Hervé Vilard

Hervé Vilard (born René Vilard; 24 July 1946 in Paris, France) is a French pop singer, who first became famous in the 1960s. His first single "Capri c'est fini" became an international hit in 1965 and rendered him instantaneously famous. The song sold 3.3 million copies. "Nous", "Reviens" (1981) and "Méditerranéenne" (1983) are among his other big hits. He is famous in Latin America, as he settled there between 1969 and 1978, singing in Spanish.

His long national and international musical career as a singer, songwriter and stage performer spans four decades. In 1992, in recognition of his contributions to French culture, he was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite in a ceremony at the Parisian Théâtre des Variétés hosted by Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Early life René Vilard was born 24 July 1946 in a taxi which was transferring his mother Blanche to the Saint-Antoine hospital in Paris to deliver.

In 2006, he wrote an autobiography L'âme seule, followed a year later by Le Bal des papillons, recounting in both books his experiences from humble origins to stardom and the relationship he developed with his mother after he found her. He has been admitted to hospital due to his cholesteatoma of the middle ear.

Discography Capri c'est fini (1965) Fais la rire (1969) Champagne (1976) Rêveries (1977) Nous (1977) Je l'aime tant (1981) Ensemble (1983) Le Vin de Corse (1986) Tout simplement (1997) L'Amour défendu (1990) Simplement (2002) Cri du cœur (2004)

Publications L'âme seule Author Hervé Vilard Publisher Libra Diffusio, 2007 , Length 325 pages Le bal des papillons Author Hervé Vilard Publisher LGF/Le Livre de Poche, 2009 , Length 310 pages