What is Dick Rivers?
[[File:Dick 9.jpg|right|200px]] '''Dick Rivers''' (born '''Hervé Forneri'''; 24 April 1945 – 24 April 2019) was a French singer and actor. He was born in [[Nice]], [[France]]. He began performing in the early 1960s.<ref name=death>{{Cite web |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1165897/dick-rivers-deces-chanteur-francais-74-ans |title=Le chanteur français Dick Rivers meurt le jour de son anniversaire |date=2019-04-24 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca |access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref> He was an important figure in introducing [[rock and roll]] music in France. He was inspired by [[Elvis Presley]]. He formed his band [[Les Chats Sauvages]] in 1961. Rivers died of [[cancer]] in [[Paris]] on his 74th birthday on 24 April 2019.<ref name=death/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.dick-rivers.com/ Official website] *{{IMDb name|id=0729523|name=Dick Rivers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers, Dick}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in France]] [[Category:French movie actors]] [[Category:French television actors]] [[Category:French voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from Paris]] [[Category:Singers from Paris]] {{bio-stub}}