C. Jerome - C'est Moi Claude Dhotel (born 21 December 1946 in Paris, France; died 14 March 2000), better known by his stage name C. Jérôme, was a French singer. Biography Raised by his grandparents, he grew up in Champenoux, a village of Meurthe-et-Moselle near Nancy, France. At 16 he starred in "The Storms", a rock'n'roll band. He then tried his luck in Paris where he attended the Golf-Drouot to mix with personalities of the music world. He finally met Jean Albertini who became his producteur.