Occupation Singer Children Sasha Barbot | Genre World | |
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Albums Aria di casa/Liberazion, I successi, Music, Harmony And Rhythm Record labels D.V. More Record, Big Doings Similar Stefania Rotolo, Enzo Avallone, Jasmine, Sandy Marton, Fred Bongusto | ||
Sammy barbot music harmony rhythm 1985
Sammy Barbot (born in 1949), stage name of Jacques Édouard Barbot, is a Caribbean entertainer, singer and television presenter, mainly active in Italy.
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Life and career
Born in Martinique, at young age Barbot moved to Paris with his family. In the early 1970s he started singing in restaurants and clubs, and he eventually took part to the French version of the stage musical Hair.
In 1975 Barbot appeared in the film Hallucination Strip and performed the film's opening song "We've Got A Lord". The song appeared on the film's original soundtrack.
Noted by two RAI Italian television writers, in 1977 he moved to Italy to host the musical show Piccolo Slam, of which he also sang the two theme songs. In 1979 he hosted Popcorn, a successful Canale 5 show he had also ideated.
In 1981 Barbot got his major hit, "Aria di casa mia", the opening theme song of his TV show Happy Circus, which peaked at the fifth place on the Italian hit parade.
In the following years he continued his musical and television activities, slowing his activities in the second half of the 1980s.
Discography
Songs
Aria di casa2005
Toccami2003
Music - Harmony And Rhythm1986