Pascal Danel

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Pascal Danel (born March 31, 1944 in Paris, France) is a French pop singer and composer.

He started his career as a singer in 1964.

After two minor hits, he scored a N°1 hit single in France and various European countries with "La Plage aux Romantiques", a gold disc in 1966, followed in 1967 by the international success of "Kilimandjaro", a platinum and N°1 single, recorded by Danel in 6 languages.

The song was recorded more than 180 times by various international artists, and is one of the biggest French standards of the decade.

He then recorded many of his songs not only in French, but also in Italian, Spanish or Japanese, and toured internationally.

Many hits followed, including another N°1 with "Comme Une Enfant" and several Top 10 hits in the late 60's and 70's. Some other singles were nevertheless only minor hits.

In 1979, "La Plage aux Romantiques" hit the Top 5 again, Danel toured again, and released a live album, as well as new songs.

Danel came back in the mid 80's as a successful TV producer, and hit the charts again in 1989 with a compilation produced by his son Jean-Pierre Danel, an acclaimed guitarist and producer, earning Danel another gold disc.

His last album with new material was published in 2000.

In 2007, Pascal is one of the few members of a major one year long nostalgic tour, along with some icons of the 60s, playing sold out concerts in the biggest French concert halls.

[edit] Hit Singles

• Je m'en Fous (1965) (N°18)
• Hop Là Tu As Vu ! (1965) (N°16)
• La plage aux Romantiques (1966) (N°1)
• Pierrot le Sait (1966) (N°33)
• Jeanne (1967) (N°16)
• Kilimandjaro (1967) (N°1)
• Les Trois Dernières Minutes (1967) (N°6)
• Comme Une Enfant (1967) (N°1)
• Mon Ami (1967) (N°13)
• Avec Un Bout de Crayon (1967) (N°38)
• Le Funambule (1968) (N°21)
• La Neige est en Deuil (1968) (N°14)
• L'Italie (1968) (N°32)
• Bonjour Madame la Tendresse (1968) (N°20)
• Allez Viens On Danse (1968) (N°24)
• Dans la Main d'une Fille (1969) (N°42)
• Un Jour d'Eté (1969) (N°27)
• Mamina (1970) (N°4)
• Ton Ame (1972) Prix de la Rose d'Or (N°17)
• Notre Dame (1972) (N°48)
• Je Suis un Aventurier (1973) (N°2)
• Pour Un Amour (1973) (N°11)
• Le Petit Prince n'est pas Mort (1973) (N°7)
• Comme on Est Bien Ensemble (1973) (N°21)
• Rotterdam (1974) (N°13)
• La Communale de mes 10 ans (1978) (N°26)
• Si l'On Vivait Ensemble (1978) (N°41)
• Et j'Ai Soudain Beaucoup d'Amis (1979) (N°50)
• La Plage aux Romantiques (1979) (N°5)
• Les Grands Oiseaux (1980) (N°44)
• Un Homme Fou d'Amour (1981) (N°41)
• Et Si On Partait d'Ici (1982) (N°19)
• La Robe d'Organdi (1983) (N°48)

[edit] Other Singles

Soldat Soldat (1964)

Paul (1973)

J'écris ton Nom (1973)

Ne Bouge Pas Ne Parle Pas (1975)

Je m'appelle Comme tu Veux (1976)

Je Suis un Homme Tout Simplement (1976)

Le Mal de Mer (1977)

Le Coin du Bois d'Amour (1981)

Les Rats (1983)

[edit] Albums

Kilimandjaro - 1967

Collection Record - 1968

Disque d'Or - I97O

Impact - 1973

Rotterdam - 1974

Si Tu Passes le Pont - 1975

Ailleurs - 1978

Générique 80 - 1979

Succès - 1980

Olympia 80 - 1980

Un Homme Fou d'Amour - 1981

Les Plus Belles Chansons - 1982

Les Rats - 1983

Les Plus Grands Succès - 1989

Buttafoco - 1994

Je Voulais Simplement te Dire - 2000

+ compilations on CD :

Diamond

Master Série

Talents du Siècle

L'Estérel

Kilimandjaro

La Plage aux Romantiques

Essential

Gold

Mes Années Vinyl

Les Inoubliables

Sus Grandes Exitos (Spain)

etc.