Sammy Barbot
French singer, ballet dancer and television presenter
Jacques Édouard Barbot (born 1954), known as Sammy Barbot, is a French entertainer, singer, and television presenter, mainly active in Italy.
Life and career
Born in Martinique, at young age Barbot moved to Paris with his family. In the early 1970s he started singing in restaurants and clubs, and he eventually took part to the French version of the stage musical Hair.
In 1975 Barbot appeared in the film Hallucination Strip and performed the film's opening song "We've Got A Lord". The song appeared on the film's original soundtrack.
Noted by two RAI Italian television writers, in 1977 he moved to Italy to host the musical show Piccolo Slam, of which he also sang the two theme songs. In 1979 he hosted Popcorn, a successful Canale 5 show he had also ideated.
In 1981 Barbot got his major hit, "Aria di casa mia", the opening theme song of his TV show Happy Circus, which peaked at the fifth place on the Italian hit parade.
In the following years he continued his musical and television activities, slowing his activities in the second half of the 1980s.
Personal life
Barbot is a Jehovah's Witness.
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