Philippe Swan
Philippe Swan (born Philippe Colpaert on 18 March 1961 in Elisabethville, Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He had a hit in 1989 with "Dans ma rue". He is now practising painting under the artist name Le Closier, in a style close to pop art and urban art.
Also recorded as Philippe Colpaert
Philippe Swan
- Name
- Philippe Swan
- Birth Name
- Philippe Colpaert
- Born
- 18 March 1961
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Full name
- Philippe Colpaert.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Fields
- pop
- Education
- Free University of Brussels
- Languages
- French
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He lives and works in the United States.
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• Name — Philippe Swan • Birth Name — Philippe Colpaert • Born — 18 March 1961 • Origin — Belgium • Genre — Pop • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Years Active — 1988–present
Biography
Biography
After his studies in Solvay, he worked in a Belgian record company. Then he wrote a few songs, including "J'ai joué, j'ai perdu", "Suzy", "Policy of Love", "Je plane", "Machinalement" and "Rien faire sauf l'amour". "Dans ma rue" was released in France in 1989 and reached No. 36 on the French SNEP Singles Chart. However, he preferred to write and compose for other artists, released a few albums under his own name, then became a producer. His most notable client was Mélanie Cohl, who performed a song from the soundtrack of the Walt Disney movie Mulan. He also wrote "Dis oui", the song she entered in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, as well as lyrics for Günther Neefs (2000), Priscilla (2002), Lutin Plop, and Fred & Samson (2007).
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- 1.En 1982, Philippe Swan avait écrit une première version de la chanson Dans ma rue.
- 2.Fiche - Philippe Swan. Nostalgie.
- 3.Philippe Swan Dans ma rue. chartsinfrance.net.
- 4.Philippe Swan - Dans ma rue. lescharts.com.
- 5.Philippe Swan. Discogs.
- 6.Philippe Swan. bodink.be.
- 7.Philippe Lafontaine. live.mytaratata.com.
- 8.Télévie – On a toujours quelqu'un avec soi. Discogs.
- 9.Philippe Swan - Credits. Discogs.
- 10.Il avait d'abord proposé Dis oui au chanteur Frédéric Etherlinck pour sa participation au concours Eurovision de la chanson 1995.
- 11.Zoom Mélanie Cohl représentera la Belgique à l'Eurovision. Le Soir. 16 mars 1998.
- 12.Mélanie Cohl - Dis oui. Ultratop.
- 13.Mélanie Cohl - Dis oui. Ultratop.
- 14.Thierry Coljon. Philippe Swan en haut et en bas. Le Soir. 4 janvier 1999.
- 15.Thierry Coljon. Le bonheur de Philippe Swan est dans la chanson française. Le Soir. 28 décembre 1998.
- 16.Mélanie Cohl - Qui je suis vraiment. Ultratop.
- 17.norwegiancharts.com - John The Whistler - I'm In Love. norwegiancharts.com.
- 18.Fabrizio Faniello - I'm In Love (the Whistle Hit). Top40-Charts.com.
- 19.titres de Philippe Swan. Ultratop.
- 20.Laurence Bertels. Blanche Neige, version Broadway. La Libre Belgique. 21 octobre 2003.
- 21.Charly Debaty. Blanche-Neige. songcontest.free.fr. 11 mars 2006.
- 22.Blanche Neige Divers interprètes. pointculture.be.
- 23.Blanche Neige > Original French Cast. castalbums.org.
- 24.Lien archive horodatage 20131224105655 http://archives.lesoir.be/le-code-quanta-ouvre-ton-coeur-_t-20060603-005JMQ.html Le code quanta : « ouvre ton cœur » 50 Le Soir 3 juin 2006 Jean-François Lauwens .
- 25.Quanta – Ouvre ton coeur. Ultratop.
- 26.Miss Dominique - Une femme battante. lescharts.com.
- 27.Les disques d'or 2006. SNEP.
- 28.Philippe Swan Credits. AllMusic.
- 29.Christophe Willem - Inventaire. lescharts.com.
- 30.Les disques d'or 2007. SNEP.
- 31.Vox Angeli - Vox Angeli (album). lescharts.com.
- 32.Les disques d'or 2008. SNEP.
- 33.Les disques d'or 2008. SNEP.
- 34.La galette sort en novembre 2014 chez Smart/Sony Music.
- 35.Le Closier : from Pop music to Street art. French Quarter Magazine.
- 36.Philippe Swan dans les classements internationaux. Ultratop.
- 37.Quanta - Ouvre ton cœur. Ultratop.
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