Francis Goya is a Belgian guitarist born in Liege.

Weyer first played with Patrick Ruymen in the group Les Caraïbes, a Belgian cover

Cover version

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 group. The two then formed the rock group Liberty Six in 1965, which had a proto-psychedelic

Psychedelic

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 stage show and released only one single before disbanding. Weyer then moved on to the J.J. Band and Plus.

In the 1970s, Weyer started using the name Francis Goya and released solo albums of romantic Spanish guitar and mandolin

Mandolin

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 music. His 1975 single "Nostalgia", a tune written by his father and arranged for guitar by Goya, became an international hit, reaching #1 in Belgium

Belgium

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, Holland, Germany

Germany

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, Norway

Norway

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, and Brazil

Brazil

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. Later albums saw Goya moving more into a Latin America

Latin America

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n-influenced style, including three albums recorded with Bolivia

Bolivia

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n singer Carmina Cabrera.

Goya has some 40 album releases to his credit.

Singles

• "Nostalgia"/"Nautilus" (1975)
• "Concierto d'Aranjuez"/"Lovers melody" (1976)
• "Maria Padilha"/"Daddy's bolero" (1976)
• "Caf'Conc'"/"Tangoya" (1976)
• "Gipsy Wedding" (1977)
• "Argentina"/"Natasha" (1978)
• "Manolita"/"Natasha" (1978)
• "Moscow nights"/"Song of the Dnjepr" (1981)

Albums

• Nostalgia (1975)
• Souvenirs aus Griechenland (1979)
• Summernight Moods (1979)
• Romantic Guitar (1985)
• This is Francis Goya (1986)
• Rendez-vous (1988)
• Plays His Favourite Hits Vol.1 (1990)
• Bahia Lady (with Carmina Cabrera) (1990)
• Noche Latino (with Carmina Cabrera)(1993)
• Festival Latino (with Carmina Cabrera)(1994)
• The Very Best of (1994)
• Together (with Peter Weekers) (1994)
• Jacques Brel (1998)
• Plays His Favourite Hits Vol. 2 (1998)
• Francis Goya in Moscow (1999)
• Together (with Richard Clayderman)(2000)
• Latin Romance (1999)
• Best of Francis Goya (1999)
• De Mooiste Sfeermelodieën (2000)
• Pleased to meet You, Mr. Valgre (2001)
• Hollands Glorie (2002)
• Hollands Glorie Kerst (2002)
• A tribute to Alexandra Pakhmutova (2002)
• Klassieke Droommelodieën (2003)
• Rakkaudella (2004)
• Intimité (with Jean-Luc Drion)(2004)
• Magic Moments (2004)
• Gondwana (2004)
• Face to Face (2005) (with Richard Clayderman)
• Wings for life (2008)

External links

• Official website
• Francis Goya at the Belgian Pop & Rock Archives