Mike Brant
Israeli-born French singer-songwriter
Mike Brant (born Moshe Michael Brand, Hebrew: משה מיכאל ברנד; 1 February 1947 – 25 April 1975) was an Israeli singer and songwriter who achieved fame after moving to France. His most successful hit was Laisse-moi t'aimer (Let Me Love You). He was known for his vocal range going from baritone to high tenor and also a very high and powerful falsetto. Brant died by suicide at the height of his career by jumping from a window of an apartment in Paris.
In a career spanning five years, Mike Brant sold around 15 million records, mostly in France.
Early life
Mike Brant's Jewish parents were from Poland. His mother, Bronia Rosenberg, originally from Łódź, was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. His father, Fishel Brand, from Biłgoraj, had been a resistance fighter during World War II, and was 20 years his wife's senior. His parents married following the war, and they applied to emigrate to British Mandatory Palestine, but were initially denied permission by the British authorities. They attempted to reach Mandatory Palestine by sea on an Aliyah Bet ship which was intercepted by the British, and were sent to a British internment camp for illegal Jewish immigrants at Famagusta, Cyprus.
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