performing arts building after him. The same year his compilation CD Cri du coeur, which includes lyrics from the works of Marguerite Duras, Aragon, Brecht, Pablo Neruda and other writers and poets, marked a departure from his usual entertainment-oriented style and gave him wide recognition among France's literati. He declared, in Paris Match magazine, that same year, he noticed former nazi officer, Klaus Barbie, had attended one his concerts in Bolivia, that helped arrest him to deport him to France for trial. In 2006, he wrote an autobiography L'âme seule followed a year later by Le Bal des papillons, recounting in both books his experiences from humble origins to stardom and the relationship he developed with his mother after he found her. Private life In 1967, Vilard was also the first well-known French singer, to come out as gay and did so on the radio. He has been admitted to hospital due to his cholesteatoma of the middle ear. Discography Capri c'est fini (1965) Fais la rire (1969) Champagne (1976) Rêveries (1977) Nous (1977) Je l'aime tant (1981) Ensemble (1983) Le Vin de Corse (1986) Tout simplement (1997) L'Amour défendu (1990) Simplement (2002) Cri du cœur (2004) Publications L'âme seule Author Hervé Vilard Publisher Libra Diffusio, 2007 , Length 325 pages Le bal des papillons Author Hervé Vilard Publisher LGF/Le Livre de Poche, 2009 , Length 310 pages References 1946 births French composers French male composers French-language singers French pop singers French singer-songwriters Living people Writers from Paris French male singers French male writers People from Paris Recipients of the Ordre national du Mérite Musicians from Paris French LGBT singers Spanish-language singers of France Portuguese-language singers of France French male singer-songwriters