Fiori was born to a French-Armenian father ( Jacques Chouchayan ) and a Corsican mother ( Marie Antoinette Fiori ) in Marseille , France . His father 's family were escapees of the Armenian Genocide . In 1993 , Fiori came fourth place in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Mama Corsica " . The following year , his first album was released , entitled '' Puisque c'est l'heure '' . His successful audition for the musical Notre Dame de Paris enabled him to originate the role of Phoebus both onstage and in the recording studio . With Daniel Lavoie and Garou , he recorded the song " Belle " . The following year , Patrick signed a contract with Sony and recorded his 3rd album '' Prends Moi '' ( Take me ) . Patrick finally decided to end his role in '' Notre Dame de Paris '' in the year 2000 in order to dedicate more time to his fourth album , '' Chrysalide '' . Two years after , his fifth album was released , and in 2008 the album '' Les choses de la vie '' was released , followed by " L'instinct masculin " in 2010 . In 2014 , he released his album '' Choisir '' . Most recently , in 2017 , he released his tenth album , '' Promesse '' , which he will be going on tour for in the summer of 2018 . His 2007 single " 4 Mots sur un piano " was number one in the French charts for two weeks
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Patrick Fiori