Carlos (singer)

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Carlos (February 20, 1943 in Paris – January 17, 2008 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine), born Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto, was a French singer, entertainer and actor. He is sometimes called Jean-Christophe Doltovitch.

Biography

He was the son of the psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto and the physiotherapist Boris Dolto. He also obtained a diploma in 1961 at l’École française d'orthopédie et de masso-kinésithérapie, headed by his father.

At the age of 14 he met Johnny Hallyday, who befriended him. He was renamed Carlos in 1958, in homage to the percussionist Carlos "Patato" Valdes. He then became Hallyday's artistic assistant. From 1962 to 1972, he was Sylvie Vartan's artistic assistant, and it was he and Vartan who discovered Mike Brant, whom they brought to France in 1969.

Carlos was heavily overweight and cultivated a jovial countenance, and adopted a look similar to the singer Antoine, with leis and Hawaiian shirts. In 1980, he became a spokesman for the Oasis brand fruit drink, with his song "Rosalie" (a cover of George Plonquitte singer of Typical Combo, a group Guadeloupean) being used in their television advertisements.