Didier Barbelivien

Didier Barbelivien
Barbelivien in 2012
Barbelivien in 2012
Background information
Birth nameDidier Barbelivien
Born (1954-03-10) 10 March 1954 (age 70)
14th arrondissement of Paris, France
OriginParis, France
GenresPop music
Occupation(s)Author
Lyricist
Songwriter
Singer
Years active1974–present[1]

Didier René Henri Barbelivien (French pronunciation: [didje ʁəne ɑ̃ʁi baʁbəlivjɛ̃]; born 10 March 1954 in Paris[2]) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Daniel Guichard, Claude François, Gilbert Montagné, Sylvie Vartan, Patti Layne, Gilbert Bécaud, Enrico Macias, Demis Roussos, Mireille Mathieu, Hervé Vilard, Michèle Torr, C. Jérôme, Christophe, Julio Iglesias, Sheila, Nicole Croisille, Patricia Kaas, Éric Charden, Jean-Pierre François, Michel Delpech, Philippe Lavil, Elsa, Gérard Lenorman, Ringo, Garou, Corynne Charby, David and Jonathan, and Caroline Legrand among others.

In the 1980s and 1990s, he enjoyed popular success singing his own songs, many of which climbed quickly to the top of the French charts of the era. In the 1990s, he sang several titles with Félix Gray.

He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion et nomination". JORF. 2009 (1): 15. 1 January 2009. PREX0828237D. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. ^ Chaillet, Cathérine; TF1 Service de presse (4 April 1978). Concours Eurovision de la chanson (in French). Paris: TF1. p. 10. OCLC 965372158.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)