Pascal Danel

1944-03-31

Paris, France

Biography

Jean-Jacques Pascal known professionally as Pascal Danel (born 31 March 1944) is a French pop singer and composer. He absconded from his school to become a tightrope walker for a travelling circus. It was at this point that he assumed his stage name. An injury following a fall, finished his high-wire days and he turned to song writing as part of his recuperation. He started his career as a singer in 1962. After two minor hits, he scored a number 1 hit single in France and various European countries with "La Plage aux Romantiques", a gold disc in 1966, followed in 1967 by the international success of "Kilimandjaro", a platinum and number 1 single, recorded by Danel in six languages. The song was recorded more than 180 times by various international artists, and is one of the biggest French standards of the decade. He then recorded many of his songs not only in French, but also in Italian, Spanish or Japanese, and toured...