Daniel Lévi (26 August 1961 – 6 August 2022) was a French singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist.
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Biography
He spent his childhood in Lyon, where he was preparing for his job as a musician studying piano for a decade at the conservatory in the city. In 1983, he composed and recorded his first album entitled Cocktail. In 1991, he took part in the musical produced by Catherine Lara Sand et les Romantiques, on the stage of the Chatelet in which he portrayed Alfred de Musset and Frédéric Chopin. In 1993, he was hired by Disney Studios to record a duet with Karine Costa, the song of the animated feature Aladdin : "Ce Rêve bleu". In 1996, AB studios opened their doors to record his second album Entre parenthèses which was entirely composed by him. Then in 2000, he played the role of Moses in Élie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo's musical Les Dix Commandements. He had huge success with the hit single "L'Envie d'aimer". After the triumph of the musical, Lévi decided to begin again to compose. In October 2002, he released his third album entitled Ici et Maintenant. In January 2005, his fourth album Le Cœur ouvert was produced in collaboration with Pascal Obispo.
Discography
Compilation albums
2017: Daniel Lévi
2019: 50 et quelques (Best of)
2021: Grâce à toi
Singles
Songs
1984: "Fou de toi"
1985: "Belle africaine"
1985: 'Falaise bleue"
1986: "L'amour au cœur"
1992: "Aime moi comme ton enfant" (with Catherine Lara)
1992: "Ce reve bleu" (with Karine Costa)
1996: "Change rien"
1997: "Elle est soleil"
2000: "L'envie d'aimer"
2001: "Mon frère" (with Ahmed Mouici)
2002: "Ici et maintenant"
2003: "L'enfant"
2004: "L'amour qu'il faut"
2005: "La peine de vivre"
2005: "Je meurs d'envie de Vous"
2017: "Un jour se lève"
2018: "Les Yeux De Mon Enfance" (en duo avec Nicolas Reyes)
2018: "Ce Soir"
2019: "Libre Sur Sa Terre"
2019: "Comme Un Homme"
2020: "Si On Peut"
2020: "Toi, Moi, Nous, Eux, Lui, Vous"
2020: "Les Gens Bien"
Appearances
1991: Sand et les Romantiques – in role of Chopin and Musset
1993: Aladdin of Disney – "Ce rêve bleu" (with Karine Costa) rom soundtrack of film
2000: Les Dix Commandements – in role of Moses
2001: L'Odyssée des Enfoirés
2001: Feelings : Hommage à Loulou Gasté
DVDs
2001: Les Dix Commandements
2001: L'Odyssée des Enfoirés
2013: Daniel Lévi, Live in Neguev
2013: Daniel Lévi, Live Casino de Paris