Patrick Hernandez
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Patrick Hernandez, born to Spanish parents in a northeast suburb of Paris, was one-third of Paris Palace Hotel (aka PPH), a trio who released a handful of post-glam and pop singles during the mid-'70s. Later signed as a solo artist to Aquarius, a Paris-based label that had issued PPH's "Back to Boogie," Hernandez partnered with producer Jean Vanloo and had tremendous success with his first single, "Born to Be Alive." The driving, peppy Euro-disco number, released in late 1978 and the title track of his debut album, became a global hit -- number one in several countries, including France and Italy, Top Ten in the U.K., and Top 20 in the U.S. (Around this time, one of Hernandez's background dancers was a pre-fame Madonna Ciccone.) Hernandez went on to release two albums, Crazy Day's Mystery Night's (1980) and Good Bye (1981), as well as a handful of singles scattered through the 1990s, but none of the output stood a chance of regaining his early commercial momentum. Hernandez eventually retreated from the industry.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Born To Be Alive - Single (The Original)
Disco - Released by Van Loo Music on 1 Jan 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Born to Be Alive (Extended Version)
Disco - Released by Van Loo Music on 1 Jan 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Patrick Hernandez The Album
Miscellaneous - Released by Van Loo Music on 7 Jul 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Born to Be Alive (The Original Instrumental Version)
House - Released by Van Loo Music on 12 Jul 1978
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Born to Be Alive (Unplugged & Reborn Versions)
R&B - Released by Musiques & Solutions - M&S on 25 Jun 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Born To Be Alive (The Remixes)
Disco - Released by Van Loo Music on 13 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Born to be alive Snight B Remix
Disco - Released by Van Loo Music on 13 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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I Give You a Rendez-Vous (Original Mix 79)
Dance - Released by Van Loo Music on 1 Jan 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Désir Disco
Elisa Ezzedine, Patrick Hernandez
Disco - Released by Universal Music Distribution Deal on 10 Jun 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Disco Queen
Miscellaneous - Released by Van Loo Music on 7 Jul 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Born To Be Alive (The Remixes)
Disco - Released by Van Loo Music on 13 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Désir Disco
Elisa Ezzedine, Patrick Hernandez
Disco - Released by Universal Music Distribution Deal on 10 Jun 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo