1. Mike Brant was known for his vocal range going from baritone to high tenor and a very high and powerful falsetto.
22 Facts About Mike Brant
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Mike Brant's parents married following the war, and they applied to emigrate to Mandatory Palestine, but were initially denied permission by the British authorities.
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Mike Brant did not start speaking until six years of age.
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Mike Brant did not integrate well in school, and at age 13 moved to kibbutz Gesher as a boarder, where he studied and worked in agriculture for two years before returning to his family home in Haifa, claiming that life on the kibbutz did not suit him.
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Mike Brant subsequently worked in a variety of casual jobs, including as a guard at the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum.
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Mike Brant had hoped to serve as a singer in a military ensemble.
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Mike Brant carried on his musical career, and sang in English and French despite knowing only Hebrew.
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Mike Brant toured internationally with Karmon's troupe, participating in shows in the United States, South Africa, and Australia, performing as Michael Sela.
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Mike Brant's repertoire included Israeli and French songs as well as some American songs, especially by Frank Sinatra.
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Mike Brant gave performances mimicking Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy.
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Mike Brant performed as a solo artist at the Tel Aviv Hilton and gave shows abroad.
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In May 1969, Mike Brant performed at the Baccara Club at the Hilton Hotel in Tehran, Iran.
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Under Renard's guidance, he changed his surname from Brand to Mike Brant, and recorded his biggest hit, "Laisse-moi t'aimer".
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Mike Brant represented France in a radio contest broadcast all over Europe and in Israel.
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Mike Brant's song, sponsored by Radio Luxembourg, was "Mais dans la lumiere".
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In February 1971, Mike Brant was seriously injured in a traffic accident, sustaining serious skull fractures and undergoing a long recovery period.
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Mike Brant suffered from depression and loneliness, and from the Second Generation Syndrome, and would alternate, sometimes enjoying life and at other times slipping back into depression.
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Mike Brant cut the number of performances and concentrated on another album, Dis-lui.
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On 25 April 1975, the day his new album was released, Mike Brant leapt to his death from an apartment located at rue Erlanger in Paris.
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Mike Brant has been sampled by rapper Havoc of the group Mobb Deep, for his track "Live It Up".
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On 27 October 2014, the French singer Amaury Vassili released a tribute album to Mike Brant entitled Amaury Vassili chante Mike Brant.
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In 2008, the stage play "Mike", which was based on Mike Brant's life, opened at the Beit Lessin Theater in Tel Aviv.