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Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952-1986) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 33

Daniel Xavier-Marie Balavoine 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.

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Awards

Victory of the album1986
Prix Raoul-Breton

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Balavoine was a part of the original cast of the rock opera Starmania in 1978, which was written by Berger.

Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1952 to 1986 · aged 33

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