The popular singer Georgie Dann has died this Wednesday at the age of 81, as the newspaper has advanced The world and has been able to confirm HELLO! The French artist has died at the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, in Majadahonda (Madrid), during a hip operation, as reported by the newspaper. We will all remember him as the ‘king’ of the summer song thanks to catchy hits like The barbecue, in addition to other titles well known to all such as Carnival, carnival, The beach bar, Casatshock, The dinosaur, The frog, The bimbo … Who has not sung or danced to the rhythm of any of these songs?
His real name was Georges Mayer Dahan and he was born on January 14, 1940 in Paris (France), although resided in Spain since 1965, year in which he participated in the Mediterranean Song Festival representing his country with the theme Tout that you know (Everything you know). He trained for nine years at the Paris Conservatoire and, following in the footsteps of his father, who was a trumpet player, he studied clarinet, although he also played the saxophone and the accordion.
He himself explained how he started making songs in an interview he gave to The Aragón Newspaper in 2005: “I worked a course as a Primary teacher (He had a degree in Teaching) and he made songs because there were three children in my class who were fabulous. In spare time we would rehearse them. One day a student’s father came to see me and said: ‘I am the producer of French television at noon and at home everyone sings those songs. Could you not come with the children to the program? ‘ (…) The next morning three record labels came to see me. I had to resign as teacher“.
His success led him to visit different countries on the other side of the pond. Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico … surrendered to its catchy rhythms, its curious lyrics, its choreography … Everything invited to the party and the celebration. “I always try to do happy things, with rhythm. But I always work on the lyrics a lot. People criticize The barbecue where it seems that I do not say anything, but I say many things, “he said. Georgie assured that at first he was highly criticized” for setting up a choreography with dancers to go out to sing “, however, he acknowledged that he was” a pioneer “.
Before he became known, Dann he married Emilia García, whom they affectionately call Emy, who before being his road manager she worked as a dancer in Barcelona. Together they had three children, of whom there is not much information since they have always preferred to remain in a discreet background. However, two of them, Patricia and Paul, they followed in their father’s footsteps and they formed a group, Calle París. In 2009 they released their first album ‘Palabras secretas’, which contained the song I will wait for you, which was very successful and went on to win the Top 40 award in the Best New Artist category that same year.
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Singer Georgie Dann passes away at 81