The music industry has just lost one of its legends. Indeed, the Belgian singer Claude Barzotti died at his home from cancer, as announced by his manager at the‘AFP Saturday June 24, 2023. The musician of Italian origin was 69 years old and lived in Belgium, in a town located between Brussels and Charleroi. He “died in his bed, surrounded by his two daughters“, clarified Laurent Comtat. “Claude Barzotti preferred to be called an emotional singer rather than a romantic one. He was a lively flayed, a real sensitive, who drank to fight against his stage fright“, also added the manager of the late singer. During his career, which he ended in 2020, the musician performed hit songs like love me lady Or I won’t write to you anymore.
However, Claude Barzotti was above all inseparable from one of his greatest hits: The Rital. Born near Charleroi on July 23, 1953, the musician evoked in this famous song his Italian origins. As a reminder, his father was an Italian miner. “This tube became number 1 in France and Belgium. To the point that everyone associates it with this title“, underlined Serge Jonckers, musical expert for the media Beautiful RTL. During the 80s, Claude Barzotti stood out from other singers thanks to his very romantic style. “Everyone thinks they can’t succeed with a repertoire like that“, also added Serge Jonckers.
Claude Barzotti: the terrible addiction of the singer for alcohol
In the 2000s, Claude Barzotti took part in the nostalgic tour Tender age and wooden head. During his life, the Belgian singer had to fight against his addiction to alcohol. “I started drinking when I was 33, for stress. We are already not very smart in normal times and when we drink, we are even more stupid. But alcoholism is a disease unfortunately“, he had said about it. “I am constantly going back and forth between my house and the hospital. It exhausts me enormously. I have liver, pancreas, stomach problems. (…) Not to mention my recurring problems with alcohol which are not completely resolved“, had also indicated the musician a few years ago, while affirming that he took no less than 20 drugs a day. Claude Barzotti thus leaves behind his two daughters, Sarah and Vanessa.
