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Frank Michael

{{short description|Italian-born Belgian singer}}

{{other uses}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Frank Michael

| image = Frank Michael en Avril 2011 avant son concert au PBA de Charleroi.jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_name = Franco Gabelli

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|5|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bedonia, Italy

| origin = Seraing, Belgium

| genre = Pop

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 1974{{spaced ndash}}present

| label =

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|www.frank-michael.com/}}

}}

Franco Gabelli better known by his stage name Frank Michael is a Belgian singer of Italian origin born in Bedonia,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_raL1maKxGM] Italy on 7 May 1947. He has reportedly sold millions of albums throughout the world.

At age of three, Franco's family left Italy and resided in Seraing, province of Liège, Belgium. At age 16, he started working as a television electronics technician. His singing career was launched with the 1974 single "Je ne peux vivre sans toi," released on RCA. He was popular at live concerts and released a number of albums that charted in France and Belgium. His best songs came from his collaboration with Michel Mallory, although he worked with many other songwriters as well.

In 2003, he also released a homage album entitled Thank You Elvis with 15 tracks of Elvis Presley in French and Italian. He remains popular particularly with the older generations.[http://www.senioractu.com/Frank-Michael-Les-couleurs-de-sa-vie--le-DVD-de-l-extraordinaire-parcours-du-chanteur-le-plus-apprecie-des-dames_a7543.html SeniorActu: Frank Michael - «Les couleurs de sa vie», le DVD de l'extraordinaire parcours du chanteur le plus apprécié des dames] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214154351/http://www.senioractu.com/Frank-Michael-Les-couleurs-de-sa-vie--le-DVD-de-l-extraordinaire-parcours-du-chanteur-le-plus-apprecie-des-dames_a7543.html |date=2014-12-14 }} {{in lang|fr}} In 2004, he received the Belgian Order of the Crown.

Discography

=Albums=

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! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year

! align="center" rowspan="2" width="230"| Album

! align="center" rowspan="2" width="80"| Description

! align="center" colspan="4" width="30"| Peak positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL
(WA)
{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Frank+Michael | title=Frank Michael discography | website=ultratop.be/fr | accessdate=8 May 2013}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA
{{cite web | url=http://www.lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Frank+Michael | title=Frank Michael discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com | accessdate=11 May 2013}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI
{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Frank+Michael | title=Frank Michael discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=hitparade.ch | accessdate=11 May 2013}}

align="center"| 1996

| Les grands tubes vol. 2

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| align="center"| 34

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align="center" rowspan="2"|1997

|Toutes les femmes sont belles

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|align="center"|34

|align="center"|39

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Les plus belles chansons italiennes

|align="center"|

|align="center"|35

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align="center" rowspan="1"|1998

|Le chanteur des amoureux

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|align="center"|24

|align="center"|34

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align="center" rowspan="1"|1999

|Olympia 99

|align="center"| Live album

|align="center"|49

|align="center"|40

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align="center" rowspan="1"|2000

|Il est toujours question d'amour...

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|align="center"|35

|align="center"|9

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align="center" rowspan="3"|2001

|L'essentiel – 20 succès inoubliables

|align="center"| Compilation

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|98

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D'amour et de tendresse

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Olympia 2001

|align="center"| Live album

|align="center"|46

|align="center"|21

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align="center" rowspan="2"|2003

|Entre nous

|align="center"|

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|60

Thank You Elvis

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|align="center"|31

|align="center"|19

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

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align="center" rowspan="2"|2004

|Olympia 2003

|align="center"| Live album

|align="center"|77

|align="center"|54

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La force des femmes

|align="center"|

|align="center"|25

|align="center"|8

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align="center" rowspan="4"|2005

|J'peux pas t'oublier

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|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|159

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Crooner

|align="center"|

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|137

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Chansons italiennes

|align="center"|

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|189

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Pour toujours

|align="center"|

|align="center"|22

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|align="center"|69

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

align="center" rowspan="2"|2006

|Ti amo, je t'aime

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|align="center"|45

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Les couleurs de ma vie

|align="center"|

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

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align="center"|2007

|Au Palais des Sports – Live 2007

|align="center"| Live album

|align="center"|46

|align="center"|57

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

align="center"|2008

|Mes hommages

|align="center"|

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|25

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align="center"|2009

|Rue des amours

|align="center"|

|align="center"|26

|align="center"|10

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align="center" rowspan="2"|2010

|Joyeux Noël

|align="center"|

|align="center"|16

|align="center"|22

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Coffret (2 CDs)

|align="center"| Compilation album

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|199

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align="center" rowspan="2"|2011

|Les chansons d'amour

|align="center"|

|align="center"|41

|align="center"|152

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Romantique

|align="center"| Compilation album

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|7

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align="center"|2013

|Quelques mots d'amour

|align="center"|

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|6

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align="center" rowspan="2"|2014

|Encore quelques mots d'amour

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|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|128

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Bonjour l'amour

|align="center"|

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|13

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align="center" rowspan="2"| 2015

| Toi, l'amour et moi

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 4

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Mes premiers amours (1975–1985)

| align="center"| Compilation album

| align="center"| 9

| align="center"| 22

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align="center"| 2016

| Ecouter les femmes

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| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 26
{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=47|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 47, 2016)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=29 November 2016}}

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align="center"| 2017

| La Saint-Amour

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 11

| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

| align="center"| 84

align="center"| 2019

| Le grand amour

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 8

| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

align="center"| 2021

| L'amour pour toujours – Les plus belles chansons de Frank Michael

| align="center"| Compilation album

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

align="center"| 2022

| Je vous aime toutes

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 6

| align="center"| 9

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| align="center"| {{spaced ndash}}

align="center"| 2023

| La symphonie de l'amour

| align="center"|

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| 16
{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=45?&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 45, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=13 November 2023}}

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=Singles=

class="wikitable"

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"|Single

!align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="190"|Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL
(WA)

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI

align="center" rowspan="1"|2001

|"Il est toujours question d'amour"

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|63

|align="center"|{{spaced ndash}}

|align="center"|Il est toujours question d'amour...

align="center" rowspan="1"|2003

|"Après tant d'années d'amour"

|align="center"|14

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|91

|align="center"|

align="center" rowspan="1"|2005

|"Pour toutes les mamans"

|align="center"|13

|align="center"|21

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.frank-michael.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418091421/http://www.frank-michael.com/ |date=2012-04-18 }}

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Category:Belgian male singers

Category:Officers of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)

Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Seraing

Category:Italian emigrants to Belgium

Category:Walloon musicians