- He started to play guitar when he was eleven.
- Claude recorded more that 50 records and performed in many countries, wrote music for TV dramas, soundtracks and appeared in TV and Radio shows as well.
- At 17, he joined Satellites, where he met Daniel Kaufman (bass player) and Jean-Claude Champon (singer). The latter wants to mon-ter his group and takes the direction of Paris.
The band is repereeed by Eddie Barclay who assistant him drummer Willy Lewis and guitarist Alain Santamaria. They record on the Bel-Air label under the name of Champions. Their musical quality and the talent of Claude Ciari (the soloist) began to be recognized. Aware of this talent, Claude decided to pursue his career alone and to give free rein to his passion for the guitar and country music on 12 string dry guitar. - He became the Japanese nationality in 1985.
- He signed with Pathe Marcon, accompanied Dick Rivers and released his first 45s followed by a magnificent 30 cm album. The first EP single is in the Chet Atkins style that Claude greatly admires and includes the tracks "Hush a bye", "Midnight special", "Londonderry air" and "Wildwood flower". The disc was well received and was quickly followed by a second one.
It is at this precise moment that the success is there thanks to "La Playa" and "Blowin' in the. - Claude Ciari was born in 1944 to an Italian father and a Romanian mother.
- He was 20 years old and sold a few million records. It was the beginning of an incredible carrier.
- Claude stayed in Fance until 1974 and then moved to Tahiti. One of the countries where he played quite often was Japan.
- Claude Ciari is a Japanese citizen of french origin, born in Nice, French Riviera, in 1944.
- When he turned sixteen he joined a rock group Les Champions as solo guitarist. The group became the best instrumental band in France, but Claude decided to leave in 1964 and recorded an album including a rumba "La Playa" which became a hit in 45 countries.
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