# Claudio Capéo

Claudio Ruccolo (Italian pronunciation:; born 10 January 1985), better known as Claudio Capéo (French:), is a French singer and accordion player of Italian descent. He grew up in Cernay, Alsace.

## Career
### Early beginnings

He learned to play the accordion at the young age of six and took part in musical competitions. At age 16, he was part of a metal band and later in an African jazz band. Continuing his education, he passed the Brevet d'études professionnelles (BEP) and Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (CAP) and worked as a carpenter and decorator for 71

### 2010–2015: El Vagabond, Miss Mondo and Mr Jack

But never leaving his passion for music, he formed with friends the Campéo band releasing two self-published music albums: El Vagabond (2010) and Miss Mondo (2012) promoting them in live performances in France and neighbouring countries. In 2015 he released the EP Mr Jack.

### 2016–present: The Voice and Claudio Capéo

In 2016, he took part in season 5 of the French talent competition The Voice: la plus belle voix. In the blind auditions, he sang "Chez Laurette" from Michel Delpech with only Florent Pagny turning his chair. As part of Team Pagny, on 26 March 2016, he performed "Mathilde" from Jacques Brel in a battle against teammate Laurent-Pierre Lecordier and was eliminated. Despite his early exit from the show, Capéo has proven very popular with the French public. Just after the show, he was contacted by Sébastien Saussez, director of the French record label Jo&Co and in 2016 released the self-titled debut album Claudio Capéo that topped the SNEP French Albums chart in its first week of release staying at number 1 for five consecutive weeks. The album was certified three times platinum with sales of 300,000 copies by the beginning of 2017. His debut single "Un homme debout" made it to number 6 on the French Singles Chart also charting in Belgium.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | Certifications |
| El Vagabond | Released: 27 February 2010 Label: Claudio Capéo Format: Digital download, CD | — | — | — | |
| Miss Mondo | Released: 13 October 2012 Label: Khamai Format: Digital download, CD | — | — | — | |
| Claudio Capéo | Released: 15 July 2016 Label: Jo & Co Format: Digital download, CD | 1 | 9 | 24 | SNEP: Diamond |
| Tant que rien ne m'arrête | Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Jo & Co Format: Digital download, CD | 6 | 20 | — | SNEP: 2×Platinum |
| Penso a te | Released: 4 December 2020 Label: Jo & Co Format: Digital download, CD | 3 | 18 | 27 | SNEP: Platinum |
| Rose des vents | Released: 25 November 2022 Label: Jo & Co Format: Digital download, CD | 3 | 29 | 30 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Mr. Jack | Released: 25 August 2015 Label: Claudio Capéo Format: Digital download, CD |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | FRA | BEL (Wa) | Album |
| 2011 | "Charlotte" | — | — | Miss Mondo |
| 2016 | "Un homme debout" | 6 | 7 | Claudio Capéo |
| 2016 | "Ça va ça va" | 23 | 9 | Claudio Capéo |
| 2017 | "Riche" | 27 | — | Claudio Capéo |
| 2017 | "Dis le moi" | 191 | — | Claudio Capéo |
| 2018 | "Ta main" | — | — | Tant que rien ne m'arrête |
| 2018 | "Que Dieu me pardonne" (with Kendji Girac) | 133 | 31 | Tant que rien ne m'arrête |
| 2019 | "Plus haut" | — | — | Tant que rien ne m'arrête |
| 2019 | "Ma jolie" | — | — | Tant que rien ne m'arrête |
| 2020 | "C'est une chanson" | — | — | Tant que rien ne m'arrête |
| 2020 | "E penso a te" | — | — | Penso a te |
| 2021 | "Senza una donna" (with Davide Esposito) | — | — | Penso a te |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||