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Guy Bayle, better known under the pseudonym Ringo, was born on May 11, 1947 in Toulouse. He was passionate about music from a very young age. His producer chose the pseudonym “ Ringo Willy Cat ”, which will become a simple “ Ringo » on his first album. After he became known for his song Her, I only want her in 1971, he enjoyed enormous success with Gondolas in Venice that he sings a duet with his wife, Sheila. According to the magazine Gala, Ringo currently resides in United States with his wife Annick. After his years of glory, the ex-celebrity launched into the restaurant business. Difficult to know more because the former star has disappeared from the radar for many years.
It is also in one of his restaurants in Paris, the “City Rock Café”, that the host Nagui remembers a bad experience. In 2015, on the set of the show We are not in bed, Nagui says that at the time (he was not yet known), his fiancée worked in the restaurant run by Sheila's former husband. One evening, when he goes to pick up his girlfriend, he is prohibited from entering the establishment. The bouncer explains to him that he has instructions. He finally finds himself face to face with Guy Bayle, the boss, who explains to him that he does not want Arabs in his restaurant: “I can't let you in, I always have problems with Arabs”, he allegedly said. -he says. A painful memory for the host.
In the 2000s, he opened a restaurant with his new wife Annick, this time in Toulouse, his hometown, according to our colleagues at La Dépêche. The establishment which bears the name “Jim Mc Mahon's world famous cafe” is totally in keeping with the American style. “American atmosphere guaranteed with Pontiac, life-size Marilyn on a subway entrance, and jet plane on the walls,” reported the article at the time. Guy Bayle confides to the journalist that he plans to open “three more in Paris, one in Montpellier, one in Rennes and another in Lille in 2003-2004”.
But in 2001, after the accident at the AZF factory, the establishment closed its doors and Ringo's business performed poorly. It was then taken over by the association “La Roue Tourne” founded by actor Paul Azaïs. This organization helps artists, entertainment technicians and former celebrities in great difficulty.
In 2013, Ringo attempted a comeback in singing with the reissue of his albums but it was a total failure. His concert at the Olympia scheduled for 2015 was even canceled due to lack of reservation. Since then, the man has not heard from him.
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