His musical has been around the world. In 1979, the French discovered the wonderful story ofEmilie Jolie written by his dad, Philippe Chatel. According to information from BFMTV, the songwriter and writer died on Friday February 19, 2021 at his home in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. In a press release issued by theAFP, the musician's daughter, Emilie Chatel, has revealed the cause of his death: "My father died last night of a heart attack at his home in Paris", can we read. It was for her that Philippe Chatel wrote and composed the musical Emilie Jolie forty years ago. The one who was the confidant of Henri Salvador or even Georges Brassens leaves behind his lifelong wife, Catherine, as well as their two children, Émilie and Nicolas.
"Emilie Jolie" has won over millions of fans around the world for 40 years
In 1979, Philippe Chatel wrote a musical tale which completely changed his life. In the form of an album at first, it will then be adapted on the stage in a two-hour show played at sold-out. Forty years after its creation, musical comedy Emilie Jolie will see the birth of three new versions recorded in 1997, 2002 and 2018, each bringing together artists of the French song like Jacques Dutronc, Zazie or Alain Bashung. A television adaptation will see the light of day in 1980, as well asanother for the big screen in 2011.
"Since its creation, not a week goes by without my signing authorizations to the SACD (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers) for others to mount Emilie Jolie. More than 2,500 amateur and semi-amateur shows, schools, dance lessons, music conservatories thus came into being, and it continues … ", Had confided Philippe Chatel, according to the words reported by France Blue.In 2016, he released the album Renaissance, composed of positive titles sung on guitar or piano. He would have celebrated his 73rd birthday on February 23, 2021.
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