Claude François

Summary

Claude François is a human^[1]. He was born in Ismailia^[2]. He was born on February 1, 1939^[3]. He passed away in 16th arrondissement of Paris^[4]. He died on March 11, 1978^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], music executive^[7], photographer^[8], actor^[9], and singer-songwriter^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,454 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Claude François was born in Ismailia^[2].
• Claude François died in 16th arrondissement of Paris^[4].
• Claude François was born on February 1, 1939^[3].
• Claude François died on March 11, 1978^[5].
• Burial took place at Cimetière de Dannemois^[12].
• Among Claude François's spouses was Janet Woollacott^[13].
• A child of Claude François was Claude François Jr.^[14].
• A child of Claude François was Marc François^[15].
• A child of Claude François was Julie Bocquet^[16].
• Claude François held citizenship in France^[17].
• Claude François worked as a singer^[6].
• Claude François worked as a music executive^[7].
• Claude François worked as a photographer^[8].
• Claude François's professions included actor^[9].
• Claude François worked as a singer-songwriter^[10].
• Claude François worked as a dancer^[18].
• Claude François's field of work was dance^[19].
• Claude François's field of work was singing^[20].
• Claude François's field of work was music^[21].
• Claude François was educated at Lycée Français du Caire^[22].
• Claude François's education included a stint at Albert I Lycée^[23].
• Claude François is recorded as male^[24].
• Claude François's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Claude François's genre is yé-yé^[26].
• Claude François's genre is chanson^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-02-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1978-03-11^[31]

• Genre(s): chanson française, pop, singer-songwriter^[32]

• Community tags: chanson française, french, pop, singer-songwriter, variété^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1cfbf85c-dc74-42d6-915e-77033afd0204^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Ismailia^[2], Claude François… he was born on February 1, 1939^[3].

Education

Educated at Lycée Français du Caire^[22], a French school abroad^[35], in Egypt^[36] and Albert I Lycée^[23], a building^[37], in Monaco^[38], founded in 1910^[39], headquartered in Monaco City^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], music executive^[7], photographer^[8], actor^[9], singer-songwriter^[10], and dancer^[18]. Fields of work include dance^[19], a performing arts genre^[41]; singing^[20], a type of activity^[42]; and music^[21], a type of arts^[43].

Personal Life

Claude François was married to Janet Woollacott^[13]. Children include Claude François Jr.^[14], a music executive^[44], b. 1968^[45], of France^[46]; Marc François^[15], a music executive^[47], b. 1969^[48], of France^[49]; and Julie Bocquet^[16], a psychotherapist^[50], b. 1977^[51], of Belgium^[52].

Death and Burial

Claude François died on March 11, 1978^[5]. He passed away in 16th arrondissement of Paris^[4]. The cause of death was electrocution^[53]. Burial took place at Cimetière de Dannemois^[12].

Why It Matters

Claude François ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,454 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

He has been cited as an influence by M. Pokora^[56], a composer^[57], b. 1985^[58], of France^[59], awarded the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act^[60].

FAQs

Where was Claude François born?

Claude François's place of birth was Ismailia^[2].

Where did Claude François die?

Claude François passed away in 16th arrondissement of Paris^[4].

Who was Claude François married to?

Claude François's spouses include Janet Woollacott^[13].

What did Claude François do for work?

Claude François worked as singer^[6], music executive^[7], photographer^[8], actor^[9], and singer-songwriter^[10].

Where did Claude François go to school?

Claude François was educated at Lycée Français du Caire^[22] and Albert I Lycée^[23].

Who did Claude François influence?

Claude François has been cited as an influence by M. Pokora^[56].