Guest of the show Elodie’s worldthis week on France Info, the singer Calogero confides in the bad patch he went through and the helping hand from Jean-Jacques Goldman at that time.
A valuable help… Calogero is the guest of the France Info show Elodie’s worldthroughout the week. This Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the singer notably discussed the composition of his fifth studio album released in 2009 and entitled The Beautification. “It’s an album where I come out of a somewhat complicated period.“, confides the interpreter ofIn weightlessness, Yalla, or even If only I could miss him. “Typically, I called it L’Embellie, whereas It wasn’t at all an improvement in my headbut it was a force of persuasion. I wanted to convince myself of it and it brought me the improvement, finally. And I like this album a lot today” he remarked.
Calogero talks about the help Jean-Jacques Goldman gave him during a difficult period
On the microphone of France Info, Calogero also mentions the helping hand he received from Jean-Jacques Goldman when writing It is said, “the song that was the driving force of the album“, he specifies. “There are these very modest and respectful emails that we sent to each other with Jean-Jacques Goldman, to make the song“, says the 53-year-old singer.I remember that for C’est dit, my theme was a little sophisticated, a little particular and Jean-Jacques Goldman asked me: ‘But Calo, where is the hook?’, and I didn’t know anything about it so he answered me: ‘Well I’m looking for the hook and we’ll find it’ And finally it became: ‘We are only rich with our friends, it is said’ It looks so much like my life, that’s true wealth after all” he confided.
Calogero discusses his relationship with Jean-Jacques Goldman
Asked in Paris Match Last year, Calogero assured: “I have an unpredictable side, I am capable of disappearing from one day to the next. I admire those who managed to leave while they were at the top, like Jean-Jacques Goldman“, before revealing the astonishing desire which animated him concerning Jean-Jacques Goldman: “I talk to him from time to time, I secretly hope he comes back. If he does, I’ll be his bass player, he won’t have a choice!” he said with a laugh.
