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Francis Linel
(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)
11 Rue Lapeyrere, 75018 Paris, France
Actor and singer Francis Linel (1928-2020, real name François Giannelli) made his debut aged 15 on the stage of the Alcazar de Marseille. In 1948 Jean Nohain engaged him at the Théâtre de l’Européen, in Paris. In 1950, he won the Grand Prix de la chanson française de Deauville, and would travel to New York to perform for several weeks at the Blue Angel. His American experience earned him the role of leader of the cabaret review at the Le Lido de Paris for two years. From 1955, he recorded a number of popular records, earning him the opportunity to sing several times at l’Olympia. In 1960, he played in Vincent Scotto ‘s Trilogy, then in 1962 in Quatre jours à Paris, an operetta which toured all over the world.