Francis Goya (born Francis Weyer) is a Belgian guitarist born in Liege.
Weyer first played with Patrick Ruymen in the group Les Caraïbes, a Belgian cover group. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The two then formed the rock group Liberty Six in 1965, which had a proto-psychedelic stage show and released only one single before disbanding. Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. Weyer then moved on to the J. J. Band and Plus.
In the 1970s, Weyer started using the name Francis Goya and released solo albums of romantic Spanish guitar and mandolin music. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed His 1975 single "Nostalgia", a tune written by his father and arranged for guitar by Goya, became an international hit, reaching #1 in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Norway, and Brazil. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Later albums saw Goya moving more into a Latin American-influenced style, including three albums recorded with Bolivian singer Carmina Cabrera. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
Goya has some 40 album releases to his credit.
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Discography
Singles
- Nostalgia/Nautilus (1975)
- Concierto d'Aranjuez/Lovers melody (1976)
- Maria Padilha/Daddy's bolero (1976)
- Caf'Conc'/Tangoya (1976)
- Gipsy Wedding (1977)
- Argentina/Natasha (1978)
- Manolita/Natasha (1978)
- Moscow nights/Song of the Dnjepr (1981)
Albums
- Souvenirs aus Griechenland (1979)
- Romantic Guitar (1985)
- This is Francis Goya (1986)
- Rendez-vous (1988)
- Plays His Favourite Hits Vol. 1 (1990)
- Bahia Lady (with Carmina Cabrera) (1990)
- Noche Latino (with Carmina Cabrera)(1993)
- Festival Latino (with Carmina Cabrera)(1994)
- The Very Best of (1994)
- Together (met Peter Weekers) (1994)
- Jacques Brel (1998)
- Plays his favourite hits vol 2. (1998)
- Francis Goya in Moscow (1999)
- Together (with Richard Clayderman)(2000)
- Plays his favourite hits vol 2. (1998)
- Latin Romance (1999)
- Best of Francis Goya (1999)
- De Mooiste Sfeermelodieën (2000)
- Pleased to meet You, Mr. Valgre (2001)
- Hollands Glorie (2002)
- Hollands Glorie Kerst (2002)
- Klassieke Droommelodieën (2003)
- Rakkaudella (2004)
- Intimité (with Jean-Luc Drion)(2004)
- Magic Moments (2004)
- Gondwana (2004)
- Face to Face (2005) (with Richard Clayderman)
- Wings for life, a tribute to Alexandra Pakhmutova (2006)
External links
- Official website
- Francis Goya at the Belgian Pop & Rock Archives
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