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Daniel Balavoine

1952 - 1986

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Daniel Xavier-Marie Balavoine (French pronunciation: [danjɛl ɡzavje maʁi balavwan]; 5 February 1952 – 14 January 1986) was a French singer and songwriter. He was popular in the French-speaking world in the early 1980s; he inspired many singers of his generation such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michel Berger, who was his closest friend, as well as the Japanese pop-rock group Crystal King. Balavoine was a part of the original cast of the rock opera Starmania in 1978, which was written by Berger. Balavoine also took part in motorsports and French political life; he is known for a 1980 televised verbal confrontation with then-Socialist presidential candidate François Mitterrand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Balavoine is the 1,164th most popular singer (down from 999th in 2019), the 4,141st most popular biography from France (down from 3,895th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Daniel Balavoine ranks 1,164 out of 4,381. Before him are MØ, Charlotte Perrelli, Alessandro Safina, Marie Myriam, Heintje Simons, and Conchita Bautista. After him are Everlast, Eva Cassidy, Azis, Thongchai McIntyre, Eve, and Margaret Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Daniel Balavoine ranks 331. Before him are Ana Obregón, Mustafa Cerić, Joey Dunlop, Jim Cummings, Helmuts Balderis, and Yukitaka Omi. After him are Christopher Loeak, Erick Avari, Eliane Giardini, C. George Boeree, Raisa Smetanina, and Gregg Henry. Among people deceased in 1986, Daniel Balavoine ranks 179. Before him are Lars-Erik Larsson, Hal B. Wallis, Annemarie Selinko, Vicente Trueba, Kunio Maekawa, and Gerhard Rohlfs. After him are Nils Ramm, Michal Vičan, Ernst Haas, Oldřich Lipský, Alexander Ostrowski, and Hank Mobley.

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In France

Among people born in France, Daniel Balavoine ranks 4,141 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943), Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852), Tristan Murail (1947), Paul Taffanel (1844), Joseph-Alfred Serret (1819), and Adrien Auzout (1622). After him are Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765), Philippe Verdelot (null), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), Julien Guiomar (1928), Richard Gasquet (1986), and Marie-Anne Chazel (1951).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Daniel Balavoine ranks 72. Before him are Blondel de Nesle (1155), Zaz (1980), Serge Lama (1943), Dany Dauberson (1925), Wolfgang Windgassen (1914), and Jean Philippe (1931). After him are Claude Nougaro (1929), Désirée Artôt (1835), Mady Mesplé (1931), Michèle Torr (1947), Viktor Lazlo (1960), and Marcel Amont (1929).

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