Belgian chansonnier Salvatore 5 letters crossword puzzle. Belgian chansonnier at Crocus City Hall

Salvatore Adamo's first guitar hangs in the hall of his villa in Brussels. The wood of the instrument is scratched by the first chords that brought the singer to fame. His grandfather sent him this guitar from Sicily for his fourteenth birthday. The little white flower on the guitar has not yet been erased...

Adamo, born on October 31, 1943, in Comiso, near Ragusa, Sicily, disembarked at Mons station in June 1947. On the embankment, his father was waiting for his wife and son to arrive to join him. Salvatore never forgot his origins. The guitar slowly reminds him of this among the statues that populate the large room where Arthur and Mortimer, the family dogs, yap together.

"I see the big white ship again..."
A cup of espresso and Adamo looks back on his childhood. His father left in February 1947 for Belgium. Antonio, a miner, went down into the mine to earn a living. “I was very small, barely three years old,” recalls Adamo. “Like in Fellini’s film Amarcord, I again see a big white ship at night. It was a ferry in the Strait of Messina. To my childhood eyes it seemed like a motor ship. Mom and I were traveling in the third class, sitting on our bundles, chewing bread and sausage. In Belgium it was gray and cold. The barracks camp in Glin, where we stayed for several terrible months, was also grey."

Looking back, Adamo is correct in his assessment of the efforts made by his parents. "But," he says, "they had a job, they were happy. Antonio decided that Belgium was better than Argentina."

After Glin, the Adamo family moved to the city of the Green Cross, Jemappes. Dad was going down into Coal Mine 28, not far from the canal. "I was never going to complain. I had friends both Italians and little Belgians. There were no disagreements. I found Italy in my father's Neapolitan songs. In the evening, with our ears glued to the radio, we listened to the Sanremo Festival or something "Someone from Italy. My father had to endure moving to a foreign country. My mother cooked Italian dishes for us. Recently in Italy I remembered this forgotten taste thanks to the dish pasta fagiolle, pasta in beans. I can discover these tastes now that I have already passed many years. I ate this in school during that era. I appreciated Belgian cuisine!"

Reading the lines of "Italian Streets", a good book by Girolamo Santocono, Salvatore rewatches the film about his youth. He understands well how much his parents protected him from the difficulties of the journey, but he will not say another word out of delicacy. And suddenly he says seriously: “There were terrible things...”

Always first in his class, Salvatore was considered nothing more than an Italian friend at the College of Saint Ferdinand in Jemappes, where he studied. His father wanted him to avoid the metallurgist's share of the Forges et Laminoir in Gemappes. Therefore, parents were distrustful of the growing passion for singing, although singing was so natural for all of them that there was no thought that it could become a profession. This passion nevertheless prevented the young man from completing his studies at the College of St. Luke in Tournai, in order to make him a great international artist instead of one of the many stars of the twist era.

Adamo always wrote songs in French, the language of his culture. He doesn't speak Italian well enough to find words that suit our era. For two or three weeks in Milan, during the festival of Neapolitan songs, he again plunges into the melodies that marked his youth. "I hear my father singing again." His favorite remains Lacrimae Napolitane. (“Neapolitan tear”) These songs talk about the sun, about love, about friendship, about roots. Serious and cheerful, they bring and share feelings. In 1997, after the anniversary ceremonies, Adamo will release a disc with those songs. He will dedicate them to that time, capturing it.

Love story
Influenced by Victor Hugo, Prévert, Brassens and the canzonettes, Adamo was fascinated by Italian films shown at the Palace, the Star or the Eldorado. Remaining faithful to the Borinage until the landscape of his childhood became clouded, he settled in Brussels with his family - his wife Nicole Durand and sons Anthony and Benjamin. Where he does business, but not too far from Zaventem. “Mom stays in Jemappes until the end,” says Salvatore. “When I go to Paris, I stop there to greet my dear parents.” But he is sad, seeing dead factories, and unemployment torments his life.

This sensitivity to others comes through in the songs. In particular, he takes part in such actions as “Live Aid” or “USA for Africa”, while saying: “The money spent on flights to the moon could power the countries of Africa for several years. Before going to the stars , we need to pay off our problems on Earth." Today Adamo is a UNICEF ambassador and writes texts about people who live on the streets. He is faithful to the lifestyle instilled in him by his father - a mixture of humility and consideration. Tony died on August 7, 1966, of a heart attack on a beach in Sicily, and his son leads his example.

"I try to do my job well and understand others. And this is what I wish for, for twenty years speaking about immigrants who suffer like Italians now. As the son of an immigrant, I am proud to have taught success to people whose names end with with an "o" or an "i". If I remained Italian, it may be in the name of loyalty to the country of my ancestors. I see it as free love on the one hand and marriage on the other. You don't have to sign papers to truly love "

When asked about trade, which finally blocked artistic values, he replies that such parallels have always existed. Singers such as Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan conveyed big and serious messages in their songs. During the yé-yé movement there were artists such as Brel and Brassens. These days, Cabrel and Souchon are replacing “dance music.”

The message he sends to young people is to "get through this difficult phase by relying on a dream, desire or anything that can light up their life." Salvatore Adamo is a man who has managed to remain humble despite his fame (more than eighty million albums sold). He is the face of his songs, direct, touching and sincere

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Belgian chansonnier Salvatore Adamo arrived in Moscow

The concert program of the famous Belgian singer Salvatore Adamo, who arrived in Moscow, includes the most famous hits. The singer announced this at a press conference. On Saturday, Adamo will perform on stage at the State Kremlin Palace, where he will give his first concert in 2004. According to him, the current concert program includes the most famous hits and new songs from the latest CD “Zanzibar”. “I sing about love all the time, and that’s why the theme of Valentine’s Day is constantly present in my songs,” the singer added. The Chansonnier remained true to his tradition - he will perform the last song of the concert at the choice of the public. In the late 1990s, Salvatore Adamo fulfilled his long-time dream - he played several football friendly matches in a team with professional athletes. Two years ago he wrote a detective novel. When asked by RIA Novosti what he is dreaming about now, the singer replied: “I would like to take a time out for a year and really learn to play the piano. I can do it a little...

MOSCOW, February 14. /Corr. RIA Novosti Larisa Kukushkina/. The concert program of the famous Belgian singer Salvatore Adamo, who arrived in Moscow, includes the most famous hits. The singer announced this at a press conference.

On Saturday, Adamo will perform on stage at the State Kremlin Palace, where he will give his first concert in 2004.

According to him, the current concert program includes the most famous hits and new songs from the latest CD “Zanzibar”.

“I sing about love all the time, and that’s why the theme of Valentine’s Day is constantly present in my songs,” the singer added.

The Chansonnier remained true to his tradition - he will perform the last song of the concert at the choice of the public.

In the late 1990s, Salvatore Adamo fulfilled his long-time dream - he played several football friendly matches in a team with professional athletes. Two years ago he wrote a detective novel.

When asked by RIA Novosti what he is dreaming about now, the singer replied: “I would like to take a time out for a year and really learn to play the piano. I can do it a little, but I have to constantly watch my fingers. And I I really want the dreams of my three children to come true. My eldest son is a pilot. The youngest now wants to study modern music. My daughter dreams of singing. But I won’t help them. In Belgium this is not accepted. If they have talent, they should achieve everything themselves."

From the airport, the singer went to the hotel in a Volkswagen car.

In the morning, the singer will give a live interview for one of the Russian radio stations, at noon there will be a sound check at the State Kremlin Palace, and at 16.00 the dress rehearsal before the concert will begin.

There are no cultural programs for this visit, but if he has free time, Adamo will definitely take a walk around the territory of the Moscow Kremlin, which he really likes.

The Belgian chansonnier will leave the capital on February 15. After the performance in Moscow, Adamo will go with a concert program to Chile. His tour is planned for March in several US cities.

Salvatore Adamo (Italian: Salvatore Adamo; November 1, 1943, Comiso, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy) is a Belgian chansonnier, Italian by birth.

In 1947, Salvatore's father Antonio Adamo got a job at a mine in the Belgian city of Mons and emigrated with his wife Conchita and Salvatore's firstborn from Italy. Thirteen years later, the Adamo family had two sons and five daughters. Parents did everything to ensure that their children remembered where their roots were, and in memory of their father, Salvatore retained Italian citizenship. As a schoolboy, Salvatore sang in a church choir and learned to play the guitar. After graduating from school, he continued his studies at a Catholic college, intending to become a school teacher of foreign languages, but did not complete his studies, as he decided to devote himself to song.

Since the late 50s, Salvatore has taken part in a number of music competitions. In December 1959, Radio Luxembourg broadcast a live competition for young talents from the Royal Theater of Mons, where 16-year-old Salvatore performed his own song Si j’osais (“If I dared”). In the final of the competition, held on February 14, 1960 in Paris, this song took first place. After this, Adamo recorded several records over the course of three years, which did not bring him any success.

In December 1962, the Pathé-Marconi company, meeting the concerns of his father, chose Salvatore’s song En blue jeans et blouson d’cuir (“In blue jeans and a leather jacket”) for recording. As a condition for further cooperation, the company set the sale of at least 200 records on the first day. In reality, ten times more were sold on the first day, and by February of the following year, one hundred thousand. At the same time, Polydor released a record with eight songs, among which was Si j’osais. In 1963, Salvatore Adamo recorded the song Sans toi, ma mie ("Without you, dear"), which, in his own opinion, determined his popularity.

In 1963, Adamo wrote the song “Snow is Falling.” It quickly gained worldwide fame and still remains the author’s calling card.

Snow falls

Snow falls
And my heart dresses in black

It's a silk procession
Everything is in white tears
Bird on a branch
Mourns these spells

You won't come tonight
My despair screams to me
But the snow is falling
Whirling calmly

Snow falls
You won't come tonight
Snow falls
Everything is white with despair

Sad certainty
Cold and empty
This hateful silence
White loneliness

You won't come tonight
My despair screams to me
But the snow is falling
Whirling calmly

On November 1, 1963, on his twentieth birthday, Salvatore Adamo performed on one of the main concert stages of Brussels - at the Ancienne Belgique theater, and a little later he first stepped on the stage of the Olympia in Paris, preceding the performances of already established stars of those years - singer Cliff Richard and the instrumental ensemble Shadows. In September 1965, Salvatore Adamo gave his first solo concert at Olympia. Then, until 1977, he repeatedly performed on this most prestigious French stage.

In 1984, a heart attack forced Salvatore Adamo to stop active work for a long time. A new rise in the singer’s popularity began in 1998, when a concert at Olympia, held after an almost twenty-year break, ended in triumph.

Salvatore Adamo is a world famous chansonnier. He performed three times (in 1970, 1974 and 1976) in New York at Carnegie Hall. In 1977, he made his first triumphal tour to Chile and Argentina, where he gathered stadiums of thousands, and since then has maintained exceptional popularity there, performing many of his songs in Spanish. He toured Japan more than thirty times, where he is also extremely popular. He toured in the USSR in 1972 (Moscow, Leningrad), and in 1981 (Moscow, Leningrad, Riga) and in Russia (Moscow) in 2002 and 2004. On May 18, 2010, his concert took place in Moscow, on May 20, 2010 and October 6, 2013, concerts were held in St. Petersburg.

Health problems interrupted Adamo's active work in 1984 and 2004, but both times, after treatment, he resumed touring around the world.

Adamo performs his songs in nine languages. The sales volume of his discs worldwide is more than one hundred million. Lives in the Brussels suburb of Uccle.

Concert stage

Belgian French-speaking chansonnier Salvatore Adamo, born in Sicily, performed at the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow. Before the imperishable "Tombe La Neige" sounded, BORIS BARABANOV, along with the rest of the audience, experienced a two-hour excursion into the singer's half-century career.

The balcony of the largest concert hall available to Muscovites was closed that evening; Salvatore Adamo worked only for the stalls and the amphitheater, which were also not filled to capacity. The singer was accompanied on stage by an impressive ensemble: a rhythm section, a guitarist, two keyboard players, an accordionist and a string section.

In the six years since his previous visit to Moscow, Salvatore Adamo has released only one completely new studio album, “La Part De L”Ange,” which received minimal attention at the concert—the musician performed the frivolous song “Ce George(s),” dedicated to George Clooney and which gained serious popularity in French-speaking countries. In general, the set list repeated the stages of the actor's biography. The Belgian master began with the ideal piece "Ma Tete", which is a standard example of the chanson genre. In the first half hour, Salvatore Adamo performed the earliest things from his repertoire, including the 1963 song “Amour Perdu” with guitar picking, similar to the French chanson standard “Les Deux Guitares”, that is, with the gypsy romance “Eh, time.” Russian theme and, in particular, Vladimir’s theme Vysotsky resurfaced towards the end of the evening, when Salvatore Adamo performed the song “Vladimir” dedicated to his Russian colleague, among others, the famous tango “Vous Permettez Monsieur”, the poignant “La Nuit”, “Maria”, written on the day of the death of Maria Callas , a waltz dedicated to the Belgian queen “Dolce Paola” and a song about the war in the Middle East “Insh Allah” banned in Lebanon.

The singer managed to connect the audience very quickly. Before performing "Les Filles Du Bord De Mer", he simply said that audiences usually stand up and sway to this song, and the Muscovites followed the command without hesitation. It is interesting that at recent concerts in the Olympia Hall in Paris, Mr. Adamo saved this chanting number almost until the very end, and performed “Tombe La Neige,” which is so beloved in the post-Soviet space, almost at the very beginning.

The singer received the warmest welcome at Crocus City Hall, although perhaps a little more official than at the recent concert of another important French-speaking star, Daniel Lavoie (see Kommersant, May 13). Mr. Adamo’s status in Russia is still more serious; here he is a hero of several generations, to whom people come to bow. But familiarity is not allowed. It’s always nice to discover the internal connection of a guest performer with the local musical tradition, and so, a number of songs performed by Salvatore Adamo confirmed the idea that the musicians who created the local pop sound in the 60-70s, Mediterranean chanson and, in particular, the songs of Mr. Adamo was inspired almost more than The Beatles. There is virtually no doubt that the work of the group "Gems" "Don't be sad" would not have existed without "Mi Gran Noche" by Salvatore Adamo.

The 67-year-old Belgian guest was extremely active, sociable and artistic. The sound of his performance was predominantly acoustic, and only a few times did Salvatore Adamo demonstrate electric song solutions. He showed that version of chanson that most closely resembles stereotypes, but, like six years ago, he did not over-sweeten anything and did not go into empty postcard kitsch. All that remained was to regret that our recent wave of interest in the Soviet pop music of the 60s and 70s did not result in an equally seasoned, meaningful, tasteful musical product, but froze at the level of all-crushing karaoke.

More than half a century of career, more than five hundred songs, more than one hundred million records sold all over the world... One can list for a long time the achievements of the world-famous chansonnier, but Salvatore Adamo himself always preferred music filled with sensual content to cold numbers. Jacques Brel once called the musician “the gentle gardener of love” and he was not mistaken. The poetic garden, which the artist nurtured and nurtured, still continues to grow and give its fans wonderful fruits in the form of wonderful songs.

The singer performed his masterpieces in nine languages. It is therefore not surprising that its popularity is not limited to Italy, Belgium and France. Adamo has gained well-deserved fame not only in all European countries without exception, but also far beyond its borders. A captivating and simply interesting fact for the artist’s fans is that he is the author of poetry and music for the vast majority of his songs. The only exceptions are the very first few compositions. Salvatore is also known to the general public as an actor and director. But it is worth noting that his main activity was still the performance of works of his own composition.

Read a short biography of Salvatore Adamo and many interesting facts about the singer on our page.

short biography

The future famous chansonnier was born in Sicily (Italy) in the town of Comiso on November 1, 1943. In 1947, Salvatore’s father, Antonio, together with his wife Consitta and their first-born, moved to Belgium. Antonio was a worker and got a job at a mining company in Mons. Later, the future musician had one brother and five sisters. For the young Italian emigrant, like many of his peers from similar backgrounds, the most likely future professional activity was work in the coal mine in Mons or in neighboring towns. But this was not destined to come true. While still studying at school, the future artist became interested in music. It all started with singing in a Catholic choir. At the same time, Salvatore was learning to play the guitar , which would later become one of his most beloved instruments.

Having completed his schooling, the young man continued his education in college. He intended to become a foreign language teacher. The Catholic college where the future artist studied gave him good language training, which was later useful to the performer in his artistic activities. However, the training was never completed completely. The musician left the walls of the educational institution and decided to devote himself entirely to the craft of song. In this matter, he was always supported by his father, who, as far as possible, helped his son, including financially, to follow the path of art. Salvatore himself subsequently spoke about this.

The performer met his future wife at a very young age. He was 16, and she was 14. Friendship eventually grew into love, an ordinary neighbor girl, Nicole, won Salvatore’s heart, and he connected his life with her. In their marriage they had two sons and one daughter. A strong and successful marriage, according to the artist himself, provided invaluable assistance in realizing his creative abilities.

Formation of a creative career

From a very young age, the singer participated in music competitions. The lucky ticket for the musician was a solo performance in a competition for young talents, which was held in Mons. The event took place at the Royal Theater and was broadcast live throughout the country by Radio Luxembourg. Then the sixteen-year-old singer performed his own composition “Si j’osais” (“If I dared”). Having won the qualifying stage and two months later going to the capital of France, Adamo took first place with this single in the final part of the competition. This was the first serious success that inspired the aspiring musician and became the foundation for his further creative activity. He was only 17 years old then.

After the first creative success, the recording of several studio albums followed. However, they were not particularly popular and sales were low. The author did not despair and continued to write poetry and create music. And this gave the long-awaited effect. In 1962, the Pat-Marconi record company offered Adamo a contract to record several of his compositions. Among them was the single “En blue jeans et blouson d’cuir” (“In blue jeans and a leather jacket”). A mandatory clause of the contract to continue further cooperation was the sale of at least two hundred records on the first day. The resulting album created a real sensation. On the day of the premiere, about two thousand copies were purchased. And three months later, the number of vinyl discs sold reached one hundred thousand. Offers of cooperation rained down on the young singer as if from a cornucopia. Almost at the same time, the record company Polydor released a collection of eight Adamo compositions on a vinyl record, among them the already well-known song “Si j’osais” (“If I dared”).

The following year, 1963, the musician recorded the composition “Sans toi, ma mie” (“Without you, dear”). According to the performer himself, it was she who determined his further long-term popularity and set a certain lyrical style of the singer’s performance in the mass consciousness, which one way or another had to be followed in the future. In the same year, one of the most famous melodies was born, which, combined with beautiful poetry, became Salvatore’s calling card. This is the single “Tombe la neige” (“Snow is falling”), which made its author and performer popular far beyond the borders of France and Belgium.

A dizzying musical career began, which was filled not only with crowds of fans and the joys of creativity, but also with numerous, sometimes exhausting, concert performances. At the end of 1963, the artist performed at the famous stage in Brussels - at the Ansen Belgic theater. A short time later, participation in a grand concert followed on the stage of the legendary Olympia in Paris. There, the musician performed immediately before the world-famous stars of that time appeared on stage: performer K. Richard and the vocal and instrumental group Shadows. Two years later, in 1965, Salvatore performed at the same Olympia, but with an exclusive solo concert. Entering the prestigious stage of France spoke volumes. This was a visible confirmation of the recognition of his talent and the results of his many years of work. From now on he becomes a bright star of popular music.

Interesting Facts:

• Salvatore Adamo visited the USSR twice as part of his concert activities. In 1972, two solo performances took place. And in 1981, in addition to Moscow and Leningrad, the concert was given in Riga, which at that time was the capital of the Latvian SSR.
• The Belgian chansonnier is the author of a book about himself entitled “Memories of Happiness are also Happiness.”
• Since the early nineties of the last century, the musician has become a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from his second homeland of Belgium.
• At the beginning of the 21st century, the Belgian King Albert II made the singer a knight of His Majesty. It is noteworthy that this honorary title in Belgium was for the first time in history given to a figure of popular culture.
• In 1984, amid intense work, the singer suffered a heart attack, followed by surgery. For this reason, the active concert activity of the chanson was interrupted for several years.
• Since 2002, Adamo has become an honorary resident of the town of Monse, where the chanson spent his youth.
• The song “Les Gratte-Ciel” (“Skyscrapers”), which was published in 1969, was later called prophetic after the terrorist attacks in New York. The fact is that the text of the composition mentions two destroyed high-rise buildings.
• In 2002, the musician was awarded one of the highest state awards of the French Republic - the Order of the Legion of Honor.

Best songs

"Tombe la neige" ("The snow is falling"). This composition, performed by the author in 1963, became iconic for Adamo. She finally defined his style and brought the artist worldwide fame. The sophisticated lyrical melody and romantic lyrics allowed the single to occupy the top lines of the charts of that time. The musician performed it not only in French, but also in several other languages. Without a doubt, this only added to the popularity of both the composition itself and the author-performer. Over the course of more than half a century of its existence, this masterpiece has been and is still being covered by a huge number of performers from around the world, including from Russia. For example, there is a Russian version of the song, performed by M. Magomayev with lyrics by L. Derbenev.

“Tombe la neige” (listen)

"En blue jeans et blouson d'cuir"(“In blue jeans and a leather jacket”).A simple text and a pleasant melody, combined with each other, resulted in an imperishable composition by a popular chansonnier. The song was received with a bang by the general public. The poems, touching on the anxieties and hopes of the younger generation of the sixties, could not leave fans indifferent. Despite the fact that the composition was written by the musician at the dawn of his song career, it was invariably performed by Adamo at numerous concert performances over the decades.

“En blue jeans et blouson d’cuir” (listen)

Salvatore Adamo as actor and artist

The singer starred in several French films, which were relatively popular. The performer's filmography is small, but deserves your attention. Most often, the viewer saw the musician on screen in entertainment shows or television versions of concerts. Let's list the most notable moments of the chansonnier's appearance on the wide screen. In 1967, the joint Italian-French crime drama “Les Arnaud” (“Arno”) was released, in which the musician played one of the roles. Then, in 1970, Adamo starred in the film “L"ardoise" ("Paying the Bill"). At the same time, the chanson participated in the production of the film "L"ile aux coquelicots" ("Island of Wild Poppies"). In this Belgian film, the musician not only played the main role, but was also the director and screenwriter of the film.

It is no secret that Salvatore was seriously interested in painting for many years. He even equipped a special room in his house for doing what he loved. Nevertheless, it remained more of a hobby for him, an additional outlet for creative energy for this multi-talented person. The pop performer himself spoke about this: “Painting for me is a way of finding myself without any pretensions. This is an opportunity to escape reality and discover something new, first of all, in yourself.”

Adamo's music in films

Beautiful melodies coupled with successful poems quickly became in demand in cinema. The singer's compositions, often performed by him, adorn many films of various genres. Let's present the most famous paintings that feature themes from the pen of the famous chanson.

Salvatore Adamo became one of the symbols of the sixties era. His songs, full of romanticism and love lyrics, often touched on social issues of the time. The musician’s creative activity smoothly moved from the twentieth century to the twenty-first. And today, compositions written by chansons are heard from concert stages and the wide screen.

Video: listen to Salvatore Adamo