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Daniel Lévi 
Background information Birth name Daniel Lévi Born August 26, 1961 Origin French Algeria Genres Pop Occupations Singer, songwriter, composer Years active 1983–present Website Official site Daniel Lévi (born on August 26, 1961), is a French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.
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Biography
Daniel Lévi was born in Constantine, French Algeria. He spent his childhood in Lyon, where he was preparing for his job as a musician studying piano for a decade at the conservatory in the city. In 1983, he composed and recorded his first album entitled Cocktail. In 1991, he took part in the musical produced by Catherine Lara Sand et les Romantiques, on the stage of the Chatelet in which he portrayed Musset and Chopin. In 1993, he was hired by Disney Studios to record a duet with Karine Costa, the song of the animated feature Aladdin : "Ce Rêve bleu". In 1996, AB studios opened their doors to record his second album Entre parenthèses which was entirely composed by him. Then in 2000, he played the role of Moses in Elie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo's musical Les Dix Commandements. He had huge success with the hit single "L'Envie d'aimer". After the triumph of the musical, Lévi decided to begin again to compose. In October 2002, he released his third album entitled Ici et Maintenant. In January 2005, his fourth album Le Cœur ouvert was produced in collaboration with Pascal Obispo.
Discography
Albums
Year Title Chart Certification (FR) FR[1] BEL (WA)[2] 1983 Cocktail — — — 1996 Entre parenthèses — — — 2002 Ici et Maintenant 34 47 — 2005 Le Cœur ouvert 51 — — Singles
Year Title Chart Certification (FR)[3] FR[1] BEL (WA)[2] SWI[4] 1993 "Ce Rêve bleu" 1 3 — — Silver 2000 "L'Envie d'aimer" 2 2 20 Diamond 2001 "Mon Frère" 2 41 — — — 2002 "Ici et Maintenant" 41 38 — — 1 Duet with Karine Costa
2 Duet with Ahmed MouiciReferences
- ^ a b Daniel Lévi's discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 9, 2008)
- ^ a b Daniel Lévi's discography and peak positions in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 9, 2008)
- ^ Daniel Lévi's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved November 9, 2008)
- ^ Daniel Lévi's discography and peak positions in Switzerland Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 9, 2008)
External links
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2008-11-09 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
Categories:- 1961 births
- French-language singers
- French male singers
- French pop singers
- French singer-songwriters
- Algerian Jews
- French people of Algerian descent
- Living people
- People from Constantine, Algeria
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