Juanito (singer)
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Juanito is a French
singer of Algeria
n descent, popular in Turkey
during the 1960s.
He went to Turkey
with his orchestra "Los Alcorson" in 1965. His orchestra left three months later, but Juanito chose to stay in Turkey. During those years, translations of French songs called "arrangements" were very popular in Turkey. He gained popularity with "Arkadaşımın Aşkısın" (You're the lover of my friend), which was a Turkish version of Enrico Macias
's "La Femme de Mon Ami". Later, he sung several Turkish versions of popular French songs, mostly translated by Fecri Ebcioğlu and Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan. He released several vinyl singles from Odeon
. He left Turkey in 1971, after arrangements lost their popularity.
In 2000, his vinyl recordings were released in the album Canım Vatanım (My Dear Country). He also acted in the 1969 movie Tatlı Günler (Sweet days).
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
singer of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n descent, popular in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
during the 1960s.
He went to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
with his orchestra "Los Alcorson" in 1965. His orchestra left three months later, but Juanito chose to stay in Turkey. During those years, translations of French songs called "arrangements" were very popular in Turkey. He gained popularity with "Arkadaşımın Aşkısın" (You're the lover of my friend), which was a Turkish version of Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Gaston Ghrenassia, known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is an Algerian French Pied noir singer and musician...
's "La Femme de Mon Ami". Later, he sung several Turkish versions of popular French songs, mostly translated by Fecri Ebcioğlu and Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan. He released several vinyl singles from Odeon
Odeon Records
Odeon Records was a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of the International Talking Machine Company in Berlin, Germany. It was named after a famous theatre in Paris, whose classical dome appears on the Odeon record label....
. He left Turkey in 1971, after arrangements lost their popularity.
In 2000, his vinyl recordings were released in the album Canım Vatanım (My Dear Country). He also acted in the 1969 movie Tatlı Günler (Sweet days).
External links
- Juanito discography at Diskotek