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Francois was born in Rodez, France. His father worked at the ORTF, the French national radio and television broadcasting organisation, as a audio engineer. His mother was a dentist. They separated early in his life, so Francois stayed with his mother until he was thirteen, after which he went to live with his father.
In spite of these early disruptions, he managed to graduate from the Montgeron Lycee in 1972. He went on to attend college for a year at Lyon, where he planned to study for a biochemical engineering degree but got expelled for starting a general strike. He wasn't unduly bothered, however, because he had become so involved in music that he had already realised that biochemical engineering wasn't for him. His parents begged him to try again, so he studied pharmacy at Strasbourg, but it got worse - all he did was play the drums in various bands when he should have been studying.
The French-born NYC resident can be considered one of Larry Levan's disciples and therefore one of the forefathers of house music. Having started his career in renowed clubs such as the Paradise GarageThe Paradise Garage disco is a notable club in the history of modern nightclub culture. It was located at 84 King Street, New York City and operated from 1977 to 1987 and it was the playground of DJ Larry Levan. It was actually constructed in an old parki, Kervorkian now tours the world, taking part in many music gatherings, such as the Sonar multimedia festival in Barcelona and its Brazilian equivalent, Sonar São Paulo, both of which took place in 2004.