Contents. History Foundation The Club was started in 1950 by Belgian entrepreneur. Blitz, a Belgian, had opened a low-priced summer colony of tents on the island of Majorca. Supplied the tents, and in 1953 Blitz wooed him into a partnership. The first official Club Med was built the next year in Palinuro, Salerno Italy. The original villages were simple: Members stayed in unlit straw huts on a beachfront, sharing communal washing facilities.
Such villages have been replaced with modern blocks or huts with ensuite facilities. Expansion In 1961, the company was purchased by the 35-year-old after he had visited a resort and enjoyed his stay. With Rothschild financing, the number of villages increased greatly under Trigano's leadership from 1963 to 1993. Winter villages, providing skiing and winter sports tuition, were introduced in 1956 at, Switzerland. In 1965, the first club outside the was opened in.
Club Med broadened its reach by opening villages in the and where English rather than French was the main language. Originally attracting mainly singles and young couples, the Club later became primarily a destination for families, with the first Mini Club opening in 1967.
Cerrone in 2011 Background information Birth name Marc Cerrone Born ( 1952-05-24) May 24, 1952 (age 65) Origin Genres, Occupation(s) Musician, record producer, songwriter Years active 1972–present Labels Malligator Productions Website Marc Cerrone (born 1952 in, near Paris, France) is a French drummer, composer, record producer and creator of major. Cerrone is considered as one of the most influential disco producers of the 70s and 80s in Europe.
He has sold over 30 million records worldwide, including over four million copies in France alone and eight million copies of, which is considered his. The single 'Love in C Minor' (1976) reached No.
3 and stayed on record charts for over two months, chalking up sales of three million copies. With ' (1977), Cerrone merged symphonic orchestrations with the rigid sounds of synthesizers. At the 1978, Cerrone took home six awards including Disco Artist of the Year. In addition to Love in C Minor, Cerrone's Paradise and Supernature, Marc Cerrone enjoyed success in Europe with albums such as (1978), (1983), The Collector (1985), Human Nature (1994) and more recently with the dance albums Hysteria (2002) and Celebrate (2007).
Cerrone is also known for his huge live performances. In 1991, the French composer was entrusted with the task of laying on the show 'Harmony' to celebrate the launch of Japan's first. The rock opera was therein presented to over 800,000 spectators at the Tokyo harbour. This event recorded such success that Broadway asked Cerrone to adapt 'Harmony' for theatre. In 1992, the musical which was based on an original story by Cerrone ran for 140 shows on at New York's. In a career spanning over four decades, Cerrone has recorded and performed with many prominent musicians, including, and. His music has been sampled by artists such as, and.
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