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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, 2008 · Three decades later, Claude François – CloClo – remains one of France's biggest-selling recording artists. One of the songs that he co-wrote still rakes in more royalties from abroad than any...
A biopic of French pop star Claude François, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from childhood in Egypt through success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Florent-Emilio Siri
- 2012-03-14
My Way, released in France as Cloclo, is a 2012 French biographical drama film about the life of French singer, songwriter and entertainer Claude François. It is co-written and directed by Florent-Emilio Siri, and stars Jérémie Renier as François.
Mar 11, 2012 · It’s the face of a man possessed by a demon, a tortured soul who is obliged to keep singing his heart out, otherwise he’ll explode like John Cassavetes at the end of Brian De Palma’s The Fury. He looks like a cursed puppet whose every movement is perfect, yet somehow involuntary.
Apr 8, 2012 · François began performing as a percussionist under the name Kôkô - which morphed into Cloclo - and initially hitched himself to the twist bandwagon. But his longevity was ensured by being able to write songs (even though masses of his recordings were covers of US or Brit hits) and dance. Boy, could he dance.
Jun 22, 2012 · Cloclo: Jérémie Renier as blonde dynamo Claude François. Claude François doesn’t have the hipster cachet of Serge Gainsbourg, but he did lead an extraordinary life and died young. He also wrote “ Comme d’habitude ” which was Anglicised to become “My Way”.
