1. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980s disco songs.
19 Facts About Cerrone
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Cerrone has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, including over four million copies in France, and eight million copies of Supernature.
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At the 1978 Billboard Disco Forum, Cerrone received six awards including Disco Artist of the Year.
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In 1992, the musical Dreamtime which was based on an original story by Cerrone ran for 140 shows on Broadway at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater.
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Cerrone has recorded and performed with Nile Rodgers, Toto, Laura Branigan, Jocelyn Brown, La Toya Jackson and Axelle Red.
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Cerrone's music has been sampled by artists such as the Avalanches, Bob Sinclar, the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.
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Cerrone was born in Vitry-sur-Seine to the son of Italian immigrants.
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Cerrone is most famous from the Kongas days for "Anikana-O", co-written and produced by Alec R Costandinos.
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Cerrone continued using pieces of photographic and audio erotica when he released his second album, Cerrone's Paradise.
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Cerrone then ventured into movie scoring, supplying the music score for Brigade Mondaine, a French film.
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Cerrone V marked a radical departure for the artist, where he made a full-fledged attempt to become the vocalist.
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Unlike his previous albums, this non-rhythmic offering, using new electronic elements such as the Fairlight CMI computer, was more of Cerrone exploring the entire musical landscape.
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Cerrone returned to the erotic album covers, using an existing Cheyco Leidmann photograph of a bare-breasted blonde in a lawnchair, and inserting himself in the photograph.
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In 1992, Cerrone's show Dreamtime ran on Broadway at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
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In 2005, Cerrone was promoted to the rank of Commandeur in the Order of Arts and Letters.
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Cerrone issued his twentieth album release, Love Ritual, on 7 July 2008.
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On 12 March 2009, Cerrone released the album Cerrone by Jamie Lewis for free on his website.
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Cerrone stated that "music is condemned to be free and that it is necessary to find other solutions to make revenues".
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Cerrone performed in large concerts and events such as the 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and the 2000 Los Angeles Millennium Celebration where, at the request of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Cerrone staged the beginnings of Hollywood cinema era.