Claude François has become the undisputed icon of French kitsch. Famous for his sequinned suits, his blow-dried hair and his outrageously camp dance routines with his dance group, Les Clodettes, François rose to fame in the early 60's then re-invented himself as the King of the French Disco Scene in the late 70's. The singer died electrocuted in his bathtub on 11 march 1978, but since then Claude-mania has only intensified - indeed, hundreds of eager Clo-Clo fans are guaranteed to go rushing onto the dance floor as soon as they hear the opening chords of their idol's legendary hit "Alexandrie Alexandra" !