Charles Jérôme was born in Paris in 1946 and was a French chansonnier. His real name was Claude Dhotel and he had his greatest successes in the 1970s. His biggest hits were "C'est moi", "Lonely", "Adieu Jolie Candy", "Cindy", "Kilimandjaro", "Kiss me", "Pardonne moi", "Himalaya", "Chanson pour Carole", "J't'aime", "La poupée désarticulée", "Mes Mains sur tes hanches", "C. L'Amérique", "Les neiges du kilimandjaro", "Quand vient la fin de l'été", "Et tu danses avec lui", "Hop la dites moi", "Derniers baisers", "Manhattan" and "L'orphelin". He died in 2000, succumbing to cancer at the age of only 53.
Spotlight was a music programme for young people broadcast by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) between 1968 and 1978. It was the equivalent of Beat Club or Musikladen in Germany.