Felix Gray, whose real name is Felix Boutboul, is a singer-songwriter who will stay in history mainly for the huge title which he performed in 1990 in duet with Didier Barbelivien "A toutes les filles".
He also had some personal successes, notably with the title "La gitane" in 1987, a title which revealed him to the general public.
He has also composed for David Charvet, Patrick Bruel among others and will be the author of the musical "Don Juan" in 2004 which will be a hit in Canada.
He will continue to produce other titles thereafter but these will only experience a limited level of success, to say the least.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others ...) :
80s Decade :
La gitane 1987
Histoire d’amour ratée 1987
Fille des nuits 1988
Si tu t’en vas 1988
Te revoir à Madrid 1989
Quand tu t’endors 1989
90s Decade :
A toutes les filles 1990
Il faut laisser le temps au temps 1991
Nos amours cassés 1991
Mourir pour elle 1992
Chanson Pour Marie 1992
Tellement je t’aime 1992
Bahia 1994
Pour un amour (le prix pour ça) 1996
2000s Decade :
Dieu me pardonne 2001
Tomber les voiles 2001
Toute une vie 2001
Jasmina (Sherazade) 2009
Les parfums de ta peau (Sherazade) 2009
Ce qui ne nous tue pas (Sherazade) 2009
2010s Decade :
Rouge 2011
Les papas 2013
Donnez-moi du rhum 2013
Seul 2013
Tracks :
1987 ... the HUGE title which will reveal him and launch his career in a meteoric way. A title of formidable efficiency and which will remain as one of the most emblematic of the year on the French side
1987 ... the Ultimate Slow which arrives in the process to capitalize on the previous huge success. But which unfortunately will not have the same level of success as its predecessor ...
1988 ... back to Dance with this much more rhythmic title. But impossible to repeat the feat of "La Gitane". Pity...
1989 ... shy return to the front of the stage with this title with a particularly swaying tempo. Good will is obvious, but the Hispanic side does not necessarily pay at the end of this decade ...
1989 ... a magnificent ballad which shows the quality of his talents as a composer. He will have tried everything but it is still not enough to put him back in the lead pack ...
1990 ... then comes THIS title. Surely one of the biggest hits of the decade on the French side. A very simple Ultimate Slow but of a frightening effectiveness and which devotes them both definitively. HU-GE !
1991 ... a year later, the duo of hell hits the bull's eye again. As long as the recipe works, you might as well enjoy it to the end ...
1991 ... the pass of 3 ! And 1, and 2 and 3 hits for the 2 friends ! Male duos are rather rare at the end of the 20th century on the French side, but there, it is clear that they have found the vein !
1992 ... solo return with a quality track but which cannot compete with the 3 previous road rollers. Difficult landing ...
1992 ... a new foray into the Intimist world, an area he particularly likes at first sight. But he tends to forget which decade he's been in, the one that goes fast, very fast !
1992 ... this one is also pretty in the same style. But the result will be exactly the same as for its predecessor. It's time to question yourself otherwise ...
1994...the adventure continues with swaying rhythms. Nice attempt to save the furniture but it's already too late, much too late...
1996...even if success has melted like snow in the sun, that doesn't stop him from continuing to believe in it. And on principle who would blame him...
2001...because we know well, in music everything is always possible and a return to the forefront can never be ruled out. Hence the fact that he is trying to move into the next decade...
2001...this starts from a good feeling but the delay on the competition is such that only a miracle could possibly allow a return to grace...
2001...afterwards he can always say that he is still here which is not the case for a bunch of artists who started at the same time as him...
2009...we find him again at the end of the decade in musical comedy mode. After 'Don Juan' it's the turn of 'Sherazade' to be favored...
2009...there is quality in all this but not enough to stand out from the crowd. A musical comedy that will remain little known in the end...
2009...he will have at least tried. A relative poor performance which will not help to get him back on track, to say the least...
2011...he is not discouraged in any case and continues to believe in it against all odds. A desire to believe in it until the end which undoubtedly commands respect...
2013...afterwards as long as he enjoys doing what he does why throw in the towel sooner than expected ? That's what he says to himself every day...
2013...what is also certain is that it is the core fans who rejoice to the highest degree as soon as a new opus is released. It's already that...
2013...so last title or not ? As we know that with him everything always remains possible, it could therefore be that we find him again later...
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