Enrico Macias

Enrico Macias

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1938-12-11 (86 years old)

Biography

Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is a French singer, songwriter and musician.


Gaston Ghrenassia was born to a Sephardic Jewish family. His father, Sylvain Ghrenassia (1914–2004), was a violinist in an orchestra that played primarily malouf, Andalusian classical music. Gaston played the guitar from childhood, and started playing with the Cheikh Raymond Leyris Orchestra at age 15.


He pursued a school teacher career, but continued playing the guitar. In 1961, the Algerian War of Independence was raging, and the situation became untenable for the European colonizers of Constantine. The assassination in 1961 of his father-in-law and musician Cheikh Raymond Leyris by the National Liberation Front (FLN) was of immense effect on Gaston Ghrenassia, and appears to have been due to his opposition to the independence of Algeria from France and pro-Israel stance. Gaston left Algeria with his wife, Suzy, on 29 July 1961, eleven months before the end of the Algerian War of Independence, and went into exile in mainland France. He has not been permitted to return to Algeria ever since.


First living in Argenteuil, he eventually moved to Paris, where he decided to pursue a career in music. At first he tried translating into French the malouf numbers which he already knew. Later on, he developed a new French repertoire that he performed in cafés and cabarets. He remained, though, a popular interpreter of Arab-Andalusian music and Judeo-Arab songs in France.


He adopted the stage name Enrico Macias and made his first recording in 1962 after a meeting with Raymond Bernard of Pathé. The result was the recording of "Adieu mon pays" which he had composed for his beloved Algeria on the ship on his way to France. He appeared on French television and became an overnight sensation. This led to a first tour in 1963 as a second act with Paola and Billy Bridge. His daughter, Jocya, was also born that year.


In spring 1964, he opened for Les Compagnons de la chanson at the Paris Olympia and then undertook a successful tour of the Middle East, performing with great success in Israel, Greece and Turkey, especially in the latter where he still has a huge following. In Turkey, many of his songs were translated and interpreted by Turkish artists. In 1965, he was awarded the Prix Vincent Scotto, and the following year he sang before 120,000 people at the Dinamo Stadium in Moscow, performing concerts in more than 40 other Soviet cities. He also toured Japan and recorded titles in Spanish and Italian and was popular in both countries.


His American debut, at a sold-out Carnegie Hall concert, took place on 17 February 1968. He continued to tour the United States, singing in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. In Quebec, Canada, he was warmly welcomed as a Francophone artist. ...


Source: Article "Enrico Macias" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

all 51

self 46

TV Shows 34

Movies 17

Self (auteur, compositeur, interprète)
Rembob'Ina

Rembob'Ina (2018)

TV
Self - Candidate (archive footage)
Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !

Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort ! (2018)

TV
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
The Car Keys

The Car Keys (2003)

Movie
Self / Self - Host
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self / Self - Main Guest
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1938-12-11 (86 years old)

Birth Name
Gaston Ghrenassia

Birth Place
Constantine, Algeria

Religion
Judaism

Relatives
Cheikh Raymond

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Gaston Ghrenassia

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Victory of honor

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