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As a young Israeli actor lands the lead role in the movie Mike, it brings back memories of the eponymous European Israeli-born Seventies star.

Award-winning filmmaker Eytan Fox is to release the biopic of the worldwide phenomenon Israeli singer Mike Brant, who committed suicide in Paris aged 28.

According to the producers, the film is set to be released by the second half of 2016.

Of Mike Brand, Eytan Fox once said: “Mike Brant was complex, incredibly gorgeous and charismatic. He had that rare star quality: he was modest and genuine.’’

Mike Brant’s most famous song, “Laisse moi t’aimer” (‘Let me love you’) sold more than 50,000 copies within the first two weeks of its release, a huge number in France in the Seventies.

Brant became a currency himself by performing over 250 concerts a year around the world.

Moshé Michaël Brand: alias Mike Brant (1947- 1975) The Bridge MAG. Image
“Mike Brant was complex, incredibly gorgeous and charismatic. He had that rare star quality: he was modest and genuine.’’
Eytan Fox

Moshé Michaël Brand: alias Mike Brant, his life and his death: (1947- 1975)

Childwood…

Musical career…

Under Renard’s guidance, he changed the spelling of his surname from Brand to Brant, and recorded his biggest all-time hit, ‘Laisse-moi t’aimer’. The song was a huge breakthrough at the Midem music festival in January 1970, and was played on the radio all over France and beyond.

Success

Suicide…

Brant’s success mushroomed after he switched managers. By 1973, in two years in a row, he performed over 255 concerts a year, with an average audience of 6,000 to 10,000 people…

Brant’s success mushroomed after he switched managers. By 1973, in two years in a row, he performed over 255 concerts a year, with an average audience of 6,000 to 10,000 people. The Bridge MAG. Image

Mike Brant assassination theory…

Why such a young, successful and gifted star committed suicide at the height of his fame, will always remain a mystery. Some conspiracy theories claim the troubled star was assassinated.

The Facts…

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