François Corbier (17 October 1944 – 1 July 2018) was a French television presenter and songwriter.
Early life
Corbier was born as Alain Roux in 1944 in Paris.
Career
Corbier began his career as a songwriter in Parisian
cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...
s,
where he worked from 1962 to 1982.
He became a television presenter on ''Récré A2'', a programme with singer
Dorothée
Frédérique Hoschedé (born 14 July 1953 in Paris), better known by the stage name Dorothée, is a French singer and television presenter. She was a continuity announcer on French public broadcaster Antenne 2 from 1977 to 1983, but she is bes ...
on
Antenne 2
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, in 1982. He was a co-presenter of ''Club Dorothée'' on
TF1 from 1987 to 1997.
Corbier authored several songs, including ''Le Nez de Dorothée'' in 1986.
He released several albums, including ''Vieux Lion'' in 2015.
Corbier performed alongside Dorothée at the
Palais Bercy and
Olympia in 2010.
He authored his autobiography in 2012.
Personal life and death
Corbier resided in Évreux, where he died of cancer on 1 July 2018, aged 73.
Works
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References
1944 births
2018 deaths
Mass media people from Paris
Singers from Paris
French songwriters
Male songwriters
French television presenters
Deaths from cancer in France
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