François Corbier Explained

François Corbier
Birth Name:Alain Roux
Birth Date:17 October 1944
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Évreux, France
Nationality:French
Known For:Co-presenter Club Dorothée
Employer:TF1
Occupation:Television presenter

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]

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

Corbier performed alongside Dorothée at the Palais Bercy and Olympia in 2010.[3] He authored his autobiography in 2012.[3]

Personal life and death

Corbier resided in Évreux, where he died of cancer on 1 July 2018, aged 73.[2] [4]

Works

Notes and References

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