Hervé Vilard

Somewhat unfairly limited in the general public's mind to his major hit "Capri, c'est fini" (1965), Hervé Vilard is one of the great names of French variety, still touring the country half a century after his debut, performing at galas, in concerts and on tour. Cruelly and unjustly labelled a "dead singer", his career has only had the misfortune of being launched by a worldwide hit that overshadowed all the others. Hervé Vilard may have long been overlooked by the French public, but he has remained a huge star the world over, from Japan to Turkey, Brazil to South Korea and, of course, Capri. The orphaned child (born René Villard in Paris in 1946) continues to sing of poets and authors, as demonstrated by the show Et nous... which accompanied the album Chantons! in 2015.