Philippe Swan

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Philippe Swan
Birth name Philippe Colpaert
Born (1961-03-18) 18 March 1961
Origin Belgium
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Years active 1988–present

Philippe Swan (born Philippe Colpaert on 18 March 1961 in Elisabethville)[1] is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He had a success in 1989 with "Dans ma rue".

Biography

After his studies in Solvay, he worked in a Belgian firm of discs. Then he wrote a few songs, including "J'ai joué, j'ai perdu", "Suzy", "Policy of Love", "Je plane", "Machinalement" and "Rien faire sauf l'amour". "Dans ma rue" was released in France in 1989 reached #36 on the French SNEP Singles Chart.[2] However, he preferred to write and compose for other artists, released a few albums in his name, then became a producer. He worked especially for Mélanie Cohl, who performed one of the songs of the soundtrack of Mulan, a Walt Disney movie. He also wrote "Dis oui", song with which she participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. He also wrote lyrics for Günther Neefs (2000), Priscilla (2002), Lutin Plop and Fred & Samson (2007).[3]

References

  1. ↑ bodink.be
  2. ↑ "Dans ma rue", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 13 October 2008)
  3. ↑ List of songs written by Philippe Swan Lescharts.com (Retrieved 13 October 2008)
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