Calogero

Calogero, whose full name is Calogero Maurici, was born on July 30, 1971 in Échirolles (Isère), and is a Franco-Italian singer, songwriter and musician of pop rock style.

He started in music at the age of sixteen by forming the band Les Charts with his brother Gioacchino and Francis Maggiulli.

In 1999, he launched his solo career with the album Au milieu des autres. He became popular from his second album, Calogero, released in 2002 and carried by En apesanteur. For the video of this first hit, almost as well-known as the song itself, Calogero was accompanied by young actress Mélanie Doutey. In early 2004, the singer received the NRJ Music Award for francophone male artist of the year and then the Victoire for male performing artist.

His third album, released in summer 2004, was particularly noted for the songs Face à la mer — featuring rapper Passi —, Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer — which reached the top 10 in France and French-speaking Belgium — and Yalla. The album was certified double platinum in eight months and diamond in eleven months. The singer's concert at Forest National (Brussels) in March 2005 was released as a double live album, Live 1.0.

Followed by the albums Pomme C (2007) and L'Embellie (2009). In 2010, a compilation, V.O.-V.S., revisited his old hits. The following year, his concert at the Dôme de Paris - Palais des Sports was recorded on the album Live symphonique.

In 2012, Calogero co-founded, notably with Stanislas, Philippe Uminski and Karen Brunon, the band Circus, which produced a single album.

In 2014, he returned solo with the album Les Feux d'artifice, carried by Un jour au mauvais endroit and Le Portrait. The following year, he released a third live album, like Live 1.0 from a concert at Forest National: Live 2015.

He then signed four more studio albums: Liberté chérie (2017), Centre ville (2020), A.M.O.U.R (2023) and X (2024).