Jean-Pierre François

Jean-Pierre François
Birth name	Jean-Pierre François
Born	(1965-06-07) 7 June 1965 Pont-à-Mousson, France
Origin	France
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1989–1990
Labels	Zone Music
Association football career Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Position(s) Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1982–1983 CS Blénod et Pont-à-Mousson 18 (1) 1983–1986 Dijon 1986–1987 FC Basel 12 (9) 1987–1988 Saint-Étienne 19 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Pierre François (born 7 June 1965) is a French singer and former footballer. He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit "Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien, which reached number 2 on the French Singles Chart.

Career

François began his football career with CS Blénod et Pont-à-Mousson. He played for Dijon from 1983 to 1986. Following a short spell with FC Basel in Switzerland he returned to France to play for AS Saint-Étienne in the 1987–88 season.

In 1989, François began a singing career with his smash hit "Je te survivrai", then with "Il a neigé sur lacs" and "Des Nuits", released in early 1990. The same year, he also released his first and sole album entitled Des Nuits, which contains a duet with Debbie Davis, but it was not successful. He decided to leave the show-biz, and became owner of a discothèque in Saint-Cyprien.

In 2004, his daughter Sandy, participated in the French TV reality show Star Academy 4.

Discography

Albums

• 1990: Des Nuits

1. "Des Nuits"
2. "L'amour sans rien dire"
3. "Pont-à-Mousson"
4. "Peut-être toi, peut-être un autre"
5. "La Gamine"
6. "Il a neigé sur les lacs"
7. "Dandy"
8. "Tout ce qu'elle désire"
9. "Je te survivrai"

Singles

• 1989: "Je te survivrai" – #2 in France
• 1989: "Il a neigé sur les lacs" – #6 in France
• 1990: "Des Nuits" – #38 in France
• 1990: "La Gamine"
• 1991: "1ère main"
• 1992: "Y'a des heures" by Jean-Pierre François and Debbie Davis