Claudio Capéo, who turns 38 on January 21, 2023, has come a long way since his appearance on the show “The Voice” in 2016. Although he was eliminated from battles, his albums are breaking sales records. . Family life, cardboard of his clips, his flagship songs, you will become unbeatable on this interpreter with a slightly scratched stamp.
Since his time on TF1, his career has literally taken off. His debut album sold over 700,000 copies, Claudio Capeo made a duet with the singer Vitaa, he joined the Enfoirés team and it is rumored that he could become a coach for the next season of The Voice. There is enough to lose the pedals. This accordion player has also made “extreme burnout” he said in the Parisian. “I freaked out and never talked about it. Above all, I said to myself that I did not deserve this”, he continued. Fortunately, his path crossed that of Zaz. With her outspokenness, she found the right words to help her get back on her feet. This highly sensitive man is also a family man and very attached to his values, which he jealously guards while leading his life as a relentless singer.
The private life of Claudio Capéo: who is his wife?
He has been in a relationship for 20 years with his childhood sweetheart: Aurélie Willgalis. He met the pretty florist on the benches of high school and they haven’t left since. “She always supported me and carried me when people told me it was shit what I was doing. She still believed in me, even though I wasn’t making money” he confided in gala.fr. Even though the couple has gone through difficult times, they are still very close after all these years.
Claudio Capéo, father of César and Romeo
With his busy professional life, Claudio Capéo is not always very present with his sons (8 years old and 3 years old) and this, from an early age. He confessed in gala.fr to have had “little problems with the children when they were born, and unfortunately I wasn’t there too much“. Between concerts, promoting and recording albums, he is often far from home. Feeling guilty, he tended to compensate by giving gifts, but he soon abandoned this strategy. “When I’m not there, I spend time on the phone with them. They are two very nice boys, very handsome, polite, but with character. They are all my pride, all my life“, he admitted in We both.
The story of his song Mamma
As the title suggests, Claudio Capéo winks at his dear mother. “By going back several years, I wanted to pay tribute to this wonderful woman who made me who I am.” he told the journalists of the Future. Sentimental, he has a very close relationship with his parents and in particular, with the one who gave him life. “She cries when she sees me on TV, because she’s happy and wonders how I’m able to do this, when I was really shy when I was little. And then she also cries because we don’t see each other much… But when she hears this song, she says to herself that I’m thinking of her“, he adds in the same newspaper. Moreover, his album think about you is a tribute to his parents and his Italian origins.
His success on YouTube
It is not only on the radio or on stage that he is a hit. His clips on the platform accumulate millions of views : more than 48 million for Rich2 million for If I had known and 20 million for his duet with Vitaa. His videos are an opportunity to highlight what he loves. In Tour de Franceit offers a very wide panorama of all the most beautiful corners of France, passing by the famous Eiffel Tower, which is less known, but nevertheless very beautiful Baie de Somme.
Where does Claudio Capéo live?
Claudio Capéo is originally from Alsace – Cernay to be precise – and has never left his native region. “I am surrounded by the same people as ten years ago, both in my entourage and on stage” he says in the local magazine JDS. This summer, he has just moved, but he hasn’t gone very far. “I’m getting a little closer to my parents. They lived two kilometers from us. From now on, we will be able to go to their house on foot. It is important for children to enjoy their nonna (grandmother) and their nonno (grandfather). At least they will be able to see them often“, he said in We both. Alsatians are not ready to see him in the supermarket, because he travels around France with his songs and is not often at home.
