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Date of Birth

18 July 1917, Cayenne, French-Guyana, South America

Date of Death

13 February 2008, Paris, France (aneurysm)

Birth Name

Henri Gabriel Salvador

Mini Biography

Henri Salvador got a real chance to aim to fame when he got hired by orchestra leader Ray Ventura after years of cabarets, little jobs and military service. When Ventura and his band went to play in Brazil during World War II, Salvador became popular over there as a singer and funnyman. Back in France after the war ended, Salvador left Ray Ventura behind and started a career of is own. His first record, which included "Clopin-clopant" and "Maladie d'amour" (covered by the Ames Brothers as "Melodie d'Amour") became an instant hit. Salvador, at 83, is still popular after many hits, whether they're humorous songs ("Faut rigoler", "Je peux pas travailler", "Blouse du dentiste", etc.) or sweet ballads ("Le loup, la biche et le chevalier", "Syracuse", "Jardin d'hiver").

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Spouse

Catherine Costa	(November 2001 - 13 February 2008) (his death)
Sabine de Ricou	(May 1986 - 1995) (divorced)
Jacqueline Garabedian	(24 January 1950 - 19 September 1976) (her death)

Trivia

Singer

Was the first singer to sing rock and roll songs in France (under the name Henry Cording)

He is the natural father of Jean-Marie Périer

Has supported Jacques Chirac's 2002 presidential campaign.

Received the French Legion of Honor in 2004.

Brazil honored Salvador with the Order of Cultural Merit, partly for helping create the bossa nova. Salvador himself insisted that Brazilian jazz musician Antonio Carlos invented that musical genre.

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