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LES VALSES DE VIENNE: A a modern ballad
The success of the title “Les Valses de Vienne” certainly lies in a perfect mix between classical music and more contemporary rhythms. This revisited ballad is particularly highlighted by the instruments of the Paris Opera Philharmonic Orchestra. It created a real craze among the public and critics. It remains François Feldman's "masterpiece" today. No other of his titles equals it, not even "Joy", a very big success which tells the story of a single father, inspired by the singer's own story separated from the mother of his child.
The music video features Feldman with a young girl who portrayed his daughter and who tries to comfort her father because he is separated from her mother.
It was a resounding success from the moment the single was released. In France, it was number 1 in the Top 50 for over a month, and went gold a few months later, in 1989. In the French-speaking world, the song also caused a sensation. In Quebec, it topped the charts for several weeks. It achieved Gold status awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. In 2003, the French TV program Top 50: 50 numéros 1 de légende revealed that the song was the 26th best received number-one hit of the SNEP Singles Chart thanks to the votings of the TV viewers.
FRANÇOIS FELDMAN:
François Feldman; born 23 May 1958) is a French singer. He had a great success in the 1980s and the 1990s in France.
The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening to soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and James Brown, among other artists. His father gave him his first guitar at 14 and François won first prize several times in the radio contests he entered. He also created his first group at 14 and appeared in a few clubs. In 1980, Feldman recorded his first song, "You Want Every Night", then "Ma Petite Vidéo" in 1982, "Folle sur les bords" in the summer of 1983, "Wally boule noire" and "Obsession" in 1984, and finally "Amour de corridor" in 1985, but all these singles remained unsuccessful.
In 1986, he became famous with his song "Rien que pour toi" which reached number 12 on the SNEP Singles Chart and sold 200,000 units. Thereafter, Feldman had many hits in France, becoming a well established star in France. He has sold very well over his 25-year career, selling about 10 million albums in several countries, including Belgium, Italy, Canada and Japan.
Released in 1989, his second studio album entitled Une Présence was more successful and contains several hit singles, such as "Joue pas", recorded as a duet with Joniece Jamison, "Les Valses de Vienne", "Petit Frank" and "C'est toi qui m'as fait" which were all top-2 hits in France. The same year, he wrote the hit single "J'aurais voulu te dire" for Caroline Legrand. This album was followed by Magic Boul'vard, released in 1991, and provided to Feldman a third number one hit in France, "Joy", a song dedicated to the singer's daughter.
Since 1993, and his album Indigo, Feldman has been less successful and unable to repeat his previous success on the charts. Despite releasing four albums, he has been almost absent from the media and his sales have been modest. He currently continues his artistic career giving popular concerts throughout France.
In 2007, "Rien que pour toi" was covered by Tatiana Laurens who took part in the French TV reality show Secret Story.
