Danyel Gérard

about

Gérard was born in Paris, France to an Armenian father and an Italian mother, but grew up mainly in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. In 1953, he returned to Paris and became a choir boy at Notre Dame. Following this he played in the rock and roll band The Dangers. In 1958 he made his first recordings: "Viens" (a cover of the Kalin Twins' hit "When") and "D'où reviens-tu Billy Boy" (adapted from Dorothy Collins' "Where Have You Been, Billy Boy"), making one of the first young French singers to successfully sing rock and roll (his only rivals at this stage were Richard Anthony, Claude Piron (later better known as Danny Boy) and Gabriel Dalar), although his commercial impact was very limited; despite a latter-day, revisionist recasting of him as the French Elvis Presley,[1] he was nevertheless one of France's first rock stars.[2] After cutting a further EP featuring a cover of Don Gibson's "Oh Lonesome Me" ("O pauvre moi") which was buried by a rival version by Sacha Distel and an adaptation of the Fraternity Brothers' "Passion Flower" ("Tout l'amour"), he was drafted and spent from 1959 to 1961 he was a soldier in North Africa. Subsequently he was a singer and guitarist in various bistros. On his return, he resumed his singing career with the minor 1961 hit "Oh Marie-Line" but by then he had been overtaken by newer singers such as Johnny Hallyday. He also began to write songs, penning tunes for Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Dalida, Richard Anthony, German-based star Caterina Valen

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Butterfly

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Greatest Hits Of The Millennium: 70s (Vol. 1 CD2)

Butterfly [Explicit]

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Ljuva Franska Sånger

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Wizzz psychorama francais 1966-71

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Salut Les Copains

Die 70er Show Vol. 2 - RTL präsentiert

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Wizzz: Psychorama Français

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Light Sound Dark Presents: After The Void LP

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Ein Hit des Jahrhunderts Butterfly

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Le Beat Bespoké

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Wizzz: Psychorama Français 66-71

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