Albert Kassabi, aka “Bébert”, leader of the rock group Les Forbans, has died at the age of 63

Originally consisting of high school friends, this group was formed in 1978. Les Forbans achieved success with the title “Chante!”, released in 1982.

Singer Albert Kassabi, known as “Bébert”, leader of the rock group Les Forbans that rose to fame in the 1980s, died Tuesday, November 25, in the Paris region at the age of 63, Michel Papain, co-founder and drummer of the group, announced to AFP on behalf of the family. Albert Kassabi died after a long illness, he said.

Initially consisting of high school friends, this group was formed in 1978. Les Forbans achieved success with the title Sing!released in 1982. It is a French adaptation of Shout! Shout! (Destroy Yourself) by American singer Ernie Maresca, a song published twenty years earlier.

This hit propelled them onto the hit parade with almost two million copies sold. Since then, the song has remained a popular song standard. With around ten albums and around fifty concerts per year recently, Les Forbans participated until 2014 in the tour. Age Tendre, a tour of idolsbringing together popular singers from the 60s to the 90s. They celebrated the group’s 40th anniversary on the Olympia stage in 2018.