- Phil Barney
Infobox musical artist
Name = Phil Barney
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Philippe Baranés
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1957|02|02
Died =
Origin =Algeria
Instrument =
Genre = Pop,Rap
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1987–present
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URL = [http://www.philbarney.com Official site]
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Past_members =Phil Barney (real name : Philippe Baranés, born on
February 2 ,1957 , inAnnaba ,Algeria ) is a French singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful with his 1987 song "Un Enfant de toi".Biography
In the 1980s, Phil Barney had several success on the French Singles Chart, [Phil Barney's discography and peak positions in France [http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Phil+Barney Lescharts.com] (Retrieved
October 11 ,2008 )] including the big hit "Un Enfant de toi ", his first single, which was a number three hit in November 1987. "Avec qui tu vis", "Tellement je pense à toi", "Il est parti" and "Loin de tes bras" were among his other singles, but they achieved a moderate success in comparison with his debut single. Most of his songs arepop ballad s related with romantic themes. However, throughout his career, Barney changed his musical style and also recorded rap songs. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 115 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]He published several studio albums, but the last ones passed almost unnoticed. In 2002, he covered his 1987 hit in a duet version with Marlène Duval and obtained a huge success since the song became a number-one single, but this notoriety remained temporary and he fell again into anonymity after this come back.
Discography
Albums
* 1987 : "Recto-verseau"
* 1990 : "Tour d'ivoire"
* 1992 : "Carnets de route"
* 1995 : "Partager tout"
* 1996 : "Histoire confidentielles" - #30 in Belgium
* 1998 : "Voleurs de rêve"
* 2002 : "C'est promis"ingles
* 1987 : "
Un Enfant de toi " - #3 in France
* 1988 : "Avec qui tu vis" - #23 in France
* 1991 : "Tellement je pense à toi" - #32 in France
* 1991 : "Il est parti" - #36 in France
* 1992 : "Loin de tes bras" - #40 in France
* 2002 : "Un Enfant de toi" - #1 in France, #1 in BelgiumOther songs
* "Celui qui passe"
* "Chanson désenchantée"
* "Comédie d'amour"
* "Histoire confidentielle"
* "J'ai fait un rêve"
* "J'voudrai qu'on reste amis"
* "Le Souvenir de toi"
* "Ma vie c'est la musique"
* "Mrs Jones"
* "Nouveau monde"
* "Partager tout"
* "Seul"
* "Tour d'ivoire"
* "Un cœur qui danse"
* "Voleurs de rêves"References
External links
* [http://www.philbarney.com Official site]
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