Claude François
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| - | :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySI-VZJP0gs& | + | '''Claude François''' ([[February 1]], [[1939]] in [[Ismaïlia]], [[Egypt]] - [[March 11]], [[1978]] in [[Paris]]) was a [[France|French]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]] and songwriter. He wrote "[[Comme d'habitude]]," the original version of "[[My Way (song)|My Way]]." |
| - | '''''J'attendrai''''' was the French version by [[Rina Ketty]] in [[1939]] of the Italian song ''Tornerai'' by [[Dino Olivieri]] in [[1933]]. The version by [[Dalida]] was the first [[disco]] version for the album ''[[J'attendrai (album)|J'attendrai]]'', was in single in [[1976]] and was at #1 in [[France]]. [[Dalida]] decided to make a [[disco]] album, ''[[Coup de chapeau au passé]]'', containing J'attendrai again, but also the following hit, ''[[Besame Mucho]] (Embrasse-moi)''. | + | |
| - | J'attendrai also played in the German movie ''[[Das Boot]]'' or ''The Boat'' by [[Wolfgang Petersen]] starring [[Jurgen Prochnow]]. It was the favorite of the commander of a German submarine during [[World War II]]. The version played in the movie was the one sung by the French singer [[Rina Ketty]] in 1939. | ||
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| - | The intro of J'attendrai is also heard in a sleeping quarters of the underground barracks of [[Fort Eben-Emael]]. The room shows visitors what sleeping quarters of regular soldiers looked like in 1940, the year in which Belgium was attacked by Nazi-Germany. | ||
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| - | J'attendrai has also been recorded by [[Claude François]], [[Django Reinhardt]], the great jazz guitarist, and by [[Tino Rossi]]. | ||
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| - | J'attendrai (recorded by Jean Sablon) features in the motion picture 'A Good Year' featuring Russel Crowe, it also features on the soundtrack. | ||
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Claude François (February 1, 1939 in Ismaïlia, Egypt - March 11, 1978 in Paris) was a French pop singer and songwriter. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."
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