord noir Amédée 1989-06-21
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Series Midi Première Self 1975-01-06
Series Système 2 Self 1975-01-19
Series Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975-01-12
Series Midi trente Self 1972-03-06
Series Samedi soir Self 1971-01-09
Series Discorama Self 1959-02-04