François Corbier (17 October 1944 – 1 July 2018) was a French television presenter and songwriter.

Early life

Corbier was born as Alain Roux in 1944 in Paris.

Career

Corbier began his career as a songwriter in Parisian

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s, where he worked from 1962 to 1982. He became a television presenter on ''Récré A2'', a programme with singer

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, in 1982. He was a co-presenter of ''Club Dorothée'' on TF1 from 1987 to 1997. Corbier authored several songs, including ''Le Nez de Dorothée'' in 1986. He released several albums, including ''Vieux Lion'' in 2015. Corbier performed alongside Dorothée at the Palais Bercy and Olympia in 2010. He authored his autobiography in 2012.

Personal life and death

Corbier resided in Évreux, where he died of cancer on 1 July 2018, aged 73.

Works

References

1944 births 2018 deaths Mass media people from Paris Singers from Paris French songwriters Male songwriters French television presenters Deaths from cancer in France {{France-bio-stub