Hervé Vilard

Hervé Vilard

Person from France

Genres: chanson française, pop, singer-songwriter

About Hervé Vilard

Hervé Vilard (born René Vilard; 24 July 1946 in Paris, France) is a French pop singer, who first became famous in the 1960s. His first single "Capri c'est fini" became an international hit in 1965 and rendered him instantaneously famous. The song sold 3.3 million copies. "Nous" (1979), "Reviens" (1981) and "Méditerranéenne" (1983) are among his other big hits. He is famous in Latin America, as he settled there between 1969 and 1978, singing in Spanish. His long national and international musical career as a singer, songwriter and stage performer spans four decades. In 1992, in recognition of his contributions to French culture, he was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite in a ceremony at the Parisian Théâtre des Variétés hosted by Jean-Paul Belmondo.

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