Claude Barzotti
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Barzotti in 2017
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Born | Francesco Barzotti 23 July 1953 Châtelineau, Belgium |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Claude Barzotti (born Francesco Barzotti, Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko barˈdzɔtti]; 23 July 1953 – 24 June 2023) was a Belgian singer of Italian origin who was prominent during the 1980s. Barzotti recorded several songs which each sold hundreds of thousands of copies. He first achieved success in 1981 with his song Le Rital.
Biography and career
Barzotti was born in Châtelineau, Belgium, but raised in Italy. Barzotti moved back to Belgium at the age of 18 and settled in the town of Court-Saint-Étienne. Barzotti began his musical career in France in 1981 with his song Madame, which sold 400,000 copies. However, later in the year, Barzotti found widespread success with his song Le Rital, which propelled him to household-name status.[citation needed]
Rital is a derogatory French slang term used to refer to people of Italian descent.[citation needed] The song deals with Barzotti's experiences as a young child and how "he would have preferred to be named Dupont"[citation needed] (a common French surname) but the song also deals with his pride concerning the term, exemplified in lines such as Je suis rital et je le reste, (I'm Italian and will so remain). Barzotti's career continued throughout the 1980s, but his last major successful song was Aime-moi (Love Me) in 1990, at which point many people[who?] believed his career was far from over. Although Barzotti took advantage of the wave of nostalgia which gripped France at the turn of the 21st century,[citation needed] he was unable to capture the musical prominence he had once held. Because of his distinctive voice and great successes in the French music industry, he is considered[by whom?] one of the most prominent French pop musicians of the 1980s.[citation needed] Barzotti's music was also popular in Québec, with songs such as Je ne t'écrirai plus (I Won't Write You Anymore), Prends bien soin d'elle (Take Good Care of Her), C'est moi qui pars (It's Me Who's Leaving), and J'ai les bleus (I Have the Blues).
Barzotti's songs have also been featured in movies and DVDs in France. The movies in which his songs have been featured have sold more than five million copies.[citation needed] He also wrote the Belgian entry to the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest.[citation needed]
Barzotti's best-of compilation was released in France in 2003, and he also recorded a more traditional Italian song, Vado Via. He released a new single, Jada, on 8 August 2007, the proceeds from which went to benefit children in poor countries who did not have access to education.[citation needed] His 2012 album C'est mon histoire debuted at No. 39 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[1]
Barzotti died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 69.[2]
Selected discography
- 1981: Madame
- 1981: Le Rital
- 1982: Je te n'écrirai plus
- 1989: Elle me tue (English: She Kills Me)
- 1990: Aime-moi
References
External links
- Barzotti Fan Club Script error: No such module "In lang".
- Lyrics for Barzotti's songs Script error: No such module "In lang".
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