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| Birth name | Jean-Pierre François | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1965 Pont-à-Mousson, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genres | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1989–1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labels | Zone Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Pierre François (born on 7 June 1965) is a French singer and former footballer. He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit "Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien,[2] which reached number 2 on the French Singles Chart.
Career
François began his football career with CS Blénod et Pont-à-Mousson.[3] He played for Dijon from 1983 to 1986.[1] Following a short spell with FC Basel in Switzerland he returned to France to play for AS Saint-Étienne in the 1987–88 season.[1]
In 1989, François began a singing career with his smash hit "Je te survivrai", then with "Il a neigé sur lacs" and "Des Nuits",[4] released in early 1990. The same year, he also released his first and sole album entitled Des Nuits, which contains a duet with Debbie Davis, but it was not successful. He decided to leave the show-biz, and became owner of a discothèque in Saint-Cyprien.
In 2004, his daughter Sandy, participated in the French TV reality show Star Academy 4.
Discography
Albums
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Singles
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g Jean-Pierre François at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 165 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ Jean-Pierre François at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Jean-Pierre François discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved 3 October 2008)
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