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Daniel Lévi
Person · male · France · Constantine · born 1961 · died 2022 · recording since 1983
French musician
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Also known as Daniel Frédéric Lévi · Daniel Levy · Дэниэл Леви
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1† Death 1
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Cocktail
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography394 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1353202609
Biography
Daniel Lévi (26 August 1961 – 6 August 2022) was a French singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist.
Biography
He spent his childhood in Lyon, where he was preparing for his job as a musician studying piano for a decade at the conservatory in the city. In 1983, he composed and recorded his first album entitled CocktailCocktailSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1FitzCaraldo3:542Mal4:013Falaise bleue4:074Fou de toi3:245Je veux qu'on m'aime3:406L'amour au coeur4:207Belle Africaine3:368Holliday3:339Pas de paradis4:0410Aux Iles Grenadines4:2011Mal (version album)5:31. In 1991, he took part in the musical produced by Catherine Lara Sand et les Romantiques, on the stage of the Chatelet in which he portrayed Alfred de Musset and Frédéric Chopin. In 1993, he was hired by Disney Studios to record a duet with Karine Costa, the song of the animated feature Aladdin : "Ce Rêve bleu". In 1996, AB studios opened their doors to record his second album Entre parenthèsesEntre parenthèsesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Entre parenthèses5:242Change rien5:233Elle est soleil4:084Peut-être6:505Les Histoires5:006Lonelie5:047Jouer en duo6:188Les yeux au ciel9:109Je te dirai5:2310La Chanson qui fait pleuvoir4:5911Si singulier pluriel4:2712Éternel5:17 which was entirely composed by him. Then in 2000, he played the role of Moses in Élie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo's musical Les Dix Commandements. He had huge success with the hit single "L'Envie d'aimer
L'envie d'aimerSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1L'envie d'aimer5:132Mais tu t'en vas5:37". After the triumph of the musical, Lévi decided to begin again to compose. In October 2002, he released his third album entitled Ici et Maintenant
Ici et maintenantSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Ici et maintenant4:252L’Enfant3:513Où va le monde4:194À force de4:305Infime5:086Tous les mêmes4:047Jolie Bergère3:528Le Mal du temps3:509Cœur de cristal4:1610Un matin4:4211Si jamais4:2112Loin du monde4:35. In January 2005, his fourth album Le Cœur ouvert
Le Cœur ouvertSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1L’Amour qu’il faut5:282Je meurs d’envie de vous4:493La Peine de vivre4:284Avant4:475Les Anges4:146La Douleur d’un homme3:597Promets‐moi d’être heureux4:248Tant que tu es4:139Le Cœur ouvert4:0810Qui pourrait être2:5011Qui je suis4:1312Quarante et quelque4:27 was produced in collaboration with Pascal Obispo.
Compilation albums
2017: Daniel Lévi
2019: 50 et quelques (Best of)
2021: Grâce à toi
Singles
Songs
1984: "Fou de toi"
1985: "Belle africaine"
1985: 'Falaise bleue"
1986: "L'amour au cœur"
1992: "Aime moi comme ton enfant" (with Catherine Lara)
1992: "Ce reve bleu" (with Karine Costa)
1996: "Change rien"
1997: "Elle est soleil"
2000: "L'envie d'aimerL'envie d'aimerSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1L'envie d'aimer5:132Mais tu t'en vas5:37"
2001: "Mon frère" (with Ahmed Mouici)
2002: "Ici et maintenantIci et maintenantSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Ici et maintenant4:252L’Enfant3:513Où va le monde4:194À force de4:305Infime5:086Tous les mêmes4:047Jolie Bergère3:528Le Mal du temps3:509Cœur de cristal4:1610Un matin4:4211Si jamais4:2112Loin du monde4:35"
2003: "L'enfant"
2004: "L'amour qu'il faut"
2005: "La peine de vivre"
2005: "Je meurs d'envie de Vous"
2017: "Un jour se lève"
2018: "Les Yeux De Mon EnfanceLes yeux de mon enfanceSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Les yeux de mon enfance4:17" (en duo avec Nicolas Reyes)
2018: "Ce Soir"
2019: "Libre Sur Sa TerreLibre sur sa terreSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Libre sur sa terre5:30"
2019: "Comme Un Homme"
2020: "Si On Peut"
2020: "Toi, Moi, Nous, Eux, Lui, Vous"
2020: "Les Gens Bien"
Appearances
1991: Sand et les Romantiques – in role of Chopin and Musset
1993: Aladdin of Disney – "Ce rêve bleu" (with Karine Costa) rom soundtrack of film
2000: Les Dix Commandements – in role of Moses
2001: L'Odyssée des Enfoirés
2001: Feelings : Hommage à Loulou Gasté
DVDs
2001: Les Dix Commandements
2001: L'Odyssée des Enfoirés
2013: Daniel Lévi, Live in Neguev
2013: Daniel Lévi, Live Casino de Paris
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:30
1FitzCaraldo3:542Mal4:013Falaise bleue4:074Fou de toi3:245Je veux qu'on m'aime3:406L'amour au coeur4:207Belle Africaine3:368Holliday3:339Pas de paradis4:0410Aux Iles Grenadines4:2011Mal (version album)5:311996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:23
1Entre parenthèses5:242Change rien5:233Elle est soleil4:084Peut-être6:505Les Histoires5:006Lonelie5:047Jouer en duo6:188Les yeux au ciel9:109Je te dirai5:2310La Chanson qui fait pleuvoir4:5911Si singulier pluriel4:2712Éternel5:172002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:53
1Ici et maintenant4:252L’Enfant3:513Où va le monde4:194À force de4:305Infime5:086Tous les mêmes4:047Jolie Bergère3:528Le Mal du temps3:509Cœur de cristal4:1610Un matin4:4211Si jamais4:2112Loin du monde4:352005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:00
1L’Amour qu’il faut5:282Je meurs d’envie de vous4:493La Peine de vivre4:284Avant4:475Les Anges4:146La Douleur d’un homme3:597Promets‐moi d’être heureux4:248Tant que tu es4:139Le Cœur ouvert4:0810Qui pourrait être2:5011Qui je suis4:1312Quarante et quelque4:272017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:14:20
1Un jour se lève4:482Comme un homme3:493Aujourd’hui je choisis4:024Jamais non jamais3:435Sur ma route4:066Ce soir4:407Quand tu pars4:208Réconcilier3:419Un monde après3:3810À quoi ça sert4:2911Quand le cœur a parlé3:5912Dis mon amour5:1513Au bord des rivières4:4614Todo de ti5:1215Espérer encore4:1116Ce soir (latino)4:4717À quoi ça sert (groove)4:542021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:23
1Elle et moi3:572Les gens bien3:443Sur ma vie3:524Vivre aux éclats4:165Toi Moi Nous Eux Lui Vous4:106L'Épreuve5:537Marche3:588Un jour comme un autre5:039Grâce à toi3:4510Le temps d’aimer3:5511Si on peut4:1912Je vais bien4:31
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ce rêve bleu : extrait de la bande originale en version française du film AladdinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:37ACe rêve bleu2:22 BJe suis ton meilleur ami2:15 | Soundtrack | 1992 | |
| 2000 | L'envie d'aimerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:501L'envie d'aimer5:13 2Mais tu t'en vas5:37 | 2000 | ||
| 2002 | Ici et maintenantSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:531Ici et maintenant4:23 2Loin du monde4:30 | 2002 | ||
| 2017 | Les yeux de mon enfanceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:171Les yeux de mon enfance4:17 | 7 December 2017 | ||
| 2019 | Libre sur sa terreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:301Libre sur sa terre5:30 | 9 May 2019 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50 Et Quelques - Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 2:15:24Disc 1 1Ce soir (latino)4:47 2L'enfant (live)3:56 3Aujourd’hui je choisis4:02 4Change rien (live)5:31 5Les yeux de mon enfance4:17 6Ici et maintenant (live)4:31 7Lonelie (live)4:59 8Quand le cœur a parlé3:59 9À quoi ça sert (groove)4:53 10Jamais non jamais3:43 11Comme un homme3:49 12Quand tu pars4:20 13Entre parenthèses (live)5:57 14Sur ma route4:06 Disc 21La chanson qui fait pleuvoir (live)5:26 2Peut être6:34 3Avant4:46 4Falaise bleue (live)8:01 5Quarante et quelques (live)4:04 6Si singulier pluriel4:28 7L'amour qu'il faut (live)4:09 8Espérer encore4:11 9Un monde après3:38 10Jouer en duo (live)6:16 11Todo de ti5:12 12L'envie d'aimer (live)7:13 13Elle est soleil (live)3:48 14Un jour se lève4:48 | Compilation | 21 June 2019 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Daniel Lévi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Q16682538 | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Troupe des Dix Commandements(band) | — | present | |
| Les Enfoirés(band) | 2001 | 2001 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DANIEL_LEVI_MARSEILLE_GOUDES.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5dd81c1c-406d-46fa-aabf-261ed3e9c2aadiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5dd81c1c-406d-46fa-aabf-261ed3e9c2aacore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3014388genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3014388seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_L%C3%A9vibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_L%C3%A9vi
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Anne-Sophie Guebey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3014388 · MusicBrainz: 5dd81c1c-406d-46fa-aabf-261ed3e9c2aa
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