François Corbier

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François Corbier
Born
Alain Roux

(1944-10-17)17 October 1944
Died1 July 2018(2018-07-01) (aged 73)
Évreux, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationTelevision presenter
EmployerTF1
Known forCo-presenter Club Dorothée

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.[1]

Career

Corbier began his career as a songwriter in Parisian cabarets,[2] where he worked from 1962 to 1982.[1] He became a television presenter on Récré A2, a programme with singer Dorothée on Antenne 2, in 1982. He was a co-presenter of Club Dorothée on TF1 from 1987 to 1997.[2][3]

Corbier authored several songs, including Le Nez de Dorothée in 1986.[4] He released several albums, including Vieux Lion in 2015.[3]

Corbier performed alongside Dorothée at the

Palais Bercy and Olympia in 2010.[4] He authored his autobiography in 2012.[4]

Personal life and death

Corbier resided in Évreux, where he died of cancer on 1 July 2018, aged 73.[2][3]

Works

  • Corbier, Francois (2012). Vous étiez dans "Dorothée"?. L'Escarène: Mille plumes.
    OCLC 828231988
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References

  1. ^ a b Delaune, Cyril (July 1, 2018). "Mort de François Corbier, l'ancien du Club Dorothée, à l'âge de 73 ans". Voici. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "François Corbier, ancien animateur du " Club Dorothée ", est mort". Le Monde. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Le chanteur François Corbier, un des animateurs de "Récré A2" et du "Club Dorothée", est mort à l'âge de 73 ans". France Télévisions. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Lecoeuvre, Saraho (July 1, 2018). "Mort de François Corbier, figure du Club Dorothée". Le Figaro. Retrieved July 2, 2018.