Claudio Capéo

Biography

Claudio Ruccolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈrukkolo]; born 10 January 1985), better known as Claudio Capéo (French: [klodjo kapeo]), is a French singer and accordion player of Italian descent. He grew up in Cernay, Alsace.

Early beginnings

He learned to play the accordion at the young age of six and took part in musical competitions. At age 16, he was part of a metal band and later in an African jazz band. Continuing his education, he passed the Brevet d'études professionnelles (BEP) and Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (CAP) and worked as a carpenter and decorator for 71

2010–2015: El Vagabond, Miss Mondo and Mr Jack

But never leaving his passion for music, he formed with friends the Campéo band releasing two self-published music albums: El Vagabond×El Vagabond2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Pace Non Guerra4:082El Cabanon4:493Pas de panique3:574Partie remise4:495Ikkea3:396El Conteneur3:167Les Gourmands3:418Smiley Pop5:469Vivre avec3:4310La Goutte3:5211S'foutre en l'air4:1812Intelligence absente3:49 (2010) and Miss Mondo×Miss Mondo12 October 2012 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Cap’héo2:042C’est comme si3:183Évacuation3:314Le Botaniste5:165Americano3:286Charlotte3:017Découverte Fantastique3:258Daddy’s Boy3:399Petite Madame2:4710Jérôme D3:32 (2012) promoting them in live performances in France and neighbouring countries. In 2015 he released the EP Mr Jack.

2016–present: The Voice and Claudio Capéo

In 2016, he took part in season 5 of the French talent competition The Voice: la plus belle voix. In the blind auditions, he sang "Chez Laurette" from Michel Delpech with only Florent Pagny turning his chair. As part of Team Pagny, on 26 March 2016, he performed "Mathilde" from Jacques Brel in a battle against teammate Laurent-Pierre Lecordier and was eliminated. Despite his early exit from the show, Capéo has proven very popular with the French public. Just after the show, he was contacted by Sébastien Saussez, director of the French record label Jo&Co and in 2016 released the self-titled debut album Claudio Capéo that topped the SNEP French Albums chart in its first week of release staying at number 1 for five consecutive weeks. The album was certified three times platinum with sales of 300,000 copies by the beginning of 2017. His debut single "Un homme debout×Un homme debout5 February 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Un homme debout3:26" made it to number 6 on the French Singles Chart also charting in Belgium.