Gibson Brothers

Biography

The Gibson Brothers are a French musical group, originally from Martinique, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Non-stop dance" (first half 1977), "Cuba" (first half 1979) and "Que Sera Mi Vida×Que Sera Mi Vida1988 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Que Sera Mi Vida3:592Non Stop Dance4:003Cuba3:064Latin America2:57" (end 1979 - first half 1980).

Career

The three brothers, Chris Francfort (born 20 June 1954, lead vocals, percussion), Patrick Francfort (23 February 1957 – 4 April 2020, vocals, drums) and Alex Francfort (vocals, keyboards), were born in Lamentin Acajou on Martinique. They traveled with their parents to Paris in the mid-1950s, and in 1969 joined the group Phalansters, formed by Jean-Jacques Goldman. They also formed the group Martinique Express, who appeared on French television alongside Guy Lux. They were seen by record producer Daniel Vangarde, who changed the name of their group to Gibson Brothers.
They recorded their first single "Come to America" in Paris in 1976, and both it and its follow-up "Non Stop Dance" made the charts in Europe, where they toured successfully. The following year they released "Heaven×Heaven1978 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracksA1Heaven7:30A2Baby It’s the Singer4:00A3A Symphony4:50B1Haunted Love4:06B2In Love Again3:30B3Harlem Bound4:30B4Somewhere3:45", which was picked up by TK Records in the U.S.
In 1978, they recorded "Cuba". In the UK it made No. 41 on its initial release, and No. 12 when reissued in 1980. Like most of their other hits, it was written and produced by Vangarde, and the Belgian producer Jean Kluger. The Gibson Brothers had three further big hits in 1979 and 1980 with "Ooh! What a Life", ”Mariana” and "Que Sera Mi Vida×Que Sera Mi Vida1988 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Que Sera Mi Vida3:592Non Stop Dance4:003Cuba3:064Latin America2:57".
Patrick Francfort, known as Patrick Gibson, died on April 4, 2020, from COVID-19.