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Alizée, is a French singer, born on August 21, 1984 in Ajaccio, in Corse-du-Sud.
After her participation in the program Graines de star, Alizée was spotted by the singer Mylène Farmer, who wrote two albums for her with Laurent Boutonnat (Gourmandises and My electric currents).
Her first single, Moi... Lolita, was one of the hits of the 2000s in France, but also in Europe and Asia. Between 2000 and 2004, Alizée sold more than six million records.
In 2007, Alizée became her own producer for her third album, Psychédélices, which established her reputation in Mexico, where she gave a series of sold-out concerts in 2008.
Monique Serf known as Barbara is a French singer-songwriter, born June 9, 1930 in Paris 17th and died November 24, 1997 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).
His youth was marked by successive moves, notably in 1938, to 26 rue Mulsant in Roanne (Loire), where his sister Régine was born in August of the same year, then in 1941, to 3 bis rue des Carmes in Tarbes (Hautes- Pyrenees), where his brother Claude was born in March 1942.
Barbara suffered from her father's incestuous behavior during her childhood. In 1941, when she was ten and a half years old, in Tarbes, her father abused her for the first time. “One evening, in Tarbes, my world turns into horror,” she writes. No one denounces incest in their family
His poetry, served by the harmony of his compositions and the finesse of his interpretations, ensured him a loyal audience for forty years. Many of his songs have become classics of French song, in particular: Une petite cantata, Dis,when will you return?, Nantes, Göttingen, La Dame brune, L'Aigle noir, Marienbad or even Ma plus belle histoire d'amour .
Barbara plays in three films for the cinema and in two musical pieces, Madame in 1970 and Lily Passion (with Gérard Depardieu) in 1986.
Michel Hamburger known as Michel Berger evolves in a privileged family environment. He inherits the undisputed talent of his mother Annette Haas, a brilliant pianist, and tries his hand at music. He auditioned, aged fifteen, and was noticed by the artistic director of Pathé Marconi. His worried mother encouraged him to complete his studies and Michel Berger obtained a master's degree in philosophy. Random encounters, he meets Véronique Sanson, of whom he also becomes its artistic director. The laudatory press and the enthusiastic public are ignited by a title of these two lovers: 'Need for anyone'. But Véronique Sanson abandons him and Michel Berger, overwhelmed, devotes himself to composition. He also works for Françoise Hardy, Johnny Halliday but also France Gall, his future companion. He is also at the initiative alongside Luc Plamandon of the illustrious musical: 'Starmania'.
Étienne Daho is a French singer-songwriter and producer born January 14, 1956.
Coming from the Rennes rock wave of the early 80s, he enjoyed success in France thanks to pop titles: Le Grand Sommeil, Week-end à Rome, Tombé pour la France..., a musical genre of which he became one of the protagonists. French. references with the albums Pop Satori (1986), Pour nos vies martiennes (1988) and Paris elsewhere (1991).
Coming from an Italian family settled in Egypt, Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, known as Dalida, an Italian singer and actress naturalized French, participated in beauty contests in the early 1950s and filmed a few films in Cairo. Resident in France since 1954, he achieved his first success with the title Bambino in 1956. Creating a repertoire comprising more than seven hundred songs performed in several languages, he became a notable figure in French song and enjoyed great popularity that transcended borders. French. speaking scene.
Among his most famous songs are Gondolier, Come prima, Les Enfants du Pirée, Itsi biti petit bikini, Le Jour le plus long, Bang-Bang, Ciao amore, ciao, Le Temps des fleurs, Darla dirladada, Paroles... . ., He had just turned 18, Gigi the lover, Salma Ya Salama, Let me dance, Gigi in paradise and Die on stage. Embracing different musical styles, such as twist, pop and raï, she is also one of the first French artists to perform disco songs under the titles J'attendrai and Bésame mucho.
Suffering from depression - notably due to a series of personal tragedies - she committed suicide on May 3, 1987 in Paris 18, a few months after having been the main actress in the Egyptian drama film The Sixth Day. His private life and his death made him an icon with a tragic destiny.
Céline Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne (Quebec).
The last of a family of fourteen children, she enjoyed almost immediate success in her home province, Quebec, in 1981 with the song Ce n'tait que un rêve. A series of French-speaking albums in the 1980s consolidated his popularity, while the title D'amour ou d'alliance (1983) earned him his first exposure in France.
She extended her fame by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 during which she represented Switzerland with the song Ne partez pas sans moi.
She then learned English, changed her clothing style and signed a contract with Epic Records in the United States. Her English-language album, Unison, was released in 1990 and established her as an important pop artist in the North American and Anglo-Saxon markets.
Jacques Dutronc is a French singer, songwriter and actor. As a singer he will become, through his collaboration with the lyricist Jacques Lanzmann, one of the notable celebrities of the yéyé era, notably with the hits Et moi et moi et moi, Mini mini mini, Les Play Boys, Les Cactus, I love girls, It's five o'clock Paris wakes up, etc ...
Claude François, nicknamed “Cloclo”, is a French singer, dancer, musician and music producer, born February 1, 1939 in Ismaïlia (Egypt) and died March 11, 1978 in Paris 16th.
During his fifteen-year career in the 1960s and 1970s, he was one of the French artists most appreciated by the public. Many of his songs have remained famous, like Belles! Beautiful! Belles!, That year, Monday in the Sun, The Telephone Weeps, Alexandria Alexandra and My Way (which became an international success in its English version, My Way).
We owe him the introduction in France of the concept of dancers on stage, notably with the Clodettes.
Also an entrepreneur, he created and runs Podium magazine, a modeling agency, the charm magazine Absolu, as well as his perfume brand.
France Gall is a French singer born October 9, 1947 in Paris and died January 7, 2018 in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Little Isabelle was nicknamed “Babou” by her family, a nickname she would carry until her death.
As a child, she began singing and making music with her brothers before recording her first album. She is the symbol of gently irreverent youth with hits such as Sacré Charlemagne, taken up by choirs and schools. Her popularity crossed borders from 1965, when she won first prize as Luxembourg's candidate in the Eurovision Song Contest with the title Poupée de wax, doll of sound, written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg.
Subsequently, her popularity faded in France until she met the songwriter Michel Berger, whom she married in 1976. She found significant popular success at his side, with a series of hits from 1974 until at the beginning of the 1990s. She thus performed songs that he composed for her, such as The Declaration of Love, Si, Maman Si, He Played the Piano Standing, Resist, Unplug, Diego Libre in His Head, Babacar, Ella, she has it, Come, I'll take you or Obviously.
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a French singer-songwriter, producer and solo guitarist of the French variety. After having played in the group of Red Mountain Gospellers as organist, he founded The Phalansters, then joined the group Taï Phong. But it was his solo career that allowed him to establish himself as one of the most popular singers of the 80s, with titles such as Suffice it for a Sign (1981), Quand la musique est bonne (1982). , I give you (1985) or Over there (1987). From 1990 to 1995, he was part of the "Fredericks Goldman Jones" trio with the Franco-Welshman Michael Jones and the American Carole Fredericks, before resuming a solo career, interrupted in 2004. In total, he sold more than 30 million of records in its own name.
Françoise Madeleine Hardy was born on January 17, 1944 in Paris. An introverted teenager in an evanescent family structure, the song is for her a real escape, even a therapy.
The face of the sixties with her timeless hit "All boys and girls"
The world of operetta fascinates her, she sings for herself arias that give her courage.
Along with writing songs, she has an interest in astrology, which she sees as a complement to psychology.
Claude Nougaro, born September 9, 1929 in Toulouse and died March 4, 2004 in Paris 5th arrondissement, is a French singer-songwriter and poet.
A great lover of jazz, Latin and African music, playing on the musicality of words, he has applied himself throughout his career, in an unusual marriage of genres, to uniting French song, poetry and rhythm.
Michel Polnareff (nicknamed “L'Amiral”) born July 3, 1944 in Nérac in Lot-et-Garonne, is a French singer-songwriter.
A pianist and pop melodist, he cultivates a singular appearance. He is the composer and performer of many popular hits, such as: Love Me, Please Love Me, La Poupée qui fait non, Le Bal des Laze, Tout, tout pour ma darling, Je suis un homme, On ira tous au paradis , Letter to France or Goodbye Marylou.
Upon his arrival in the United States, Polnareff spent three months in New York, then moved to Los Angeles and signed with the Atlantic label, which released his latest French record.
In 1977, he composed Letter to France, which expressed his nostalgia for France, however he was attached to the comfort of Californian life, played sports and was passionate about computers.
On November 18, 2024, Michel Polnareff (80 years old since July 2024) announced that he had decided to end his career, but not before having published a new album
Renaud Séchan, dit Renaud, born May 11, 1952 in Paris, is a French singer-songwriter. With twenty-six albums sold, totaling nearly twenty million copies sold, he is one of the most popular singers in France. So here is Renaud who, with his flowery tongue, tells us about the monsters of nightmares, the ten-year-old friends with funny first names, the one who adds up the "bullshit" and the other who likes nothing, the absolute sulky. It was someone close to the singer who involuntarily gave him the idea for this song
The general public discovers a young woman singer-songwriter and pianist who sings original texts, with dreamlike accents on new and modern music with very Anglo-Saxon arrangements. The success is immediate, both in France and in Canada. In France, the single 45 rpm Besoin de personne has sold more than 100,000 copies. Véronique Sanson, born April 24, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French singer-songwriter and pianist. Véronique Sanson has obtained numerous prizes and decorations during her career, including three Victoires de la Musique and the Grand Médaille de la chanson française, awarded by the Académie française for her work as a whole. She is also an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters and a knight of the National Order of Merit.
Michel Sardou is a French singer and actor born January 26, 1947 in Paris
Many of his songs, such as The Popular Balls, The Sergeant's Laugh, The Love Sickness, The Old Marrieds, A Girl with Clear Eyes, Le France, Je va t'aimer, La Java de Broadway, Ten Years Earlier, By singing, I fly, Being a woman, The Lakes of Connemara, I come from the south, Africa farewell, Jazz singer or Musulmanes reach the top of the rankings or are considered classics of the French variety repertoire.
In almost sixty years of career, Michel Sardou's discography includes 26 studio albums and 20 live albums, bringing together a total of more than 350 songs. He has also received five Victoires de la Musique awards.
In 2017, his sales were estimated at more than 100 million records, which ranks him among the largest French record sellers.
Sheila is a French singer born August 16, 1945 in Créteil
Icon of the yéyé years in France, Sheila became a popular star upon the release of her second 45 in 1963, L'école est finite. From 1977, her career became international during her disco period, during which she collaborated notably with Nile Rodgers and the group Chic in 1980, then with Keith Olsen in 1981.
Although most of her records are in French, she has also recorded certain songs in English, German, Spanish and Italian. She has sung nearly 400 songs, performed numerous duets, and participated in numerous variety shows.
Sylvie Vartan is a French-Bulgarian singer and dancer, born on August 15, 1944, in Iskrets, Bulgaria.
Sylvie Vartan began her singing career in France in 1961, releasing over forty studio albums and achieving success with hits such as "La plus belle pour aller danser," "Comme un garçon," "La Maritza," "2 min 35 de bonheur," "Irrésistiblement," and "J'ai un problème" (a duet with Johnny Hallyday).
She has also covered several foreign songs and adapted them into French, such as "Le locomotion," "Je regarde," "Dansons," "Si je chante," "Bye bye Leroy Brown," "Qu'est-ce qui fait pleure les blondes?", "Petit Arc-en-ciel," "Nicolas," and "L'amour est comme une cigarette."
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