Christophe Cirillo
French singer-songwriter
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Christophe Cirillo is a French singer-songwriter performing in pop and chanson music genres.
Career
After studying sociology, Christophe pursued a musical career and participated in the Rencontres d'Astaffort. Following this, he associated with Louis Chedid and signed a record contract with Universal Music under the pseudonym Monsieur Clément.[1]
In 2005, his first album Monsieur Clément, produced by Albin de la Simone, was released with the single "Je n'ai jamais su". He gained attention from critics, including being described as a "new Souchon."[2]
He released a second album in 2007, Comme un enfant, and opened for Calogero and Marc Lavoine.[3]
Christophe left Universal and his pseudonym to join the participatory project My Major Company. With the help of online contributors, a third album Funambule was released in 2011.[3][4][5][6]
Christophe also wrote for other artists, such as David Hallyday and Ariane Moffatt. In 2013, he co-wrote the song Les murs porteurs for Florent Pagny on the album Vieillir avec toi, composed by Calogero.[7][8]
His fourth album, Cowboy désarmé, was released in 2015, and Christophe Cirillo opened at Calogero's tour.[9][10]
Discography
Albums
Singles
Collaborations
- 2007: Plus vent de toi, Sous les vagues – David Hallyday
- 2007: Grandeur nature – duet with Ariane Moffatt
- 2013: Les murs porteurs – Florent Pagny
- 2014: Fidèle – Calogero