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Daniel Balavoine: SOS d'un terrien en détresse (Starmania - 1978)

SOS d'un terrien en détresse by Daniel Balavoine from the Rock-Opera Starmania (Michel Berger - Luc Plamondon)

Vanessa Paradis - Michel Berger: La minute de silence (1993-1983)

As part of a collective tribute to Michel Berger (who died on August 2, 1992) , Vanessa Paradis sings La minute de silence. Michel Berger used to sing this song (written in 1983) with his friend Daniel Balavoine. MB alone here. The song was created in 1983. Here a version with Daniel Balavoine.

The tribute was aired on the French TV channel Fr2 on January 25, 1993. Vanessa sings with Alain Lanty playing the piano.

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Daniel Balavoine: Le chanteur (1978)

Daniel Balavoine (1952-1986) produced Le Chanteur, his first success in 1978 at the same time he was contributing to Starmania. The beginning of a career described in Wikipedia.

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