FRANCIS GOYA
Guitarist - songwrither - producer
Performer of the Terry Heimat production studio
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Francis Goya, born François Weyer on
16 may 1946 to
Cork, en
Belgium, is a
guitarist et
concert performer Belgian.
The son of musician parents, he was offered his first
guitar at the age of 12. At 16, Francis Goya formed his first band (Les Jivaros) with his drummer brother and a few friends. En
1966 he met singer Lou who joined Francis' rock band, The Liberty Six with Patrick Ruymen (Lou would later produce the artist
Plastic Bertrand and will compose the song for him
That Plane For Me which became a worldwide success.
En
1970 Francis Goya is hired by a professional soul music group le
JJ Band with which he recorded two albums, the second of which was produced by
Brian Bennett, drummer de
The Shadows. Cet
LP is registered at
London for the firm
CBS. Thanks to the JJ Band, Francis Goya goes on tour throughout the
Europe and the
Africa.
It also becomes
guitarist de studio and also accompanies various artists on stage such as
Demis Roussos, The Three Degrees,
Vicky Leandros, and many others.
The “Nostalgia” click En
1975, he records his first
45 rpm solo Nostalgia which will climb in all the hits parade. Nostalgia is a soft and romantic melody written by Francis Goya and his father. It was then that his international career would begin. He goes on tour around the world, from
Asia at
Latin America passing by
South Africa, la
Russia, etc. Between each tour, he records at least one new album, to end up with more than 35 LPs and CDs, most of which will become
gold record ou
platinum.
To date, Francis Goya has sold more than 28 million albums worldwide, which is rather rare in instrumental music. En
1991, Francis Goya conducts the orchestra of the
Eurovision to
Rome for the
Luxemburg as well as in Ireland in 1993.
Latin American influencesHaving always loved Latin American music, Francis Goya decides en
1991 to record parallel to sa
instrumental music, a CD of Brazilian songs (Bahia Lady). The timbre of his voice and the warm sound of sa
guitar make a very good association that is very popular with the public.
He decides to coFrancis Goya, born François Weyer on
16 may 1946 to
Cork, en
Belgium, is a
guitarist et
concert performer Belgian.
The son of musician parents, he was offered his first
guitar at the age of 12. At 16, Francis Goya formed his first band (Les Jivaros) with his drummer brother and a few friends. En
1966 he met singer Lou who joined Francis' rock band, The Liberty Six with Patrick Ruymen (Lou would later produce the artist
Plastic Bertrand and will compose the song for him
That Plane For Me which became a worldwide success.
En
1970 Francis Goya is hired by a professional soul music group le
JJ Band with which he recorded two albums, the second of which was produced by
Brian Bennett, drummer de
The Shadows. Cet
LP is registered at
London for the firm
CBS. Thanks to the JJ Band, Francis Goya goes on tour throughout the
Europe and the
Africa.
It also becomes
guitarist de studio and also accompanies various artists on stage such as
Demis Roussos, The Three Degrees,
Vicky Leandros, and many others.
The “Nostalgia” click En
1975, he records his first
45 rpm solo Nostalgia which will climb in all the hits parade. Nostalgia is a soft and romantic melody written by Francis Goya and his father. It was then that his international career would begin. He goes on tour around the world, from
Asia at
Latin America passing by
South Africa, la
Russia, etc. Between each tour, he records at least one new album, to end up with more than 35 LPs and CDs, most of which will become
gold record ou
platinum.
To date, Francis Goya has sold more than 28 million albums worldwide, which is rather rare in instrumental music. En
1991, Francis Goya conducts the orchestra of the
Eurovision to
Rome for the
Luxemburg as well as in Ireland in 1993.
Latin American influencesHaving always loved Latin American music, Francis Goya decides en
1991 to record parallel to sa
instrumental music, a CD of Brazilian songs (Bahia Lady). The timbre of his voice and the warm sound of sa
guitar make a very good association that is very popular with the public.
He decides to continue in this way and records en
1992 et
1993 two others
CD in the same style (Noche Latino and Festival Latino).
1994 will be the year of returning to basics with the recording of a new
CD instrumental as well as a tour of around fifty concerts at the
Netherlands. En
1996 a new
CD style music
new-age is registered (
Gondwana).
En
1998 Françis Goya records the most beautiful songs of
Jacques Brel which will be released on
CD et will be distributed nationwide
Europe. Will follow the album recorded in duet with
Richard Clayderman.
An east windThe album Moscow Nights recorded at
Moscow was released in
nineteen eighty one in all countries of the former
USSR where it became a huge hit that made Francis Goya a Western star en
Eastern Europe.
2000sThis is after twenty years of success en
Eastern Europe that Francis Goya was invited in March
2001 to give a concert in
Estonia, at the Tallinn Philharmonic Hall, accompanied by the
chamber orchestra du
Philharmonic Hall, led by Jean-Luc Drion
pianist et
conductor, accomplice of Francis Goya for more than thirty years. This first concert was so successful that Francis Goya had to extend his stay en
Estonia in order to give a second concert the next day at the same
Philharmonic Hall.After this first experience en
Estonia, Francis Goya decided to record an instrumental album including works written by the great
composer Estonian
Raimond Valgre. This album is still very successful en
Estonia.
Similarly, album
Russian A Tribute To Alexandra Pakhmutova recorded at
Saint PETERSBOURG is also distributed in
Korea, at
Taiwan et
China. Building on his popularity, Francis Goya has since performed regularly on tours around the world.
In 2006, the
rapper american
Busta Rhymes covers an old Francis Goya track Faded Lady which becomes #1 in the top 100 aux
United States under the title New York Shit (album The Big Bang (album)). In 2007 the group
Safri Duo (Falling Hight) covers a sample of the song Tonight's the Night written by Françis Goya in 1976. En
January 2008, Francis Goya decides to settle with his family at
Marrakesh (
Morocco) while continuing its galas au
Canada, en
South Africa, en Russia, en
Estonia.ntinue in this way and records en
1992 et
1993 two others
CD in the same style (Noche Latino and Festival Latino).
1994 will be the year of returning to basics with the recording of a new
CD instrumental as well as a tour of around fifty concerts at the
Netherlands. En
1996 a new
CD style music
new-age is registered (
Gondwana).
En
1998 Françis Goya records the most beautiful songs of
Jacques Brel which will be released on
CD et will be distributed nationwide
Europe. Will follow the album recorded in duet with
Richard Clayderman.
An east windThe album Moscow Nights recorded at
Moscow was released in
nineteen eighty one in all countries of the former
USSR where it became a huge hit that made Francis Goya a Western star en
Eastern Europe.
2000sThis is after twenty years of success en
Eastern Europe that Francis Goya was invited in March
2001 to give a concert in
Estonia, at the Tallinn Philharmonic Hall, accompanied by the
chamber orchestra du
Philharmonic Hall, led by Jean-Luc Drion
pianist et
conductor, accomplice of Francis Goya for more than thirty years. This first concert was so successful that Francis Goya had to extend his stay en
Estonia in order to give a second concert the next day at the same
Philharmonic Hall.After this first experience en
Estonia, Francis Goya decided to record an instrumental album including works written by the great
composer Estonian
Raimond Valgre. This album is still very successful en
Estonia.
Similarly, album
Russian A Tribute To Alexandra Pakhmutova recorded at
Saint PETERSBOURG is also distributed in
Korea, at
Taiwan et
China. Building on his popularity, Francis Goya has since performed regularly on tours around the world.
In 2006, the
rapper american
Busta Rhymes covers an old Francis Goya track Faded Lady which becomes #1 in the top 100 aux
United States under the title New York Shit (album The Big Bang (album)). In 2007 the group
Safri Duo (Falling Hight) covers a sample of the song Tonight's the Night written by Françis Goya in 1976. En
January 2008, Francis Goya decides to settle with his family at
Marrakesh (
Morocco) while continuing its galas au
Canada, en
South Africa, en Russia, en
Estonia.