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Apr 8, 2012 · In France, however, he’s been part of pop-cultural furniture since the mid-Sixties and has remained so since his death in 1978. He’s even more ubiquitous right now due to a biopic, DVD box set and TV specials dedicated to the constantly dancing dynamo known as “Cloclo”.
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Claude Antoine Marie François (French pronunciation: [klod ɑ̃twan maʁi fʁɑ̃swa]; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer.
Mar 11, 2012 · This is neither the time nor the place to launch into a defence of French popular music, which some wilfully ignorant anglophones still enjoy sneering at. But if it were, I would not produce Claude François as Exhibit Number One.
Mar 11, 2008 · Three decades after his death, why does CloClo remain such an iconic figure in France? Did he really die while trying to change a light bulb?
Mar 23, 2012 · After one week on show across the country, the film has already crossed the one-million mark for the number of viewers, proving that the allure of Claude François (or “Cloclo” as he was affectionately known) is still strong 34 years after his death.
Jun 22, 2012 · He actually is the blonde dynamo. As Janet Woollacot, the British dancer who was François' first wife and stolen by smooth-chops chanteur Gilbert Bécaud, Maud Jaurz plays it like Jane Birkin, staking a claim to the prototype of the Brit-girl abroad in France.
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- He was born on February 1, 1939 in Ismailia, Egypt, and died on March 11, 1978 in Paris, France. - He was nicknamed "Cloclo". - He was popular in France and other parts of Europe. - Among his best-known songs are "Le Tout Petit Pantin", "Belles Belles Belles" and "Alexandrie Alexandra".
