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Patrick Chouchayan (French pronunciation: [patʁik ʃuʃajɑ̃]; born 23 September 1969), known professionally as Patrick Fiori (French: [patʁik fjɔʁi], Corsican: [ˈfjɔri]), is a French singer.
Fiori was born in Marseille to a French-Armenian father (Jacques Chouchayan) and a Corsican mother (Marie Antoinette Fiori). His father's family were escapees of the Armenian genocide. He was born in a family of five siblings. He spent part of his childhood in Marseille, south of France and part in Ajaccio in Corsica. He started music at the age of 12 in 1981 thanks to encouragement from Franck Fernandel, who offered him a role in the musical La Légende des santonniers. In 1985, at the age of 16, he recorded his first song, "Stéphanie" with financing from his parents, followed by other recordings like "Dans ton regard" and "Le Cœur à fleur d'amour".
Taking part in Léon Zitrone's show Les Habits du dimanche gave him more exposure. In 1987, he opened for singer Gilbert Montagné for a number of shows. He later opened for other renowned artists like Michèle Torr and Barry White. In 1992, he had great success with "Au fil de l'eau" written by his childhood friend Bernard Di Domenico during the Francophonie. He won first prize during the Fenouillèdes Song Contest held in Sournia, the Pyrénées-Orientales. That year's event had been sponsored by Fabienne Thibeault, who encouraged him to go further in his career.
In 1993, as he became well-known with the public, at 23, the songwriters François Valéry and Marie-France Brière (director of variety and entertainment at France 2) suggested that he represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Mama Corsica" composed by Valéry, a bilingual song mainly in French language but with some additional Corsican language lyrics. The song delivered the first rare occasion in which the Corsican language was heard at the Eurovision Song Contest. The next appearance of Corsican was after 18 years with France's entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with Amaury Vassili's song "Sognu" which was completely in Corsican.
On 15 May 1993, Fiori performed "Mama Corsica" representing France in the Contest held that year in Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Ireland. He was accompanied by an orchestra led by Christian Cravero. The accompaniment also included two [mandolin] players and two vocalists who joined him on stage throughout the song. Fiori finished fourth with a total of 121 points among 25 nations competing. The song obtained the coveted "douze points" (12 points) from the jury in Denmark and Portugal.
In 1994, Fiori released his debut album titled Puisque c'est l'heure.
In 1995, he released the self-financed Cœur à l'envers. He also appeared in a number of variety shows, notably La Chance aux chansons hosted by Pascal Sevran, interpreting on an occasion "Ma vie", an original song by Alain Barrière in his presence.
After a suggestion by Eddy Marnay, he auditioned for the musical Notre Dame de Paris with shows in Palais des Congrès de Paris. Convinced by his talent, Luc Plamondon offered him the role of Phoebus both onstage and in the recording studio for Notre-Dame de Paris. With Daniel Lavoie and Garou, he recorded the song "Belle" for the show. The greatly loved song was released as a single, reaching number 1 on the French Singles Chart and the Wallonia French Belgian Charts. The song won "Best French Song of the Year" and the staging of Notre-Dame de Paris "Best French Show of the Year" during Victoires de la Musique in 1999.
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Patrick Fiori
Patrick Chouchayan (French pronunciation: [patʁik ʃuʃajɑ̃]; born 23 September 1969), known professionally as Patrick Fiori (French: [patʁik fjɔʁi], Corsican: [ˈfjɔri]), is a French singer.
Fiori was born in Marseille to a French-Armenian father (Jacques Chouchayan) and a Corsican mother (Marie Antoinette Fiori). His father's family were escapees of the Armenian genocide. He was born in a family of five siblings. He spent part of his childhood in Marseille, south of France and part in Ajaccio in Corsica. He started music at the age of 12 in 1981 thanks to encouragement from Franck Fernandel, who offered him a role in the musical La Légende des santonniers. In 1985, at the age of 16, he recorded his first song, "Stéphanie" with financing from his parents, followed by other recordings like "Dans ton regard" and "Le Cœur à fleur d'amour".
Taking part in Léon Zitrone's show Les Habits du dimanche gave him more exposure. In 1987, he opened for singer Gilbert Montagné for a number of shows. He later opened for other renowned artists like Michèle Torr and Barry White. In 1992, he had great success with "Au fil de l'eau" written by his childhood friend Bernard Di Domenico during the Francophonie. He won first prize during the Fenouillèdes Song Contest held in Sournia, the Pyrénées-Orientales. That year's event had been sponsored by Fabienne Thibeault, who encouraged him to go further in his career.
In 1993, as he became well-known with the public, at 23, the songwriters François Valéry and Marie-France Brière (director of variety and entertainment at France 2) suggested that he represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Mama Corsica" composed by Valéry, a bilingual song mainly in French language but with some additional Corsican language lyrics. The song delivered the first rare occasion in which the Corsican language was heard at the Eurovision Song Contest. The next appearance of Corsican was after 18 years with France's entry in Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with Amaury Vassili's song "Sognu" which was completely in Corsican.
On 15 May 1993, Fiori performed "Mama Corsica" representing France in the Contest held that year in Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Ireland. He was accompanied by an orchestra led by Christian Cravero. The accompaniment also included two [mandolin] players and two vocalists who joined him on stage throughout the song. Fiori finished fourth with a total of 121 points among 25 nations competing. The song obtained the coveted "douze points" (12 points) from the jury in Denmark and Portugal.
In 1994, Fiori released his debut album titled Puisque c'est l'heure.
In 1995, he released the self-financed Cœur à l'envers. He also appeared in a number of variety shows, notably La Chance aux chansons hosted by Pascal Sevran, interpreting on an occasion "Ma vie", an original song by Alain Barrière in his presence.
After a suggestion by Eddy Marnay, he auditioned for the musical Notre Dame de Paris with shows in Palais des Congrès de Paris. Convinced by his talent, Luc Plamondon offered him the role of Phoebus both onstage and in the recording studio for Notre-Dame de Paris. With Daniel Lavoie and Garou, he recorded the song "Belle" for the show. The greatly loved song was released as a single, reaching number 1 on the French Singles Chart and the Wallonia French Belgian Charts. The song won "Best French Song of the Year" and the staging of Notre-Dame de Paris "Best French Show of the Year" during Victoires de la Musique in 1999.
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