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ENRICO MACIAS

ENRICO MACIAS. GREAT SINGER AND MUSICIAN. ENRICO MACIAS . INFORAMTION. About Enrico Full Birth name : Gaston Ghrenassia Stage name : Enrico Macias Date of birth : 11 December 1938 Place of birth : Constantine, Algeria

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ENRICO MACIAS

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  1. ENRICO MACIAS GREAT SINGER AND MUSICIAN ENRICO MACIAS

  2. INFORAMTION • About Enrico • Full Birth name : Gaston Ghrenassia • Stage name : Enrico Macias • Date of birth : 11 December 1938 • Place of birth : Constantine, Algeria • Spouse : Suzy Leyris • First Single : “Adieu Mon Pays”

  3. VOCABULARY

  4. FACTS • Some Facts About Enrico Macias • Enrico Macias is a French Pied noir singer and musician. • He was born to a Jewish family in Constantine, Algeria, and played the guitar • from childhood. • Gaston started playing with the Cheikh Raymond Leyris Orchestra at 15. • He was called as "petit Enrico" when he joined Cheikh Raymond's orchestra. • ‘Macias’ comes through an error of the record label. • When asked about his family name on the phone he said "Nassia" • (Ghrenassia), but the receptionist misheard the name and wrote Macias. Thus • the name Enrico Macias was known.

  5. FACTS CONTD………. • He made his first recording in 1962 after a meeting with Raymond Bernard of Pathé. • He appeared on French television and became an overnight sensation. This led to a first tour in 1963 as a second act with Paola and Billy Bridge • In spring 1964, he performed in the first half of the ’Les Compagnons de la chanson’ show at the Paris Olympia and then undertook a successful tour of the Middle East, performing with great success in Israel, Greece and Turkey. • His American debut, at Carnegie Hall, took place on 17 February 1968.  • He is popular throughout the world and has travelled extensively for fifty years, from the early 1960s to the present.

  6. MEMORIES With wife Performing on Stage Receiving the legion of honor

  7. EXERCISE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING What is the original name of Enrico Macias? GASTON GHRENASSIA What is the name of his first single album? Adieu Mon Pays In which city was he born? Constantine , Algeria

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