Born in Paris on November 15, 1947, Guy Skornik learnt to play the piano at the
age of five and continued his studies at the Conservatoire, before embarking on
his musical career. Hired by Richard Bennett on the Polydor label, he won the
Critics' Prize at the Rose d'Or d'Antibes festival with his first song, "Les
Quatre Saisons de l'amour" (1967), followed by a series of pop songs in the
zeitgeist, such as "Aimer la vie" and "Hippy aime le monde". In 1969, Guy
Skornik joined forces with François Wertheimer to form the short-lived Popera
Cosmic, which produced the album Les Esclav...