Antoine (singer)
Pierre Antoine Muraccioli (born 4 June 1944), known professionally as Antoine, is a French pop singer, and also a sailor, adventurer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pierre Antoine Muraccioli |
| Born | 4 June 1944 Toamasina, Madagascar, French colonial empire |
| Origin | Paris |
| Genres | Folk rock, garage rock, protest music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, filmmaker, photographer, sailor, writer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, harmonica |
| Labels | Disques Vogue, Barclay Records, RCA Records, Universal Records, Warner Home Video, Vogue Schallplatten |
| Website | antoine |
As a musician, he was part of a new wave of mid-to-late 1960s French singer-songwriters, comparable in some ways to Bob Dylan or Donovan, but also evidencing some of the harder-edged garage rock style similar to the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and Them, and achieving some measure of pop stardom.
Beginning in the 1970s, he de-emphasized his musical endeavors (although he still writes and performs on occasion) in favor of a second career as a solo sailor and adventurer, which he has documented with many books and films.
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