Cerrone

Also known as Marc Cerrone

Marc Cerrone (; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concerts. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980s disco songs. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, including over four million copies in France, and eight million copies of Supernature. The single "Love in C Minor" (1976) reached No. 3 and was in the charts for two months, selling three million copies. With "Supernature" (1977), Cerrone merged symphonic orchestration with synthesisers. At the 1978 Billboard Disco Forum, Cerrone received six awards, including Disco Artist of the Year

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: France
Active from: 1952-05-24

discoelectro-discoelectroniceuro-discovocal house

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Musical artist.genre: Euro disco, post-disco, funk, electronic, French house
Musical artist.occupation: Musician, record producer, songwriter
Musical artist.instrument: Drums, keyboards, synthesiser
Musical artist.years_active: 1972–present
Musical artist.label: Malligator Productions
Musical artist.name: Cerrone
Musical artist.image: CERRONE Marc 02-24x30-2009.jpg
Musical artist.caption: Cerrone in 2011
Musical artist.birth_name: Marc Cerrone
Musical artist.birth_place: Vitry-sur-Seine, France

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Official website: www.cerrone.net
Image: CERRONE Marc 02-24x30-2009.jpg

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Commons category: Cerrone
date of birth: 1952-05-24
name in native language: Marc Cerrone
pseudonym: Cerrone
start of work period: 1972-00-00
social media followers: 132000

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Contents

Career
Kongas
''Love in C Minor''
Recording
''Cerrone's Paradise''
''Supernature''
''The Golden Touch''
''Cerrone V''–''XIII''
1980s–1990s
21st Century
Select Performances
Discography
See also
References
External links

In addition to Love in C Minor, ''Cerrone's Paradise and Supernature, Marc Cerrone enjoyed success in Europe with albums such as Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch (1978), Where Are You Now (1983), The Collector (1985), Human Nature (1994) and more recently with the dance albums Hysteria (2002) and Celebrate (2007). Cerrone is also known for live performances. In 1991, he played on the show Harmony'' to celebrate the launch of Japan's first high-definition TV satellite. The rock opera was played to over 800,000 spectators at Tokyo harbour. Cerrone adapted "Harmony" for the theatre. In 1992, the musical Dreamtime, which was based on an original story by Cerrone, ran for 140 shows on Broadway at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater.