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René JOLY
(Rene JOLY)
Born in Calais on October 7, 1946, singer-songwriter René Joly is best known for
his hit Chimène. As a teenager, he discovered rock music by listening to the
English pirate radio station Radio Caroline, and bought a drum kit to play in
the groups Les Dauphins and Les Costers, then Les Masters (1965-1968), when he
moved to Paris after graduating from the École des Beaux-Arts in Calais. He
taught himself guitar and piano to compose and play his own songs. Signed to the
Pathé-Marconi label in 1969, he scored a hit with his second single, the love
song "Chimène", written, orchestrate...
