He has been at the forefront of the stage for almost thirty years. Calogero is one of the French’s favorite artists, by far! Fulfilled artistically, he is also fulfilled in his personal life. Here are its secrets.
This Sunday, December 22, Frédéric Lopez will receive the comedian Nora Hamzawi, the novelist Valérie Perrin and the singer Calogero on his show A Sunday in the countryside. The opportunity for the 53-year-old musician, so beloved by the French, to speak with an open heart. Do you know who the man behind the microphone and the guitar is?
Calogero and the women in his life: “I need the lack of love”
If Calogero is rather the discreet type, he has never hidden his love stories. The singer first lived for seven years with Hortense d’Esteve. Together they had two daughters, Nina and Romy, but eventually separated. A few years later, he met the artist Marie Bastide with whom he also had two children, Pio and Rita. Unfortunately, their relationship also ended in September 2023.
However, Calogero remains a great romantic. And he has his own vision of true love. “I need lack, in love. If I don’t have this lack, I get bored and tire very quickly”admitted in Ciné Télé Revue this native of Échirolles, near Grenoble, a few years ago. Before conceding: “Love can last forever, like my parents, but it can also last two years. One thing is certain about me: when I have loved once, I love everything in life”. At 53, Calogero is single and has a heart to take.
Calogero father of four children: “I managed to create a family of which I am proud”
The loves of his life are indeed them: his children. Father of four children, Calogero loves this role. “I’m a very present dad, I think I’m a real dad, and not a singing dad, really a real dad. But from the very beginning, I’m not the king of the diaper. But when they grow up, I grow out of it. takes care of himself very well”he confided a few years ago in Tea or Coffee. Before specifying: “At home, I’m the one who cooks, and I forbid cell phones for each of my four children”.
“I have often spoken about my children, I have four, and I believe that I have succeeded in creating a family of which I am proud. I have children with two women whom I adore”more recently explained the interpreter of the tube Weightless in Mouloud Achour on Canal +.
A happy tribe which is often found in Calogero’s secondary property in Cap-Ferret, who lives the rest of the year in Boulogne-Billancourt. “There’s an end-of-the-world feel, a mix of tranquility and discretion that suits me very well. It’s family-friendly, friendly, natural and reassuring for children. As someone who doesn’t sleep easily, it’s the place where I sleep best”he explained to Parisian. A “house designed to accommodate people” which is made up of four chalets, one of which has been transformed into a studio. The second from the singer who also has one not far from Paris.
