He is one of the most popular Belgian singers and we can no longer count the numerous hits he has made during his long career. This Friday, November 1st, Salvatore Adamo celebrates his 81st birthday, he who made himself known in the 60s with hits like Snow falls et My hands on your hips. Born in Italy in 1943, he sings in many languages, from Dutch to Japanese and Spanish, and is known throughout Europe.
The famous singer has experienced some health problems during his life, but as he explained a few months ago, his pulmonary edema disappeared thanks to very specific treatment. “It took me a little over six months to recover. I still had a heart attack when I was 40, so it leaves small after-effects”he explained to RTL. “Knock on wood, but everything is fine. I have regained my breath and my energy. The pulmonary edema has disappeared thanks to diuretic-based treatments”he added during an interview with Parisian subsequently, reassuring his many fans, who will still be able to enjoy his talent on stage.
The truth about Amélie long hidden
On the private side, Salvatore Adamo married Nicole in 1969 and together they had two children, Antony, born in 1969, and Benjamin, in 1980. If he is still with his wife, the one who spoke, moved, of the disappearance her father's premature birth, also had a daughter, named Amélie. The latter was born from the non-marital relationship between the Belgian singer and Annette Dahl, German model and actress met on the set of Poppy Islanda film he co-directed in 1970. Initially presented as the daughter of the artist and his wife, Nicole, the truth took a long time to emerge.
“It was necessary wait for the right moment for the public to know the truth. I didn't want to hurt anyone. With Amélie's mother, I lived a great and beautiful story which ended around twenty years ago. Amélie was revealed as soon as she reached the age of reason, that is to say as soon as she was old enough to read. I didn't want her to come across an article and read that she didn't exist.“confided to Paris Match in 2010 the one who waited for a biography published in 2003 to announce the identity of Amélie's mother.
From now on, Amélie is accepted within her family and we have seen the father and daughter together several times in recent years.
