Enrico Macias
Gaston Ghrenassia, known by his stage name Enrico Macias, (French pronunciation: [ɛn.ʁi.ko.ma'sjas] ; born 11 December 1938 in Constantine, then inFrench Algeria) is an Algerian French Pied noir singer and musician. He is popular throughout the world and has travelled extensively for fifty years, from the early 1960s to the present.First living in Argenteuil, he eventually moved to Paris, where he decided to pursue a career in music. At first he tried translating into French the maalouf numbers which he already knew. Later on, he developed a new French repertoire that he performed in cafés and cabarets. He remained, though, a popular interpreter of Arab-Andalusian music and Judeo-Arab songs in France.He adopted the name Enrico Macias. Enrico comes from him being called "petit Enrico" when he joined Cheikh Raymond's orchestra. Macias comes through an error of the record label with which he eventually signed. When asked about his family name on the phone he said "Nassia" (Ghrenassia), but the receptionist misheard the name and wrote Macias. Thus the name Enrico Macias.
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
Enrico Macias
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