Patrick Esposito Di Napoli
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Patrick Esposito Di Napoli (January 18, 1964—November 13, 1994) was a musician and member of the Quebec
musical band Les Colocs
, for which he played harmonica
.
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales
département in France
.
Di Napoli wrote the song "Séropositif Boogie", which appeared on the band's first album in 1993, about living with HIV
. He had contracted the virus from a tainted needle. He died on November 13, 1994, of complications from AIDS
.
Les Colocs paid homage to him by using pictures of him during live shows. They dedicated their final album, Dehors Novembre (November Outside) (1998), to Di Napoli. It is considered their best album. (The title track, written by lead singer Dédé Fortin
, expressed the point of view of a dying man).
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
musical band Les Colocs
Les Colocs
-External links:**Extensive French Wikipedia Les Colocs information***...
, for which he played harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
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Early life and education
Di Napoli was born to a family of Italian descent in PerpignanPerpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
département in 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...
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Career
He started making music in the 1970s, sometimes writing his own lyrics and melodies.Di Napoli wrote the song "Séropositif Boogie", which appeared on the band's first album in 1993, about living with HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
. He had contracted the virus from a tainted needle. He died on November 13, 1994, of complications from AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
.
Les Colocs paid homage to him by using pictures of him during live shows. They dedicated their final album, Dehors Novembre (November Outside) (1998), to Di Napoli. It is considered their best album. (The title track, written by lead singer Dédé Fortin
Dédé Fortin
André "Dédé" Fortin was the leader and singer of the Québecois band Les Colocs, formed in 1990.-Early life:...
, expressed the point of view of a dying man).