Born in 1946, Jean-François Michaël is the man behind a hit: the slow song
"Adieu jolie Candy", written by Michel Hamburger alias Michel Berger, sold five
million copies in 1968. The singer, whose real name was Yves Roze, was hired by
Barclay for his powerful voice and romantic allure. An overnight star, he went
on to record a score of EPs and singles up until the 1980s, without ever finding
success again. After a career in artistic production (he produced Stéphanie de
Monaco's"Ouraga " in 1985), he retired, announcing that he was suffering from
cancer. The Jean-François Michaël ...