{"id":12148,"date":"2017-10-15T10:46:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T08:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=12148"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:16:46","slug":"calogero-the-new-reference-for-french-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/music\/calogero-the-new-reference-for-french-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Calogero, the new benchmark of French pop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Le Regard Libre N\u00b0 32 - Jonas Follonier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the baby-boomer generation, he's leading the way in current French chanson. His new, pop-flavored album builds on the success of his last, revealing an artist who is totally in control of his art. Calogero, one of our musical favorites.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Born in Is\u00e8re, France, in 1971, Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici made a name for himself on the French music scene with his second solo album, Calogero<\/em>, released in 2002. This opus contains the famous Weightless<\/em> announced the style of the artist, who doesn't hesitate to use his head voice in the choruses. Guitarist, bassist and pianist, Calogero is a member of the French pop-rock movement that favors melodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Libert\u00e9 ch\u00e9rie<\/em> and cherished love<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With Libert\u00e9 ch\u00e9rie<\/em> released on August 25, Calogero delivers a highly accomplished album, continuing the perfect artistic identity of his latest, Fireworks<\/em>. With its airy refrains, rich arrangements and creative bass, Calogero's genius is instantly recognizable, Flying at night<\/em>. In fact, this song has a very Polnarevian tone, as much in the way the chorus is sung as in the melody and even the lyrics. \u00abBehind every house, people dream, people love. It's beautiful as seen from an airplane, we all look the same.\u00bb It's like being in Holidays<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also | Polnarevolutions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of love is an omnipresent theme on the album. We know each other by heart<\/a><\/em>, very rocking, questions what makes a couple last, while The kiss without a name<\/a><\/em> plunges us into memories of clandestine love affairs, set to a delicious waltz tempo. The album's eponymous song, Libert\u00e9 ch\u00e9rie<\/a><\/em>, alludes to the Paris attacks and their target: a certain art de vivre marked by freedom, humor and love. Very simple, but very true, this song composed by Calogero and written by Marie Bastide is a song of reclamation: \u00abAnd that's how they live here; they're the guardians of this country.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

A reference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All in all, the album's lyrics come as no surprise, remaining as faithful as ever to the altruistic, emancipatory line that Calogero likes to propose to his songwriters. However, it is for its musical research that the album Libert\u00e9 ch\u00e9rie<\/em> deserves undeniable respect. We are dealing with an artist who innovates every time, while remaining true to his style. Above all, Calogero has lost none of his ability to create magnificent melodies that easily linger in the memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n