Chico & the Gypsies
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Chico & the Gypsies | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Arles, France |
Genres | |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spinoff of | Gipsy Kings |
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Past members |
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Website | chico |
Chico & the Gypsies is a French Gitano band that plays Catalan rumba, flamenco, Latin pop, and Latin rock. It is led by Chico Bouchikhi, one of the founders of the Gipsy Kings. A year after leaving that band, in 1991, he formed the Gypsies in his hometown of Arles.
Band members
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Current
- Chico Bouchikhi – guitar
- Christophe Baliardo – guitar
- Jean Farre – guitar
- Jean-Claude Vila – guitar, vocals
- Jean-Pierre Cargol Baliardo – guitar, vocals[1]
Past
- Joseph Gautier – guitar, lead vocals (2009–2020)
- Alain Bourguet – guitar, vocals
Trivia
Guitarist Jean-Pierre Cargol Baliardo appeared in the title role of François Truffaut's 1970 film The Wild Child.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Charts | Certification | |
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FR [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
1992 | Tengo Tengo | – | – | |
1996 | Vagabundo | 39 | – | |
1998 | Nomade | – | – | |
2003 | Bamboleo | – | – | |
2004 | Disque d'or | – | – | |
2005 | Freedom | 12 | – | |
2008 | Suerte | 43 | – | |
2011 | Chantent Charles Aznavour | 78 | – | |
2012 | Chico & The Gypsies... & Friends | 8 | 20 | |
2013 | Fiesta | 11 | 34 | |
2014 | Chico & The Gypsies & International Friends | 60 | 103 | |
2016 | Color 80's | 9 | 54 | |
Color 80's Vol. 2 | 47 [4] |
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2018 | Mi corazón | 4 | 26 | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Year | Album | Charts | Certification |
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1992 | Live – Olympia Bruno Coquatrix | 96 | |
2012 | Live à l'Olympia |
Singles
Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album |
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1996 | "Marina" | 30 | ||
1998 | "Nomade 'Ya Rayah'" | 65 | Nomade
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See also
References
- ^ a b ""L'Enfant sauvage" a grandi parmi les rois de la guitare gitane" ["The Wild Child" grew up among the kings of the gypsy guitar]. midilibre.fr (in French). 7 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b c LesCharts.com: Chico & the Gypsies discography page
- ^ Ultratop.be/fr/ Chico & the Gypsies discography page
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 36, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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