Fate sometimes hangs by a thread … or rather, a phone call! This is indeed what the history of Mike Brant, who was very successful in France in the 1970s. The young singer is however originally from Israel, and was not predestined to perform in France. He met the great Carlos as well as the beautiful Sylvie Vartan while performing in a Tehran cabaret, the Baccarat, in 1968, as the story goes France 3in his report Mike Brant, the shooting star, broadcast this Friday, March 12, 2021. Seduced, the singer went to talk to him: "Your talent is like a diamond in the roughShe would have told him. She left him her phone number, she convinced him to go to Paris, to meet them and talk about music. Not being able to miss such an opportunity, Mike Brant, who couldn't even speak French, goes to Paris. But he omits an important thing: to warn Sylvie Vartan and Carlos of his coming to France! And once there, the two are unreachable despite his multiple attempts to call. He then decides to take advantage of Parisian life, the French art of living, restaurants, meetings … but after a month, he has no more a penny, and must resolve to return to Israel. .
One last call that changed her life
But once at Orly Airport, before boarding the plane, Mike Brant, who unfortunately had no luck in love, uses his last coins to make a final phone call to Carlos. A genius idea since, this time, the singer answered! Carlos does not let him go and offers to welcome him at his home in rue Saint Benoït. Mike Brant then turns around with his suitcases to return to Paris. Mike Brant then finds himself singing at Bistingo, Carlos' bistro-restaurant., where he sure made his first audience. Carlos then decided to entrust it to Jean Renard, the renowned songwriter who notably worked for Johnny Hallyday. Mike's career then took off in a dazzling way, between 1970 and 1975, stringing together hits like Let me Love You, Just a tear, Who will know, etc. He unfortunately lost his life at the height of his career, throwing himself from the sixth floor in strange circumstances … A shooting star that will have marked French song.
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