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French
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musical group.
History
This band was composed of Charly (real name
Calogero Maurici), his brother Jacky (Gioacchino Maurici) and their childhood friends Francis (Francis Maggiulli) and Fred Mattia who left the group six months after its foundation. They are all from
Échirolles
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lat, Gratianopolis
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). The group disestablished in 1998 after the very small success of their latest album, ''Changer''.
All members of Charts continued with solo musical careers. They also continued to co-write songs together, first, under the name of Calogero Bros. whereas later on their collaborations were signed by the listing of their individual names.
Calogero Maurici, known by his mononym
Calogero
Calogero (from the el, καλόγερος, kalógeros, a familiar term for a monk) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Italian origin.
Variants
*(Masculine): Calocero
**(Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino
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, is a very well-known singer songwriter in France with a considerable charting success and fame.
Discography
Albums
* ''L'Océan sans fond'' (1989)
* ''Notre Monde à nous'' (1991)
* ''Hannibal'' (1994)
* ''Acte 1'' (1995) - #19 in France, #15 in Belgium
* ''Changer'' (1997)
Singles
* "Je ris, je pleure", 1989
* "Je m'envole", 1990 - #45 in France
* "L'océan sans fond", 1990
* "Notre monde à nous", 1992
* "Aime-moi encore", 1993 - #13 in France
* "Hautbois dormant", 1993
* "Les moustiques", 1994
* "Libre enfin", 1995
* "Je m'envole (live)", 1995 - #37 in France
["Je m'envole (live)", French Singles Char]
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* "Les Filles de l'aurore", 1995
* "Changer", 1997
* "Être humain", 1997
References
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Musical groups from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Musical groups disestablished in 1998