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Henry Padovani

1952 - Today

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Henry (or Henri) Padovani (born 14 October 1952) is a French musician noted for being the original guitarist of English rock band the Police. He was a member of the band from January 1977 to August 1977 and was replaced by Andy Summers, who had originally been part of the band as a second guitarist. Following his departure from the band, Padovani was handed the rhythm guitar spot with Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, before forming his own band, The Flying Padovanis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Padovani is the 1,551st most popular musician (down from 1,402nd in 2019), the 4,663rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,478th in 2019) and the 57th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henry Padovani ranks 1,551 out of 3,175. Before him are Memphis Slim, Viguen, Bernard Edwards, Travis Barker, Joe Jackson, and Ryo Kawasaki. After him are Kenny Barron, Wilko Johnson, Roy Wood, Jolin Tsai, Memphis Minnie, and Joshua Bell.

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Among people born in 1952, Henry Padovani ranks 425. Before him are Tovah Feldshuh, Brad Whitford, Bill Walton, Bernard Edwards, Tony Plana, and Santiago Santamaría. After him are Jorge Llopart, John Broughton, Richard Wagner, Duncan Regehr, Ricardo Villa, and Mokhtar Hasni.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henry Padovani ranks 4,663 out of 6,770. Before him are Victoire Léodile Béra (1824), César Ruminski (1924), Corinne Hermès (1961), Marie Noël (1883), François Gagnepain (1866), and Jean-Guy Gautier (1875). After him are Carmelo Camet (1904), Nicolas Alfonsi (1936), Sebastian Roché (1964), Raynald Denoueix (1948), Olivier Marchal (1958), and Florent Pagny (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Henry Padovani ranks 57. Before him are Yvonne Loriod (1924), Guy Bonnet (1945), Véronique Sanson (1949), Hélène Grimaud (1969), Marcel Moyse (1889), and Manu Katché (1958). After him are Laurent Voulzy (1948), Didier Lockwood (1956), Biréli Lagrène (1966), Dan Ar Braz (1949), Marc Minkowski (1962), and Laurent Garnier (1966).

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