Daniel Lévi (26 August 1961 – 6 August 2022) was a French singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist.

Biography

Lévi was born in Constantine,

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into a

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family. He spent his childhood in

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, where he was preparing for his job as a musician studying piano for a decade at the conservatory in the city. In 1983, he composed and recorded his first album entitled ''Cocktail''. In 1991, he took part in the musical produced by Catherine Lara ''Sand et les Romantiques'', on the stage of the Chatelet in which he portrayed

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and

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. In 1993, he was hired by

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to record a duet with Karine Costa, the song of the animated feature ''

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'' : " Ce Rêve bleu". In 1996, AB studios opened their doors to record his second album ''Entre parenthèses'' which was entirely composed by him. Then in 2000, he played the role of

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and Pascal Obispo's musical '' Les Dix Commandements''. He had huge success with the hit single "

L'Envie d'aimer "L'envie d'aimer" is a 2000 song recorded by French-born singer Daniel Lévi and the troupe of ''The Ten Commandments''. Released as first single from the album '' Les Dix Commandements'' in June 2000, the song was a smash hit and the most succe ...

". After the triumph of the musical, Lévi decided to begin again to compose. In October 2002, he released his third album entitled ''Ici et Maintenant''. In January 2005, his fourth album ''Le Cœur ouvert'' was produced in collaboration with Pascal Obispo.

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

*2017: ''Daniel Lévi'' *2019: ''50 et quelques'' (Best of) *2021: ''Grâce à toi''

Singles

;Songs *1984: "Fou de toi" *1985: "Belle africaine" *1985: 'Falaise bleue" *1986: "L'amour au cœur" *1992: "Aime moi comme ton enfant" (with Catherine Lara) *1992: "Ce reve bleu" (with Karine Costa) *1996: "Change rien" *1997: "Elle est soleil" *2000: "L'envie d'aimer" *2001: "Mon frère" (with Ahmed Mouici) *2002: "Ici et maintenant" *2003: "L'enfant" *2004: "L'amour qu'il faut" *2005: "La peine de vivre" *2005: "Je meurs d'envie de Vous" *2017: "Un jour se lève" *2018: "Les Yeux De Mon Enfance" (en duo avec Nicolas Reyes) *2018: "Ce Soir" *2019: "Libre Sur Sa Terre" *2019: "Comme Un Homme" *2020: "Si On Peut" *2020: "Toi, Moi, Nous, Eux, Lui, Vous" *2020: "Les Gens Bien"

Appearances

*1991: ''Sand et les Romantiques'' – in role of Chopin and

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*1993: ''

'' of Disney – "Ce rêve bleu" (with Karine Costa) rom soundtrack of film *2000: '' Les Dix Commandements'' – in role of

*2001: ''L'Odyssée des Enfoirés'' *2001: ''Feelings : Hommage à Loulou Gasté''

DVDs

*2001: ''Les Dix Commandements'' *2001: '' L'Odyssée des Enfoirés'' *2013: ''Daniel Lévi, Live in Neguev'' *2013: ''Daniel Lévi, Live Casino de Paris''

References

External links

Official siteForum about Daniel Lévi
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