Background
Pascal Obispo was born in Bergerac, Dordogne, France, and started singing in 1980.
librettist singer singer-songwriter
Pascal Obispo was born in Bergerac, Dordogne, France, and started singing in 1980.
He got his first record deal in 1990. The record deal was Le long du fleuve. With his second album, Plus que tout au monde, selling over 2 million albums, his songs became a popular success.
With his 2007 release of Les Fleurs du Bien (a play on Baudelaire"s Les Fleurs du mal) he makes allusions to Rosa Parks, Pablo Picasso and others
He is also well known for his various escapades, his unconservative behavior, his haircut, et cetera His name is an anagram of painter Pablo Picasso"s name.
Most of his albums have now sold more than 1 million copies. Obispo used his popularity to help with charity work and particularly for fighting the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. He has worked with many other well-known artists such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, Florent Pagny, Johnny Hallyday, Patricia Kaas, Amel Bent, and Natasha Street-Pier.
2000: Les Dix Commandements – Music: Pascal Obispo, Book and Lyrics: Lionel Florence and Patrice Guirao
2012: Adam et Ève: Louisiana Seconde Chance - musical at the Palais des Sports in Paris, France.