Dick Rivers

Dick Rivers

Birth : 1946-04-24, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Death : 2019-04-24

History

Hervé Forneri (24 April 1945 – 24 April 2019), known professionally as Dick Rivers, was a French singer and actor who began performing in the early 1960s. He was an important figure in introducing rock and roll music in France. He was an admirer of Elvis Presley, who influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character, Deke Rivers, that Presley played in his second film, Loving You (1957). Rivers was born in Nice, France. He started his music career in 1960 as the lead singer of the band Les Chats Sauvages, cutting his first record on his fifteenth birthday. In 1961, the British music magazine NME reported that a Rivers concert with his group Les Chats Sauvages at the Palais des Sports de Paris, whilst headlining with Vince Taylor, had turned into a full-scale riot. Rivers left Les Chats Sauvages in 1962 to pursue a solo career. His last album, Rivers, was released in 2014. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 2019, from cancer, on his 74th birthday. Source: Article "Dick Rivers" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Dick Rivers

Movies

Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
Self
Mi-temps
Dick Rivers
Karim, thirty-seven years, seven months, five days, seven hours, and twelve seconds old, has reached the exact midpoint of his life. Like every human who arrives at half time, he receives a visit from a surprising messenger who gives him the choice between continuing to live his life as it is now, or starting it all over again. He has fifteen minutes to decide.
Spirou, l'aventure humoristique
Self
Un amour de fantôme
Chalopin
Omar & Fred - SAV des Émissions - Saison 1
Caméo
Le Furet
El Malo
From his locksmith's shop, a simple guy dreams of becoming a crime boss, at the wheel of his Cadillac surrounded by blonde bimbos. He starts small, assassinating petty criminals. Gaining renown in the newspapers as "Le Furet" (The Ferret), he soon sets his sights higher. The police and organized crime both take up the chase.
La Candide Madame Duff
Inspecteur Levy
Married to a younger woman, Jacob sinks into jealousy, alcohol and violence.
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie
Le maréchal Nouvoilà
Professor Choron recounts with his memories as a child of a barrier guard, the 2nd World War with its horrors and the trains he saw during those years leaving for Germany or coming from there, full of French or German soldiers, in conquest or in rout according to the period
Dorothée Show
Dick Rivers
The romanticized life of Dorothée summarized in various sketches and songs.