Wikio - Claude François

July 15, 1783: Marquis Invents Steamboat, Misses Esteem Boat (Wired)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

1783: A young French nobleman demonstrates the first successful steamboat on the River Saône at Lyon. Fame and fortune would elude the inventor. Claude-François-Dorothée de Jouffroy, the Marquis d'Abbans, was serving in the infantry in 1772 when multiple infractions of military discipline sent him to the prison near Cannes. While watching convicts rowing galleys there, he began speculating...

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Claude Francois - Eloise (The Hype Machine)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:10:55 GMT

in post ThaBombShelter's Wedding Mix from ThaBombShelter .

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Viens avec moi par dessus les buildings (Dr. Frank's What's-it)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:12:05 GMT

If this clip of Jodie Foster performing Serge Gainsbourg's "Comic Strip" in a rope swing with Claude François on French TV doesn't cheer you up at least a little, I really don't know what to suggest....

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Happy dance (Obscene Desserts)

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:25:00 GMT

Seeing as I've written about death and vengeance in the last week, I thought I should perhaps lighten up a bit. So, with many thanks to The Wife for sending it to me, I present Claude François 's song, 'Belle, Belle, Belle'. It's a lovely tune. Really. I like this kind of thing. But the really fun bit begins about 40 seconds in, when Mr. François is overcome by the...

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LP#14 KOKO : Le Nabout Twist - 45rpm (1961) (do you speak english ?)

doyouspeakenglish@gmail.com (Dj No Breakfast) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:33:25 GMT

Another pseudo exotic found from the flea market, the very first 45rpm record from the most famous french singer from Belgium! regretted Claude Francois under the alias of KôKô (koko), the record was a flop when it came out in 1961. So what ?!! Nobody enjoyed the oriental twist in the 60s, le nabout as he called it, now listen to Ali Baba Twist (originally written by Bob Azzam another...

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Nicking Hornby: version française (Salut!)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:44:07 GMT

... times, from different wannabe Dions, in one evening, suicide seems attractive Alexandrie Alexandra Claude François .....a jolly singalong chorus with lots of Aas and Aaahs. Gruesome Sur la route de Memphis Eddy Mitchell .. How could Eddy be omitted from a list of this sort? Mon mec et moi Patricia Kaas ..."he talks about love like he talks about cars" is one of its lines. Ça suffit...

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The mystery of CloClo (linkfilter.net - fresh links)

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:03:00 GMT

Link # submitted by on Apr 18, 2008 06:26pm. (+100XP)Thirty years ago, a short, bleach-blond, 39-year-old man with bow legs stood up in his bath in his Paris apartment and tried to fix a light bulb. Thus ended the life of Claude François, France's second most successful pop singer of the 1960s and 1970s.: 0 Hits: 1 Points: 163703 Vote Now! [

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Twisted Tales: Claude Francois Adds Snap, Crackle to French Pop (Spinner.com)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:48:20 GMT

Filed under: Twisted Tales Spinner.com : The French are the Rodney Dangerfield of nationalities: They don't get no respect, at least from Americans. Politically, they're the butt of endless jokes and insinuations. Musically, it's even worse: French pop is invariably dismissed as pathetic... Read more

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The Top 10... Weirdest rock 'n' roll deaths (Mirror.co.uk)

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

1. French pop star Claude François, was accidentally electrocuted when he tried to fix a broken light bulb while standing in a filled bathtub.

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Clodette (Ciia... what's up?)

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:17:00 GMT

At the moment, the French tv is talking about the 30 year death anniversary of Claude François. So I thought it was the occasion to make a tribute to his foxy dancers called the "clodettes". When I was young I was so fascinated by their outfits... you can easily guess why... :) Ne vous méprenez pas... Je ne suis pas une de ses fans qui le pleure encore aujourd'hui mais puisque Claude...

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Popped Clog popster still popping (Berry Deep France)

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:22:35 GMT

On the evening of Saturday March 11th 1978, while standing in a filled bathtub, 39 year old Claude François noticed a broken light bulb. His well-documented obsession with cleanliness and order got the better of him, prompting him to try and fix it. He was accidentally electrocuted. That really is a stupid way to die. This though, was the official version of the death of Claude...

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Gone, gone, gone (Femme au foyer)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:50:00 GMT

Today is the 30th anniversary of the death of Claude François (Cloclo to his fans). Born in 1939, obsessive, perfectionist, womanizer and disco king. Had two sons - kept the second one secret for a long time so as not to spoil his image. Has a square named after him in the 16th district of Paris. Today, his fans are mourning and laying flowers by his statue in the graveyard in Dannemois,...

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Claude François grooves beyond the grave (Charles Bremner)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:15:27 GMT

Thirty years ago today, Claude François was taking an afternoon bath at his home outside Paris to wash off suntan oil. Standing in the water, he tried to straighten a metal light fixture and the electric shock killed him. Cloclo,...

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The mystery of CloClo: did he write 'My Way'? And was he killed while changing a lightbulb? (The Independent)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Thirty years ago today, a short, bleach-blond, 39-year-old man with bow legs stood up in his bath in his Paris apartment and tried to fix a light bulb. Thus ended the life of Claude François, France's second most successful pop singer of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Claude François (Filles Sourires)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:44:00 GMT

Thirty years ago, Claude François passed away. He lead an extraordinary life , wrote many beautiful songs, started a label and a model agency and nearly was killed by the IRA. He died from electrocution in his bathtub. No kidding. Claude is best known for composing Comme d'Habitude, translated by Paul Anka into My Way. Over 1500 versions of My Way were recorded - the best (and...

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Elodie Frege - Miss Felicity Gray (The Hype Machine)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:44:00 GMT

in post Claude François from Filles Sourires .

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Jeanne Cherhal - Un Petite Larme M'a Trahi (The Hype Machine)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:44:00 GMT

in post Claude François from Filles Sourires .

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Top-Selling Dead Singer (frogsmoke.com)

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:40:27 GMT

Claude François — before the lightbulb French singer Claude François had sold 35 million records when he was 39 years old, in 1978. He stopped singing after he tried to change a lightbulb while standing in his filled bath tub, and died of electrocution. That didn't stop the money coming in. Just like Elvis (who had [...]

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Paul Anka: One song the Sex Pistols won't be singing (The Telegraph)

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:01:00 GMT

... (out now on Universal).The melody is an adaptation of a 1967 French pop song, Comme d'habitude by Claude François. Anka heard it while on holiday in Paris."I thought it was a shitty record, but there was something in it," he recalls. He acquired publishing rights, and it sat in a drawer in his New York apartment for two years, until Frank Sinatra called. "He says, 'Kid, we're going...

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Male interlude: Axel, Saule (Filles Sourires)

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:44:00 GMT

... there's variation in styles ( Le Boss changes from lullaby to funkmetal) and there's a nod to Claude François' Comme d'Habitude . Single (and video ) Si are a nice introduction. Saule - Si Saule - Tu Dors

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