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'''Pascal of Bollywood''' (born '''Pascal Heni'''; 1963) is a French actor and singer who gained fame in India as the first Westerner to reinterpret the songs of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] in [[Hindi]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Asian Culture Is Celebrated|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aAOhct75dVe8&refer=culture|accessdate=19 September 2012|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=9 August 2006|author=Iain Millar}}</ref> He is best known for his Hindi and [[French language|French]] cover of [[Edith Piaf]]'s "[[La Vie en rose]]".<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Pascal Heni was born in Paris in 1963 into a family of [[pied-noir]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pascal of Bollywood|url=http://www.rfimusique.com/musiquefr/articles/060/article_15244.asp|accessdate=19 September 2012|newspaper=RFI|date=11 November 2004|language=French|archive-date=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411042343/http://www.rfimusique.com/musiquefr/articles/060/article_15244.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> His artistic career began at the age of 15 years with courses in drama and theater. While traveling in [[Malaysia]] in 1987 he heard the Hindi song "[[Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana]]" from the film ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]'' and became fascinated with Bollywood music. Upon his return to France he began studying [[Languages of India|Indian languages]] and emulating the style of [[Kishore Kumar]], his favorite singer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Torcato|first=Ronita|title=A Frenchman in Bollywood|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/A-Frenchman-in-Bollywood/articleshow/1117932.cms|accessdate=19 September 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=22 May 2005}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Heni has been in a relationship with French botanist [[Patrick Blanc]] since 1985.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hohenadel|first=Kristin|title=All His Rooms Are Living Rooms|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/garden/03blanc.html?_r=1|newspaper=New York Times|date=3 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Quinn|first=Karl|title=Blanc Canvas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/garden/03blanc.html?_r=1|newspaper=The Age|date=18 July 2008}}</ref><br />
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==Discography==<br />
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===Albums===<br />
*1990 ''N'êtes pas très bavard ce soir''<br />
*1993 ''La vie c'est mouvant''<br />
*1997 ''Casino des Trépassés''<br />
*1998 ''Paradiso, canto XXXIII''<br />
*2000 ''Hôtel de Bondeville''<br />
*2002 ''Concerts Evolutifs''<br />
*2003 ''Zindagi ek safar hai suhana''<br />
*2004 ''Pascal of Bollywood''<br />
*2005 ''Les Amours Jaunes''<br />
*2007 ''Folies Musicales''<br />
*2009 ''Retour au nom de jeune homme''<br />
*2010 ''Pascal of Massilia''<br />
*2011 ''Purgatorio, canto XVII''<br />
*2011 ''An Evening in Paris Remix''<br />
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===Compilation albums===<br />
*2004 ''Indomania'' by Béatrice Ardisson (France)<br />
*2005 ''The Best Of'' by Claude Challe (France)<br />
*2005 ''High Society, Amor'' (Italy)<br />
*2006 ''City Hippy'' by Pathaan (England)<br />
*2007'' Francophonic GM record'' (Poland)<br />
*2007 ''Musique fantastique'' by DJ Guuzbourg (Netherlands)<br />
*2007 ''Pieprz i Wanilia'' by Stanisław Trzciński (Poland)<br />
*2008 ''Various Kampengrooves 2'' (Germany)<br />
*2008 ''Cafe Latino Vol. 6'' a Special Night Lounge<br />
*2009 ''Love from Jaipur'' by Béatrice Ardisson (France)<br />
*2011 ''Original Chill Lounge Session''<br />
*2013 ''Montecarlo Nights New Classics Vol.6'' (Italy)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180816221743/http://www.pascalofbollywood.com/ Official website]<br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/pascalheniofficial Myspace Pascal Héni official]<br />
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[[Category:French male singers]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language singers]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language singers]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language singers]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:French expatriates in India]]<br />
[[Category:French expatriate actors]]<br />
[[Category:Actors in Hindi cinema]]<br />
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