Claudio Ruccolo (; born 10 January 1985), better known as Claudio Capéo (, ), is a French singer and
accordion player of
Italian
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descent. He grew up in
Cernay,
Alsace
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.
Career
Early beginnings
He learned to play the accordion at the young age of six and took part in musical competitions.
[LeProgres.fr: Claudio Capéo : « J’ai commencé l’accordéon à l’âge de 6 ans »]
At age 16, he was part of a metal band
[ and later in an African jazz band. Continuing his education, he passed the Brevet d'études professionnelles (BEP) and Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (CAP) and worked as a carpenter and decorator for 71
]
2010–2015: ''El Vagabond'', ''Miss Mondo'' and ''Mr Jack''
But never leaving his passion for music, he formed with friends the Campéo band releasing two self-published music albums: ''El Vagabond'' (2010) and ''Miss Mondo'' (2012) promoting them in live performances in France and neighbouring countries. In 2015 he released the EP ''Mr Jack''.
2016–present: ''The Voice'' and ''Claudio Capéo''
In 2016, he took part in season 5
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of the French talent competition '' The Voice: la plus belle voix''. In the blind auditions, he sang "Chez Laurette" from Michel Delpech
Jean-Michel Delpech (French pronunciation: �ɑ̃ miʃɛl dɛlpɛʃ 26 January 19462 January 2016), known as Michel Delpech, was a French singer-songwriter and actor.
Family
Jean-Michel Bertrand Delpech was born the 26th january of 1946 in ...
with only Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and " Ma Liberté de pe ...
turning his chair. As part of Team Pagny, on 26 March 2016, he performed "Mathilde
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*Mathilde Dolgopol de Sáez (1901 –1957), Argentinian vertebrate paleontologist
* Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (949–1011)
* Mathilde Alanic (1864-1948), Fre ...
" from Jacques Brel
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, l ...
in a battle against teammate Laurent-Pierre Lecordier and was eliminated. Despite his early exit from the show, Capéo has proven very popular with the French public. Just after the show, he was contacted by Sébastien Saussez, director of the French record label Jo&CoParis-Match: Claudio Capéo, en route vers le succès
/ref> and in 2016 released the self-titled debut album ''Claudio Capéo'' that topped the SNEP French Albums chart in its first week of release staying at number 1 for five consecutive weeks. The album was certified three times platinum with sales of 300,000 copies by the beginning of 2017. His debut single " Un homme debout" made it to number 6 on the French Singles Chart also charting in Belgium.
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
Singles
References
Notes
Sources
External links
Official website
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French accordionists
1985 births
Living people
French people of Italian descent
People of Molisan descent
The Voice (franchise) contestants
People from Haut-Rhin
21st-century accordionists
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers