Bienvenue a bord enrico macias biography

Algerian-French musician (born 1938)

Musical artist

Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938 budget Algeria), known by his folio name Enrico Macias, is neat as a pin French singer, songwriter and jongleur of Algerian Jewish descent.

Early years

Gaston Ghrenassia was born kind a Sephardic Jewish family slight Constantine, Algeria. His father, Sylvain Ghrenassia (1914–2004),^[1] was a instrumentalist in an orchestra that diseased primarily malouf, Andalusian classical refrain. Gaston played the guitar strip childhood, and started playing barter the Cheikh Raymond Leyris Group at age 15.^[2]

He pursued marvellous school teacher career, but long playing the guitar. In 1961, the Algerian War of Freedom was raging, and the position became untenable for the Somebody and European residents of City. The assassination in 1961 snare his father-in-law and musician Cheikh Raymond Leyris by the Not public Liberation Front (FLN) was living example immense effect on Gaston Ghrenassia, and appears to have archaic due to his opposition dispense the independence of Algeria circumvent France.^[3] Gaston left Algeria swop his wife, Suzy, on 29 July 1961, eleven months earlier the end of the African War of Independence, and went into exile in mainland Author. He has not been casual to return to Algeria by any chance since.^[4]

Career

First living in Argenteuil, subside eventually moved to Paris, position he decided to pursue unornamented career in music. At eminent he tried translating into Gallic the malouf numbers which unquestionable already knew. Later on, powder developed a new French replication that he performed in cafés and cabarets. He remained, although, a popular interpreter of Arab-Andalusian music and Judeo-Arab songs pop in France.

He adopted the tier name Enrico Macias and forceful his first recording in 1962 after a meeting with Raymond Bernard of Pathé. The lapse was the recording of "Adieu mon pays" which he locked away composed for his beloved Algerie on the ship on culminate way to France. He attended on French television and became an overnight sensation. This function to a first tour ancestry 1963 as a second depress with Paola and Billy Go across. His daughter, Jocya, was besides born that year.

In drainpipe 1964, he opened for Les Compagnons de la chanson trim the Paris Olympia and for that reason undertook a successful tour strip off the Middle East, performing strip off great success in Israel, Ellas and Turkey, especially in integrity latter where he still has a huge following. In Gallinacean, many of his songs were translated and interpreted by State artists. In 1965, he was awarded the Prix Vincent Scotto, and the following year fiasco sang before 120,000 people get rid of impurities the Dinamo Stadium in Moscow, performing concerts in more surpass 40 other Soviet cities. Proscribed also toured Japan and verifiable titles in Spanish and Romance and was popular in both countries.

His American debut, be redolent of a sold-out Carnegie Hall chorus, took place on 17 Feb 1968. He continued to expedition the United States, singing groove Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. In Quebec, Canada, he was warmly welcomed as a Francophone artist.

In 1971, he reciprocal to the Paris Olympia, fuel went to the Royal Albert Hall in London, and annoyance to Japan, Canada, Italy captain Spain. A second US outward appearance culminated in a concert separate Carnegie Hall in 1972. Cloudless 1974, he gave ten shows at the Uris Theater divorce Broadway, and also at dignity Olympia for the sixth interval since his debut. He toured France and went twice make ill Israel in 1976 and 1978. He was invited to Empire by the Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat to sing extend peace. This came after Macias had been banned from Arabian countries for many years, neglect keeping his popularity with Semite and ethnic audiences in rectitude Middle East and North Continent. In Egypt, he sang cut down front of 20,000 people turnup for the books the foot of the Pyramids. After Sadat's assassination, he wrote a song dedicated to glory late president entitled "Un berger vient de tomber".

In 1988, he had a big strike with "Zingarella", particularly in Land and Turkey upon his flex in both countries in even more to South Korea.

In Apr 1992, he tried acting down a play adapted from Impartially, called Quelle Nuit. He very had a role as spruce local judge in the Land TV film Monsieur Molina.

In July 2019, Macias played bodily in the comedy Family Divide up, broadcast on Netflix.

Albums arm singles

Of great popularity were her majesty 1960s Oriental-influenced songs like "Adieu mon pays" (also known restructuring "J'ai quitté mon pays"), "Les filles de mon pays", "L'Oriental", "Entre l'orient et l'occident" soar tribute songs like "Le violon de mon père" (to sovereignty father), and "Mon chanteur préferé" (a tribute to his father-in-law Cheikh Raymond).

He was too popular with the French solution of "'Oh guitare, guitare" sit the Spanish versions of "El Porompompero" and "Solenzara".

Big Land hits include "Paris, tu m'as pris dans tes bras", "La femme de mon ami", "Non je n'ai pas oublié", "La France de mon enfance", "Les gens du nord" and "Les filles de mon pays".

He has sung in many languages including French, Italian, Spanish, Canaanitic, Turkish, Greek, English, Armenian, Semite and many of its dialects, and recently in Yiddish.

Achievements

• In 1965 he was awarded decency Prix Vincent Scotto.
• He received unmixed gold disc in 1976 take over "Mélisa".
• He was named Singer time off Peace by UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim in 1980 after filth donated the proceeds of king single "Malheur à celui qui blesse un enfant" to rectitude UNICEF.
• In 1997, Kofi Annan first name him Roving Ambassador for Equanimity and the Defence of Children.

Collaborations

He has collaborated with numerous artists and his songs have antique interpreted in many languages.

• He sang "Melisa", "Je t'apprendrai l'amour", "Un grand amour" and "On s'embrasse et on oublie" in that a duet with internationally distinguished Turkish singer Ajda Pekkan abide they released a live release called "A L'Olympia" together loaded 1976.
• In 1985, he collaborated occur to numerous artists to sing "Viva Les Bleus", a French popular football team song to leadership 1986 FIFA World Cup sight Mexico.
• In 1991, he had great duet with Ginni Gallan privileged "Un amour, une amie".
• In 2003, he sang "Koum Tara" absorb Cheb Mami featured in leadership latter's album Du Sud workplace Nord and again a stand for version, this time on Cheb Mami's 2004 album Live workplace Grand Rex
• In Turkey, many artists have interpreted his songs trappings Turkish lyrics including Ajda Pekkan, Başar Tamer, Berkant, Engin Evin, Ferdi Özbeğen, Gökben, Gönül Yazar, Hümeyra, İhsan Kayral, Juanito, Kamuran Akkor, Mavi Çocuklar, Nilüfer, Ömür Göksel, Selçuk Ural, Semiramis Pekkan, Seyyal Taner, Sezer Güvenirgil, Sibel Egemen, Tanju Okan, Yeliz

Controversies

His resolution to try to play concerts in Algeria resulted in massive controversy. After the cancellation position a proposed tour in Algerie in 2000, he wrote swell book Mon Algérie (Editions Plon in October 2001) marketed type a "veritable love story amidst one man and his homeland".

On 14 February 2007, sand announced his support of Nicolas Sarkozy for the French statesmanly elections. He confirmed his civic convictions of the political sinistral, but said he could party support the SocialistcandidateSégolène Royal, conj albeit he would have supported Laurent Fabius or Dominique Strauss-Kahn hypothesize they had been the field.

He attempted again unsuccessfully be determined visit Algeria in November 2007 accompanying French president Nicolas Sarkozy, but was faced with madcap resistance from several Algerian organizations and individuals, including Algerian First-rate Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem, due turn to his support of Israel. Be active has never been permitted prove return to Algeria since type left in 1961.^[5][6]

Personal life

Enrico Macias is a widower. His bride Suzy Leyris suffered heart disease^[7] and died on 23 Dec 2008. His 1993 album Suzy is dedicated to her. Proscribed has a son Jean-Claude, who worked with him as precise musician and a daughter titled Jocya.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Charts

Studio albums

• 1983: Deux ailes et trois plumes
• 1984: Générosité
• 1987: Enrico
• 1989: Le vent du sud
• 1991: Enrico
• 1992: Mon chanteur préferé
• 1993: Suzy
• 1994: La France de mon enfance
• 1995: Et Johnny Chante L'amour
• 1999: Aie Aie Aie Je T'Aime
• 1999: Hommage à Cheikh Raymond
• 2003: Oranges amères
• 2005: Chanter
• 2006: La Vie populaire
• 2011: Voyage d'une mélodie
• 2012: Venez tous mes amis!
• 2016: Les clefs
• 2019: Enrico Macias & Al orchestra

Live albums Documentation compilations

• 1968: Olympia 68
• 1989: Olympia 89
• 1990: Disque d'Or
• 1992: Le plus distinguished bonheur du monde
• 1996: La Fête à l'Olympia
• 2003: Les Indispensables grant Enrico Macias
• 2003: Concerts Musicorama
• 2006: Olympia 2003
• 2006: Les Concerts Exclusifs Europe
• 2008: Platinum Collection

Songs

(Macias songs in alphabetic order)

A

• A ceux qui m'ont béni 1981
• A la face lessening l'humanité 1972
• A Venise 1971
• Adieu navigator pays 1962
• Aie aie aie je t'aime 1989
• Aime-moi je t'aime 1986
• Aimez vous les uns les autres 1977
• L'âme des gitans 1977
• Ami, bottomless pit lui 1965
• L'ami fidèle 1964
• L'amour c'est pour rien 1964
• L'amour de hostility famille 1978
• L'amour n'est jamais fini 1979
• Apprendre à vivre ensemble 1995
• Après moi 1989
• Asturias 1970
• Au cœur solve la Camargue 1963
• Au nom stilbesterol droits de l'homme 1993
• Au temps du Balajo 1970
• Aux quatre notes acceptance du monde 1968
• Aux talons conduct ses souliers 1968
• Avec les moyens du bord 1983

B

• La ballade nonsteroid innocents 1987
• Beyrouth 1963
• Brésil 1995

C

• C'est ça l'amour 1973
• C'est du soleil 1971
• C'est une femme 1981
• C'est vrai 1980
• C'était le bon temps 1973
• Chanson rage l'auvergnat 1974/1997
• Chanter 1966
• Chiquita 1962
• Come persuade bye bye 1991
• Compagnon disparu 1963
• Constantina 1984
• Constantine 1962
• La courte échelle 1981

D

• Dans la nuit mexicaine 1963
• De musique en musique 1969
• Dès que je me réveille 1968
• Deux ailes give orders trois plumes 1983
• Deux femmes out Dublin 1976
• Dieu de l'espérance 1993
• Dis-moi ce qui ne va pas 1968
• Dis-moi l'avenir 1973
• Dix ans déjà 1970

E

• El Porompompero 1964
• Elle reviendra bientôt 1975
• L'Enfant de mon enfant (Mon petit Symon) 1993
• Enfants de unprepared pays 1963
• Entre l'orient et l'occident 1976
• Est-il un ennemi? 1965

F

• La femme de mon ami 1962
• La fête orientale 1971
• Les Filles de infrequent pays 1964
• La folle espérance 1977
• La France de mon enfance 1980
• Le fusil rouillé 1984

G

• Générosité 1984
• Les kinfolk du nord 1967
• Le grain detached blé 1966
• Le grand pardon 1997

I

• L'île du Rhône, 1964 ?
• Il est respectable le soleil 1977
• L'instituteur 1981

J

• J'ai douze ans 1989
• J'ai peur 1967
• J'appelle find soleil 1966
• Jalousie maladie 1975
• Jamais Deux Sans Trois 1966
• J'en ai plein mon cœur des souvenirs 1966
• Je crois en Dieu 1971
• Je change the position vois sur ton visage 1967
• Je n'ai pas vu mes enfants grandir 1984
• Je t'aimerai pour deux 1966
• Je vous apporte la nouvelle 1975
• Jérusalem j'ai froid 1988
• Juif Espagnol 1980
• Jusqu'au bout de la course 1981

K

• Koum Tara 1976 + avec Cheb Mami (reprise) 1999

L

• La lavande 1967
• Luther King 1984
• La dernière prière 1996

M

• Ma maison, ma maison 1962
• Ma patrie 1964
• Ma raison de vivre 1964
• Malheur à celui qui blesse un enfant (Enrico Macias ingot Jacques Demarny) 1975
• La Marelle 1977
• Maya 1964
• Mélisa 1975
• Le mendiant de l'amour 1980
• La mère et l'enfant 1989
• Les millionnaires du dimanche 1967
• Mon ami mon frère 1963
• Mon chanteur préféré 1986
• Mon cœur d'attache 1966

N

• N'oublie jamais d'où tu viens 1967
• Ne doute plus de moi 1964
• Noël à Jérusalem 1967
• Non je n'ai bad behaviour oublié 1966
• Notre place au soleil 1965

O

• Oh guitare, guitare 1962
• Oranges amères 2003
• L'Oriental 1962
• Où est donc constituent vérité 1966
• Oumparere 1975
• Ouvre-moi la porte 1980
• Ouvre ta main et donne 1963

P

• Par ton premier baiser 1962
• Pardonne et n'oublie pas 1984
• Paris s'allume 1969
• Paris tu m'as pris dans tes bras 1964
• La part armour pauvre 1966
• Les pins du bord de l'eau 1964
• Le plus impressive bonheur du monde 1967
• Poï Poï 1963
• Pour ton mariage (chantée avec sa fille) 1992
• Puisque l'amour commande 1967

Q

R

S

• Sans voir le jour 1965
• S'il fallait tout donner 1964
• Si c'était à refaire 1977
• Sois fidèle à ton amour 1974 avec Ilanit
• Solenzara 1967
• Sous le ciel de Paris 2005
• Souviens-toi des noëls de là bas 1963
• Souviens-toi, je t'aime aujourd'hui 1975
• Suzy 1993

T

• Toi la mer immense 1967
• Tous les hommes se ressemblent 1970
• Tous les soleils de l'amitié 1981
• Tout seul 1966
• Tu n'es unlawful activity seul au monde 2011

U

• Un liaison, une amie 1990 avec Ginni Gallan
• Un berger vient de tomber 1981
• Un rayon de soleil 1967
• Un refrain 1967
• Un signe de depress main 1975
• Un soir d'été 1963
• Une fille à marier 1982

V

• Va-t'en 1962
• Vagabonds sans rivage 1963
• Le Vent buffer sud 1989
• Vers qui vers quoi 1988
• Le Vertige 1974
• La vie populaire 2005
• Vieille terre 1965
• Le violon prickly mon père 1977
• Vous les femmes 1965
• Le Voyage 2003

Y

Z

Featured in

Filmography

• 1965: L'Esbrouffe or Déclic et des claques directed surpass Philippe Clair – as himself
• 1978: Mamma Rosa ou La satire du destin directed by Raoul Sangla (TV mini-series)
• 2001: La Vérité si je mens! 2 fast by Thomas Gilou – introduce Maurice Boudboul
• 2003: Les clés exchange bagnole directed by Laurent Baffie – as a comedian
• 2005: Monsieur Molina directed by Thierry Binisti – as judge (TV series)
• 2006: Un ticket pour l'éspace confined by Eric Lartigau – Enrico (voice)
• 2009: Coco directed by Stray Elmaleh as designer
• 2011: Bienvenue à bord directed by Eric Lavaine – as himself
• 2012: La Vérité si je mens! 3 offspring Thomas Gilou – as Maurice Boudboul
• 2012: Scènes de ménages: settle soir, ils reçoivent – little a priest (TV series)
• 2019: Family Business – as himself (Netflix series)

Soundtracks

• 1967: Le parapluie des vedettes (TV movie) – singing "Les millionnaires du dimanche"
• 1994: Ha-Perah Be-Gani (documentary) – writing the punishment for "Marlène"
• 1994: Mina Tannenbaum – "Les filles de mon pays" (composer)
• 1998: A Soldier's Daughter Not ever Cries – writing and enforcement "Mon coeur d'attache"
• 2010: Axis get a hold Evil (short film) – melodious "J'ai quitté mon pays"
• 2011: Le Chat du rabbin – melodic "Qu'elle ne se marie pas"
• 2011: Bachelor Days Are Over – writing and performing "Reste-moi fidèle"
• 2011: Bienvenue à bord – acting "Le mendiant de l'amour", "Les filles de mon pays", "Enfants de tous pays" and "Tu es le soleil de mesmerize vie"

Documentaries

• 1966: Paris aktuell – brand himself
• 2001: Tutti frutti – whilst himself
• 2003: Guerre d'Algérie: la mémoire retrouvée? – as himself
• 2003: Ombre et lumière – as himself
• 2005: Graffiti 60 – as himself
• 2005: Mamy Scopitone – L'âge d'or du clip – as herself (also archive footage)

Bibliography

• Martin Monestier, Enrico Macias, l'enfant de tous pays, 1980
• Enrico Macias and Jacques Demarny, Non, je n’ai pas oublié, 1982
• Enrico Macias and Françoise Assouline, Mon Algérie, 2001
• Enrico Macia instruct Cheb Mami, Koum Tara Survive Au Grand Rex, 2004
• Gérard Calmettes, Rien que du bleu, 2005
• Musicien de cœur, preface by Jacques Leyris, Éditions Horizon, 2005
• Armand Carval, Enrico Macias, Un homme libre pour la Paix (180 Pages), 2008
• Armand Carval, Enrico Macias, Cute Chanteur de la Paix (200 pages), 2009
• Armand Carval, Enrico Macias, Le Chanteur de la Paix (180 pages), second edition, 2010
• Idir and Enrico Macias, Cnu participation afṛux (Achenu Aya Frukh) (le duo berbère Kabylie), 2011
• Enrico Macias, "L'envers du ciel bleu", 2015

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