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Dodi Fayed
b. 1955
Egyptian film producer (1955–1997)
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Biography
Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em "Dodi" Fayed was an Egyptian film producer and the eldest child of the businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. He was romantically involved with Diana, Princess of Wales, when they both died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
Timeline
The story of Dodi Fayed, told in moments.
Worked as a film producer. He co-produced Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was 26.
Began a relationship with Diana, Princess of Wales, during the summer. The paparazzi followed them across the Mediterranean.
Died at 42 in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Diana died in the same crash. Their driver, Henri Paul, was intoxicated.
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Martha, Michael here, I f---ing had enough.
sex. At 9:38 am on 22 November, Hutchence's left a voicemail to his manager, Martha Troup, in which he said: "Martha, Michael here, I f---ing had enough." Troup rang his hotel room immediately but...
sounded as if he was affected by something and was slow and deep.
answer. Hutchence called Troup again at 9:50 am and left a message on her answering machine; it was reported that he "sounded as if he was affected by something and was slow and deep." Worried by the...
one of the most innovative dance music albums of the decade
in 1990. Max Q showed Hutchence exploring the darker side of his music and, with Olsen, he created "one of the most innovative dance music albums of the decade". Hutchence wrote most of the music and...
Watching Hutchence, hair flailing, crotch thrusting, a mischievous smile forever...
ble to shift effortlessly from fragile to cocksure". Reviewing an INXS concert, Dave Simpson of The Guardian wrote that "Watching Hutchence, hair flailing, crotch thrusting, a mischievous smile...
Hutchence was, without question, one of the truly great frontmen — he expressed ...
onstage, living and loving every minute, an explosion of sexual energy." Hutchence biographer Toby Creswell asserted that "Hutchence was, without question, one of the truly great frontmen — he...
Over those six weeks, Michael threatened or physically confronted nearly every m...
brandished a knife and threatened to kill him during the 1993 recording of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Beers recalled, "Over those six weeks, Michael threatened or physically confronted nearly every...
a phenomenal voice — moody, sexual, and dynamic, able to shift effortlessly from...
with a "seductive purr and [a] lithe, magnetic stage presence". Paul Donoughue, of Australia's ABC, wrote that Hutchence had "a phenomenal voice — moody, sexual, and dynamic, able to shift...
I always felt that, after everything, he'd go back and marry Michele and have a ...
h Hutchence, also said that he believed that Bennett was the only woman that Hutchence would marry; "I always felt that, after everything, he'd go back and marry Michele and have a baby with her," he...
was used as the theme for the concert series of 1986–1987. It peaked at No. 2 on...
, which Barnes co-wrote with Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Hutchence and Pengilly. "Good Times" was used as the theme for the concert series of 1986–1987. It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian...
. In 1987, Hutchence provided vocals for Richard Clapton's album Glory Road, whi...
ce, stating that "[he] was a sweet man, who said in one interview that he wanted me to have his baby". In 1987, Hutchence provided vocals for Richard Clapton's album Glory Road, which was produced by...
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