Les Charts
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This band was composed of Charly (real name Calogero Maurici), his brother Jacky (Gioacchino Maurici) and their childhood friends Francis (Francis Maggiulli) and Fred Mattia who left the group six months after its foundation. They are all from Échirolles
Échirolles
Échirolles is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the south. In the 1999 census, Échirolles had a population of 35,383. Its inhabitants are called the Échirollois...

 (near Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

). The group disestablished in 1998 after the very small success of their latest album, Changer.

Everyone begins to start a solo career.

They continued, however, to write songs together. First, under the name of Calogero Bros. Their collaborations are now signed by the listing of their names. Calogero Maurici, known as Calogero
Calogero
Calogero is a French singer.-Early years:By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music...

, is having a great success in France.

Albums

  • L'Océan sans fond (1989)
  • Notre Monde à nous (1991)
  • Hannibal (1994)
  • Acte 1 (1995) - #19 in France, #15 in Belgium
  • Changer (1997)

Singles

  • "Je ris, je pleure", 1989
  • "Je m'envole", 1990 - #45 in France
  • "L'océan sans fond", 1990
  • "Notre monde à nous", 1992
  • "Aime-moi encore", 1993 - #13 in France
  • "Hautbois dormant", 1993
  • "Les moustiques", 1994
  • "Libre enfin", 1995
  • "Je m'envole (live)", 1995 - #37 in France
  • "Les Filles de l'aurore", 1995
  • "Changer", 1997
  • "Être humain", 1997
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