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Born January 8, 1965, Bergerac, (Dordogne, France - French singer, songwriter.
He left his hometown at the age of 13 and moved to Rennes with his mother. It was there that he realized that his true vocation was music. Rennes had its own annual Transmusicales festival and had a vibrant musical life. Pascal Obispo began singing in 1980. is of Basque descent on his father's side and Armenian descent on the part of his maternal grandfather.
In 1994, Pascal Obispo recorded a new album "Un jour comme aujourd'hui" ("Day as it is today"), which also turned out to be successful. Following the release of the album, Obispo embarked on a tour that lasted from February to March 1995, during which he attended music lessons in more than 60 high schools. He traveled through the whole of France and on the 15th November performed in Sigal. Then he wrote the song "Zen" ("Zen") for his girlfriend Zazie (Zazie).
In early 1996, Obispo supported Canadian singer Celine Dion on her French tour, which included 4 performances in Bercy Stadium.
In October 1996 he released the next album "Superflu". The song "Lucie" ("Lucy") broke records with 80,000 copies sold in one month. This album was created with the participation of Lionel Florence and Jacques Lanzmann (collaborated with Jacques Dutronk.) The third album sold 300,000 copies in the first three months, and concerts were held in two legendary venues, Zenith and Olympia.
On 28 July 1997, during a performance in Ajaccio, Corsica, a distraught 19-year-old fan opened fire on the stage. Pascal Obispo and his musicians were injured. Fortunately, the wounds were not serious, and within a day the victims were discharged from the hospital. In 1997, Pascal Obispo collaborated with several performers. He wrote several songs for Florent Pagny's "Savoir aimer", which has sold 1.6 million copies worldwide, began work on material for the album of French legend Johnny Holiday's "Ce qui je sais" ("That what I know "). In 1998, Obispo took on a project involving musicians from a wide variety of genres. The proceeds from the sale of the album, which sold 700,000 copies, went to the AIDS Foundation. Obispo is an honorary member of the board of directors of the AIDS Association.
In 1999 Obispo worked with Patricia Kaas and Florent Pagny. In December 1999 his studio album Soledad (Loneliness) was released. In June 2000, the album "Ten Commandments" was released.
