Jean-Pierre François
Jean-Pierre François is a French singer and former footballer. He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit "Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien, which reached number 2 on the French Singles Chart.Biography
François began his football career with a team in Dijon. He then played for AS Saint-Étienne in 1987, and finally for FC Basel in Switzerland. In 1989, he tried a singing career with his smash hit "Je te survivrai", then with "Il a neigé sur lacs" and "Des Nuits", released in early 1990. The same year, he also released his first and sole album entitled Des Nuits, which contains a duet with Debbie Davis, but it was not successful. He decided to leave the show-biz, and became owner of a discothèque in Saint-Cyprien.
In 2004, his daughter Sandy, participated in the French TV reality show Star Academy 4.Football career
Discography
Albums
- "1ère Main"
- "Des Nuits"
- "Il a neigé sur les lacs"
- "Je l'ai revue hier soir"
- "Je te survivrai"
- "La Gamine"
- "L'amour sans rien dire"
- "Peut-être toi, peut-être un autre"
- "Y'a des heures" by Jean-Pierre François and Debbie Davis
Singles
- 1989: "Je te survivrai" – #2 in France
- 1990: "Il a neigé sur les lacs" – #6 in France
- 1990: "Des Nuits" – #38 in France
- 1990: "La Gamine"