Claudio Capéo, whose real name is Claudio Ruccolo, was born into a family with
Italian roots in Cernay (Haut-Rhin) on January 10, 1985. After learning to play
his favorite instrument, the accordion, at the age of six, the young musician
went on to take part in competitions until his teens, when his musical tastes
led him to play in a heavy metal band. While his studies led him to the
profession of carpenter-decorator, his passion for music remained. He took up
the accordion again to play in a band, and recorded two self-produced albums, El
Vagabond (2010) and Claudio Capéo & Miss...