Cali (musician)

Cali (born June 28, 1968 in Perpignan ; actually Bruno Caliciuri ) is a French singer-songwriter . Stylistically, he moves between nouvelle chanson and rock music .

biography

Cali (2008)

Bruno Caliciuri was born in Perpignan, France, in 1968 and later moved with his family to Vernet-les-Bains in the canton of Prades in the Pyrenees . Although he was a teenager already in rock music like The Clash or Simple Minds interested but wanted pro - rugby players are. After attending a U2 concert in 1984, he changed his career aspirations to become a musician. The guitar he taught at himself. Caliciuri was active in a number of local music groups. In 1994 he became a member of the group Indy , with whom he released two albums and completed over 200 live performances. He later switched to the Tom Scarlett music project , with whom he released a self-financed album in 1998. After the dissolution of the project, Bruno Caliciuri chose the stage name Cali and collaborated with the guitarist Hugues Baretge, who was also active with Tom Scarlett. The duo played for several years at Club Le Mediator in Perpignan. Appearances in the opening act for Bénabar and Brigitte Fontaine brought Cali national fame and an appearance at the Francofolies Festival in 2002 brought him a contract with the French independent label Labels Music , a sub-label of EMI France .

Cali's debut album L'Amour parfait was released in August 2003, critics compared Cali's music with that of Christophe Miossec . At the end of 2004 the DVD Plein de vie was released , a recording of a concert at the Club Bataclan in Paris on May 26, 2004. In January 2005, Cali made a headline appearance at the Paris Olympia . His second album Menteur followed in October 2005. In summer 2006 he played in the film musical Magique! with and was featured on the soundtrack album of the same name . In 2008 the third studio album L'Espoir followed . In 2009, Cali was part of the cast of The Hyènes project , which also included members of Noir Désir . In the fall of 2009, the project went on a month-long tour of France, performing cover versions of AC / DC , Iggy Pop and The Stooges, as well as interpretations of Cali songs. On October 21, 2009, the group played in Bataclan . In 2010 Cali's third album La vie est une truite arc-en-ciel qui nage dans mon cœur was released . In March 2011 a tour of French Zéniths began . Cali's last studio album to date, Vernet-les-Bains , was released in autumn 2012 and is dedicated to his hometown. On January 24, 2013 he became an honorary citizen of Vernet-les-Bains.

Awards

Cali was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique - the French version of the Grammy - in the Artist of the Year 2004 category. In 2005 he was nominated in the categories Male Artist of the Year and Song of the Year (for Pensons à l'avenir ) as well as for the Concert of the Year . In 2006 Menteur was nominated for Pop / Rock Album of the Year , and in 2009 Cali won this award for his album L'Espoir .

In 2004 Cali won the Prix Constantin and the Prix Vincent Scotto of SACEM for the most popular song of the year ( C'est quand le bonheur ? , the first title of the debut album L'amour parfait ).

Cali's first three studio albums each achieved platinum status in France , the fourth gold in 2010.

Discography

Cali at a concert in 2008

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
2003	L'amour parfait	FR7th platinum (89 weeks)FR	BE ^W18 (21 weeks) BE ^W	CH68 (2 weeks) CH
2005	Menteur	FR2 platinum (90 weeks)FR	BE ^W7 (41 weeks) BE ^W	CH33 (5 weeks) CH
2006	Le bordel magnifique	FR13 gold (49 weeks)FR	BE ^W27 (9 weeks) BE ^W	CH93 (1 week) CH	Live album
2008	L'espoir	FR1 platinum (57 weeks)FR	BE ^W2 (29 weeks) BE ^W	CH16 (8 weeks) CH
2008	Magique	FR159 (3 weeks) FR	BE ^W98 (1 week) BE ^W	-	Soundtrack
2009	Le bruit de ma vie - Live.01	FR26 (12 weeks) FR	BE ^W32 (10 weeks) BE ^W	-	Live album
2010	La vie est une truite arc-en-ciel qui nage dans mon cœur	FR11 gold (10 weeks)FR	BE ^W4 (14 weeks) BE ^W	CH61 (1 week) CH
2012	Vernet-les-Bains	FR21 (18 weeks) FR	BE ^W22 (18 weeks) BE ^W	-
2013	La vie cowboy - Concerts	FR75 (2 weeks) FR	BE ^W71 (12 weeks) BE ^W	-	Live album
2015	L'age d'or	FR11 (13 weeks) FR	BE ^W12 (29 weeks) BE ^W	CH59 (2 weeks) CH
2016	Les choses défendues	FR46 (6 weeks) FR	BE ^W36 (16 weeks) BE ^W	-
2018	Cali chante Léo Ferré	FR73 (3 weeks) FR	BE ^W88 (6 weeks) BE ^W	-
2020	Cavale	FR40 (... wks.) FR	BE ^W33 (... weeks) BE ^W	-

Video albums

2004: Plein de vie (FR:× 2Double platinum )
2006: La vie ne suffit pas
2008: 1000 coeurs debout (FR:gold)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	Title album	FR	Remarks
2003	C'est quand le bonheur?	FR85 (7 weeks) FR
2006	Je m'en vais	FR56 (10 weeks) FR
2013	Un arc en ciel	FR1 (2 weeks) FR	with Bénabar , Bruel & Marina

Web links

Commons : Cali - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Official website (French)
Cali at Allmusic (English)
Cali to the website of International Radio France (English)
Cali on MusicBrainz (English)
Cali in the Internet Movie Database (English)

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b Cali - Biography. RFI music , accessed March 7, 2013 .
^ Valerie Pons: Cali citoyen d'honneur de Vernet-les-Bains. L'Indépendant, January 26, 2013, accessed March 7, 2013 (French).
↑ ^a ^b Sources chart positions: CH FR Belgium (Wallonia)
↑ Awards for music sales: FR FR2

personal data
SURNAME	Cali
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Caliciuri, Bruno (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	June 28, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Perpignan , France

[rfi-1] Cali - Biography. RFI music , accessed March 7, 2013 .

[pons-2] Valerie Pons: Cali citoyen d'honneur de Vernet-les-Bains. L'Indépendant, January 26, 2013, accessed March 7, 2013 (French).

[charts-3] Sources chart positions: CH FR Belgium (Wallonia)

[Ausz.-4] Awards for music sales: FR FR2