Biography
Who is Patrick Fiori?
Early life and real name
Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan was born in Marseille. His father, Jacques Chouchayan, was French-Armenian. His mother, Marie Antoinette Fiori, was Corsican. He had four siblings. He lived in both Marseille and Ajaccio during his childhood. Patrick started his music path in 1981 at age 12. Franck Fernandel gave him a part in La Légende des santonniers. He recorded his first song called Stéphanie in 1985. His parents paid for this recording. He also recorded songs titled Dans ton regard and Le Cœur à fleur d'amour.
Rise to fame
Patrick gained visibility on the show Les Habits du dimanche. He performed as an opening act for Gilbert Montagné in 1987. He also opened for Barry White and Michèle Torr. He won first prize at the Fenouillèdes Song Contest in Sournia. Fabienne Thibeault sponsored that event and helped his career. In 1993, he represented France at Eurovision in 1993. He sang Mama Corsica at the Green Glens Arena. This song used both French and Corsican lyrics. He finished in fourth place with 121 points. Juries in Portugal and Denmark gave him 12 points.
Major career highlights
He released his first album, Puisque c'est l'heure, in 1994. He later self-financed the album Cœur à l'envers in 1995. Patrick Fiori then joined the musical Notre-Dame de Paris as Phoebus. He sang the song Belle with Garou and Daniel Lavoie. This track hit number 1 on charts in France and Belgium. The show won best French production of the year in 1999. He signed with Sony in 1998 for the album Prends Moi. He voiced Shang in Mulan and Ramesses II in The Prince of Egypt. He began performing with Les Enfoirés in 1999.
Albums and musical projects
Patrick Fiori released the album Chrysalide in 2000. This record featured the song Que tu reviennes with Calogero. In 2002, he released a self-titled album. It included the song Marseille written by Jacques Veneruso. Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote four songs for that project. The 2005 album Si on chantait plus fort featured 4 Mots sur un piano. This single sold 150,000 copies and hit number one. The platinum album Les choses de la vie arrived in 2008. It contained songs from movies like The Godfather and Borsalino. He released L'instinct masculin in 2010. The album Choisir was certified platinum in 2014.
Television and personal life
Patrick Fiori became a coach on The Voice Kids in 2015. He joined Jenifer and Louis Bertignac for season 2. He is the longest serving coach on the show. His team won seasons 4, 7, 8, and 11. He has a spouse named Ariane Quatrefages. He was in a relationship with Julie Zenatti for 8 years. He also had a partnership with Lara Fabian. Patrick is 181 centimeters tall. He collaborated with artists like Soprano and Zucchero. He released the album Promesse in 2017.
Birthday and age
Patrick Fiori was born on September 23, 1969, which makes Patrick 57 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Patrick shares the date with 61 other famous people.
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