He remained particularly known for his 1989 summer hit "Je te survivrai", a love song written by Didier Barbelivien,[2] which reached number 2 on the French Singles Chart.
[1] Following a short spell with FC Basel in Switzerland he returned to France to play for AS Saint-Étienne in the 1987–88 season.
[1] In 1989, François began a singing career with his smash hit "Je te survivrai", then with "Il a neigé sur lacs" and "Des Nuits",[3] released in early 1990.
The same year, he also released his first and sole album entitled Des Nuits, which contains a duet with Debbie Davis, but it was not successful.
In 2004, his daughter Sandy, participated in the French TV reality show Star Academy 4.