Christophe (singer)

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Christophe
Christophe during a concert at the Vieilles Charrues Festival in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Bevilacqua
Born	(1945-10-13)13 October 1945 Juvisy-sur-Orge, Île-de-France, France
Died	16 April 2020(2020-04-16) (aged 74) Brest, Brittany, France
Genres	French pop chanson[1]
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals keyboards guitar
Years active	1963-2020
Labels	Les Disques Motors Epic Mercury Capitol Music France
Website	difymusic.com/boutique-officielle-christophe

Daniel Bevilacqua (French pronunciation: [danjɛl bɛvilakwa], Italian: [ˌbeviˈlakkwa]; 13 October 1945 – 16 April 2020), better known by the stage name Christophe (French: [kʁistɔf]), was a French singer and songwriter. He was born in the Paris suburb of Juvisy-sur-Orge, to an Italian father.