Franco Gabelli (7 May 1947 – 12 June 2026), better known by the stage name Frank Michael, was a Belgian singer of Italian origin. He reportedly sold millions of albums throughout the world.
Life and career At the age of three, Franco's family left Italy and resided in Seraing, province of Liège, Belgium. At age 16, he started working as a television electronics technician. His singing career was launched with the 1974 single "Je ne peux vivre sans toi," released on RCA. He was popular at live concerts and released a number of albums that charted in France and Belgium. His best songs came from his collaboration with Michel Mallory, although he worked with many other songwriters as well.
In 2003, he also released a homage album entitled Thank You Elvis with 15 tracks of Elvis Presley in French and Italian. He remains popular particularly with the older generations.SeniorActu: Frank Michael - «Les couleurs de sa vie», le DVD de l'extraordinaire parcours du chanteur le plus apprécié des dames In 2004, he received the Belgian Order of the Crown.
Michael died from lung cancer on 12 June 2026, at the age of 79.
Discography Albums Year Album Description Peak positions BEL(WA) FRA GER SWI 1996 Les grands tubes vol. 2 34 1997Toutes les femmes sont belles 3439Les plus belles chansons italiennes 351998Le chanteur des amoureux 24341999Olympia 99 Live album49402000Il est toujours question d'amour...3592001L'essentiel – 20 succès inoubliables Compilation698D'amour et de tendresseOlympia 2001 Live album46212003Entre nous10860Thank You Elvis31192004Olympia 2003 Live album7754 La force des femmes2582005J'peux pas t'oublier 159 Crooner137Chansons italiennes 189 Pour toujours22692006Ti amo, je t'aime 45 Les couleurs de ma vie862007Au Palais des Sports – Live 2007 Live album46572008Mes hommages 20252009Rue des amours 26102010Joyeux Noël 1622Coffret (2 CDs) Compilation album 1992011Les chansons d'amour 41152Romantique Compilation album 872013Quelques mots d'amour 162014Encore quelques mots d'amour 128Bonjour l'amour 713 2015 Toi, l'amour et moi 3 4 Mes premiers amours (1975–1985) Compilation album 9 22 2016 Écouter les femmes 4 26 2017 La Saint-Amour 4 11 84 2019 Le grand amour 5 8 2021 L'amour pour toujours – Les plus belles chansons de Frank Michael Compilation album 25 2022 Je vous aime toutes 6 9 2023 La symphonie de l'amour 25 16
Singles YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum BEL(WA) FRA SWI2001"Il est toujours question d'amour"63Il est toujours question d'amour...2003"Après tant d'années d'amour"147912005"Pour toutes les mamans"1321
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External links Official website