Already 48 years ago, Claude François died following a terrible accident. A shock for his many fans who have never forgotten him. Years later, the singer’s hits still resonate in many evenings and are used for commercial purposes, notably by the Intermarché brand for its Christmas ad which used the song The unloved. All under the very attentive gaze of Claude François Jr, the eldest son of the star who watches over his father’s work.
From October 11 to 18, the 57-year-old producer will launch the third edition of the Claude François cruise. A moment suspended in time aboard the Costa Smeralda where passengers will enjoy disco evenings, dance coaching with former Clodettes, but also lookalike concerts and an Alain Chamfort show.
This reason why Claude François Jr never tried a career as a singer
A few months before this third cruise, which will pass through Marseille, Barcelona, Cagliari, Palermo, and even Rome, Claude François Jr spoke to Here is on his journey, far from his father’s stage career. If he preferred to devote himself to production and management, he assured that he had “an artistic fiber“. “You give me 2 hours on a piano – so maybe less today than yesterday, I’m going to release some compositions. It is still the manifestation of a gene“, he explained, while revealing why he never tried his luck as a singer.
“Déjà , I don’t have the vocal talent. So that solved a lot of things! But even if I had worked on it, I don’t feel like going on stage by nature, and perhaps by the weight of my father. I can’t make him aware“, he revealed, although he very well could “have it interpreted by an artificial intelligence voice or other artists” the titles he composed.
Claude François Jr regretted not having followed in his father’s footsteps
Almost 60 years old, Claude François Jr does not intend to radically change path. Very fulfilled in the role of guardian of his father’s memory, he however felt a little regret a few years ago. “Je suis passé à côté because very quickly, I started to create a company to manage my father’s rights, then I started producing other artistshe continued. Et I regretted it about ten years ago now, but it’s okay. I live with it. If someone had pushed me to do it, maybe I would have done it. But it didn’t happen“. A disappointment quickly swept away.
