François Corbier
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Born | Alain Roux 17 October 1944 |
Died | 1 July 2018 Évreux, France | (aged 73)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Television presenter |
Employer | TF1 |
Known for | Co-presenter Club Dorothée |
François Corbier (17 October 1944 – 1 July 2018) was a French television presenter and songwriter.
Early life
[edit]Corbier was born as Alain Roux in 1944 in Paris.[1]
Career
[edit]Corbier began his career as a songwriter in Parisian cabarets,[2] where he worked from 1962 to 1982.[1] He became a television presenter on Récré A2, a programme with singer Dorothée on Antenne 2, in 1982. He was a co-presenter of Club Dorothée on TF1 from 1987 to 1997.[2][3]
Corbier authored several songs, including Le Nez de Dorothée in 1986.[4] He released several albums, including Vieux Lion in 2015.[3]
Corbier performed alongside Dorothée at the Palais Bercy and Olympia in 2010.[4] He authored his autobiography in 2012.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit]Corbier resided in Évreux, where he died of cancer on 1 July 2018, aged 73.[2][3]
Works
[edit]- Corbier, Francois (2012). Vous étiez dans "Dorothée"?. L'Escarène: Mille plumes. ISBN 9782358260800. OCLC 828231988.
References
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- ^ a b Delaune, Cyril (July 1, 2018). "Mort de François Corbier, l'ancien du Club Dorothée, à l'âge de 73 ans". Voici. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c "François Corbier, ancien animateur du " Club Dorothée ", est mort". Le Monde. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Le chanteur François Corbier, un des animateurs de "Récré A2" et du "Club Dorothée", est mort à l'âge de 73 ans". France Télévisions. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lecoeuvre, Saraho (July 1, 2018). "Mort de François Corbier, figure du Club Dorothée". Le Figaro. Retrieved July 2, 2018.