Even today, disco triumphs on the dance floor without any of its anthems getting old. Various French music scenes, from the ’90s-2000s “French Touch” to today’s Juliette Armanet and Clara Luciani, have continually reclaimed this musical legacy that was born in the ’70s and is now necessary. From generation to generation, disco has remained the universal language of partying and letting go. In this joyous, disorderly, hedonistic and liberating movement, France played one of the main tunes, and undoubtedly even the most elaborate…
disco exile
Amanda Lear (photo) moved to Germany in the mid-1970s after waiting in vain for a rock album offer in the United States. It was in the disco era. The only record label that approached me was German. He was looking for a blonde singer… The French artist locked himself in a studio in Munich and recorded Follow Me (1978).
French flair
Revealed in the United States by The Best Disco in Town (1976) and female trio The Ritchie Family, French producers Henri Belolo and Jacques Morali did this again with a male group called Village People and included them in the cast. Conclusion ? With legendary hits like YMCA or Macho Man, 80 million records have been sold worldwide.
space disco
In 1977, variety singer Didier Marouani took a disco comeback. “ I bought a synthesizer and the song was born in 1 hour”, explains. This title is Magic Fly, published under the pseudonym Space. ” My record company didn’t believe it. I decided to create a helmeted astronaut group so that we wouldn’t be recognized… » Before the clock Daft Punk!
Disco, French revolution, Saturday, April 15th at 21:10 in France 3
THOMAS GAETNER
Source: Programme Television
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