Calogero

Calogero (Calogero Maurici) was born in Echirolles, near Grenoble, on July 30, 1971, and by the age of six had already taken an interest in music. He quickly learned to play several instruments, including the flute, piano and guitar

Calogero (Calogero Maurici) was born in Echirolles, near Grenoble, on July 30, 1971, and by the age of six had already taken an interest in music. He quickly learned to play several instruments, including the flute, piano and guitar, and in 1986 became the lead singer and song-writer for a band called Les Charts, that he started together with his brother, Gioacchino, and a childhood friend, Francis. Between 1989 and 1997, Les Charts released 5 albums : "L'océan sans fond" (1989), "Notre monde à nous" (1991), "Hannibal", (1994), "Acte 1" (1995), and "Changer" (1997).

As the band began to lose its momentum, Calogero decided to launch himself as a solo artist and gathered important connections by writing songs and collaborating with already popular artists, such as Zazie and Pascal Obispo. The latter helped produce Calogero's first solo album "Au milieu des Autres" (2000). His second album, "CALOGERO" (2002) was a huge success with the hit singles "En apesanteur", "Aussi libre que moi", "Tien an men" and "Prendre racine". Finally, in 2004, Calogero released "3", featuring "Face à la mer" a duo with French rapper Passi and several other top singles such as "Yalla" and "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer".