Dick Rivers
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-04-24 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Died
2019-04-24
Biography
Hervé Forneri (24 April 1945 – 24 April 2019), known professionally as Dick Rivers, was a French singer and actor who began performing in the early 1960s. He was an important figure in introducing rock and roll music in France. He was an admirer of Elvis Presley, who influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character, Deke Rivers, that Presley played in his second film, Loving You (1957). Rivers was born in Nice, France. He started his music career in 1960 as the lead singer of the band Les Chats Sauvages, cutting his first record on his fifteenth birthday. In 1961, the British music magazine NME reported that a Rivers concert with his group Les Chats Sauvages at the Palais des Sports de Paris, whilst headlining with Vince Taylor, had turned into a full-scale riot. Rivers left Les Chats Sauvages in 1962 to pursue a solo career. His last album, Rivers, was released in 2014. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 2019, from cancer, on his 74th birthday. Source: Article "Dick Rivers" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Midi Première
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Champs-Elysées
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Sacrée Soirée
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Fan School
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Le monde est à vous
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Midi trente
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30 millions d'amis
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Discorama
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Le Furet
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Système 2
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Cadet Rousselle
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No Goal
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Collaricocoshow
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
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Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Spirou, l'aventure humoristique
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Dorothée Show
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Mi-temps
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