Born To Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez (1979)

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Patrick Hernandez – The Artist

Patrick Pierre Hernandez (born 1949) is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with “Born to Be Alive” in 1979. Born to a Spanish father and an Italian mother in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hernandez grew up in the 1960s and was interested in music. He toured dance halls and ballrooms in southern France with a number of groups over the next decade. Hernández met his music partner Hervé Tholance, an arranger, guitarist, and vocalist, during that period. The two formed a duo and achieved local success backing French musicians such as Francis Cabrel, Laurent Voulzy, and the French group Gold. In 1978, Hernandez met the producer Jean Vanloo with disco music at its peak, and signed a recording contract. Hernandez went to Waterloo, Belgium to work on songs.
The first single that was released was the disco song “Born to Be Alive” and it was an immediate hit across Europe and with some remixing the US. Hernandez’s follow-ups to “Born to Be Alive” did not fare as well. “Disco Queen” backed with “Show Me the Way You Kiss” sold poorly, but the album Born to Be Alive sold well. As a result of this lack of subsequent success he has earned the title of “one-hit wonder”.

Born To Be Alive – The Song

Born To Be Alive is a by French singer Patrick Hernandez. It was his only major hit despite the records success across Europe and the US>

The Cane Dancer – The Shape

This record has been crafted into a image of a dancer with a cane as featured in the promotional video for the song. Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or by its historical period or place of origin. Dance is typically performed with musical accompaniment, and sometimes with the dancer simultaneously using a musical instrument themselves. There are two different types of dance: theatrical and participatory dance. Both types of dance may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, sacred or liturgical. Dance is not solely restricted to performance, as dance is used as a form of exercise and occasionally training for other sports and activities. Dance performances and dancing competitions are found across the world exhibiting various different styles and standards.

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