Freddy Birset
Freddy Birset (born January 20, 1948 in Genk ) is a Belgian singer.
Life
Freddy Birset was born in Genk, the son of a Flemish butcher and a Walloon nurse. For many years he performed in bars and street cafes all over the world before he worked as a guitarist in the orchestra of pop singer Rocco Granata . In the 80s he finally turned to the interpretation of French chansons .
Piet Roelen has been his manager since 1995, which made it possible to work with Helmut Lotti , who is also managed by Roelen. Freddy Birset accompanied Helmut Lotti on numerous concerts. Both recorded the duet Et Maintenant / What Now My Love in 2003, which came in at number 8 in the Flemish charts and was Freddy Birset's first single chart success. The album Souvenirs de France , which appeared in the same year and was also released in Germany, reached number 23 on the Flemish charts. The album Merci ma vie , which reached number 14 in Flanders, was even more successful .
Discography
Albums
- La douce France (1992)
- Goede Dagen (1994)
- Music in the Air (1998)
- My French Dream (2002)
- Souvenirs de France (2003)
- Merci, ma vie - Souvenirs de France II (2004)
- Chansons à la carte XXL (2008)
Singles
- Et maintenant / What Now My Love (duet with Helmut Lotti; 2003)
- Capri c'est fini (2003)
- Inch Allah (2003)
- Donne-moi ta main (2004)
- Les heros de la route (2005)
- Bim bim (2007)
- Salut les amoureux (duet with Marijn Devalck; 2008)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Birset, Freddy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genk , Belgium |