 In 1953 he played the piano at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay label and recorded his debut album that year.He worked on the French television programmes "Musicorama" (1950s) and "Palmarés des Chansons" (1965, 1966, 1967) accompanying such famous artists as Dalida, Claude François, Richard Anthony, with his own orchestra.