Joe Dassen, a French American with a very Slavic soul Bashny.Net

Joe Dassen is a French singer whose songs are recognized by everyone. All thanks to the incredible timbre of the voice of this amazing artist, who unfortunately lived only 41 years. However, during that time, Dassen left a huge legacy that we still enjoy. Today we talk about how Joe came to success and what kind of life this interesting man had.

French singer Joseph was born in 1938 in the family of a director and violinist. By the way, the boy’s father was initially an assistant to Alfred Hitchcock. Joe was born in New York, but soon the family moved to Los Angeles, where he lived for about 10 years. When it came time to go to college, the family of the future star changed the country of residence. Joe studied in France. During his studies and life there he really loved this country.



GettyImages During his life, Dassen was fond of many things. He studied languages, skiing and swimming. Joe studied medicine and ethnology in Michigan. By the way, music has always haunted the young man, but for a long time was not his main occupation.



GettyImages For a while Dassen performed folk songs, then became interested in pop. He wrote music for himself and collaborated with Jacques Pleix. Over time, the young man realized that he prefers the adaptation of other people's music. Joe Dassin’s covers became more popular than the originals. This often caused confusion. People couldn’t believe that Dassen was just singing someone’s song, so popular it became in his mouth.



The creative heritage of the singer includes 20 studio members, each of whom sold millions of copies. Almost all the CDs of the singer instantly sold out, and each song became a hit. The most popular songs were Ca va pas Changer le Mond, Et Si Tu n’Eistaispas and L’ete Indien.



GettyImages The singer's personal life has always been under cover of night. Joe was incredibly humble by nature and tried to keep all personal moments a secret. However, we do know some facts. For the first time, a French singer married in 1966. Unfortunately, the couple were together for only 7 years. The child born in this marriage lived less than a week. The union could not withstand such a blow and broke up a year later.



GettyImages Dassen's second wife was Christine Delvaux. She was working at a photo show where Joe went. This woman gave the singer two children. Except the marriage didn't last long. Soon Dassen filed for divorce, which adversely affected his health. Heart problems caused the early death of the talented singer.



By the way, Joe Dassen performed in Moscow in 1978. The speech was dedicated to the opening of the Cosmos Hotel. The Soviet people met the performer very warmly and warmly. The singer liked it so much that he planned a concert. Unfortunately, Dassen Sr. failed to implement the plan. His dream was fulfilled by his son Julien in 2011.

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