Lucien Lupi was born on July 14, 1926 in Grasse, in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. He was only ten years old when he realized that there was something special about his voice, and it was only natural that he should turn to variety, operetta and chanson. During the 1953-1954 season at the Européen de Paris, he had his first big success in the operetta Mobylette, alongside Suzy Delair and Mona Monick, as well as Michel Roux and Roger Lanzac, who, like him, were still beginners. Later, Francis Lopez wrote the famous operetta La Toison d'Or especially for him, in which he headlined alongside André Dassary. For more than a year, the audience urged him every night to reinterpret the operetta's grand aria at the end of the show. His success was national, and he performed the operetta in all the major theaters of France. He also made many recordings, and his albums broke all records. In 1960, he represented France at the Festival de la Chanson Méditerranéenne in Barcelona and scored a huge success. He then moved to Canada, where audiences welcomed him with open arms. His popularity on the other side of the Atlantic even led to a television appearance in New York. His greatest hits include "Si tu partais", "La chanson des blés d'or", "Ma cabane au Canada", "Le crédo du paysan", "La fontaine endormie" and "Si tous les gars du monde". Also an actor, he is known for Trente-Six Chansons (1956), Alerte à Orly (1964) and Le Prince de Madrid (1967). The husband of Dany Lauri, also an opera singer, and father of the singer Lauri Lupi, died in Paris on May 30, 2005 at the age of 78.
