Michèle Arnaud (, born Micheline Caré; 18 March 1919 – 30 March 1998), was a French singer, recording artist, and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. She was buried on 18 September 1998 at
Montparnasse Cemetery
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. She is the mother of the singer
Dominique Walter and the photographer Florence Gruère.
Arnaud was awarded a
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
and
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...
. She was the first entrant for
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
in the first edition of the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
in
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
.
Biography
After completing her primary education in Cherbourg, she went to Paris where she took a course at the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques. She gained two degrees in philosophy. Simultaneously with her studies, she regularly frequented cabaret clubs such as ''Le Tabou'' and ''La Rose Rouge''.
In 1956 she was the first entrant for Luxembourg in the first edition of the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
in
Lugano
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, participating with the songs
Ne crois pas and
Les amants de minuit, but was unsuccessful in winning.
On 11 July 1962, she appeared in the first-ever live television transmission via satellite from France to the United States. Because of the orbital path of the newly launched American satellite, Telstar, the program lasted only twenty minutes. Also appearing that evening was
Yves Montand
Ivo Livi (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand (), was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists.
Early life
Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a ...
.
[Christian Science Monitor, Telstar: The Satellite That Helped Turn The Globe Into A Village]
Discography
Compilations
''Gainsbourg sung by...''
* 2 CD EMI Music France 854067-2, 1996 and reedited in June 2006, all songs of Serge Gainsbourg sung by Michèle Arnaud (CD 1) :
#''La Recette de l'amour fou'', 1958
#''Douze belles dans la peau'', 1958
#''Jeunes femmes et vieux messieurs'', 1958
#''La Femme des uns sous le corps des autres'', 1958
#''
Ronsard
Pierre de Ronsard (; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet known in his generation as a " prince of poets". His works include '' Les Amours de Cassandre'' (1552)'','' '' Les Hymnes'' (1555-1556)'', Les Discours'' (1562-1563 ...
58'', lyrics by Serge Barthélémy and music by Serge Gainsbourg, 1959
#''Il était une oie'', 1959
#''La Chanson de
Prévert'', 1961
#''Les Goémons'', 1962
#''La Javanaise'', 1963
#''Les Papillons noirs'', a duo with
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...
, 1966
#''Ballade des oiseaux de croix'', 1966
#''Les Papillons noirs'', 1966
#''Ne dis rien'', from the musical ''Anna'', 1967
#''Rêves et caravelles'', 1969
''Michèle Arnaud''
* 2 CD EMI Music France 520486-2 (1999)
** CD 1:
#''Voulez-vous jouer avec moi ?'', texts by
Marcel Achard
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and music by
Georges van Parys
Georges Van Parys (7 June 1902 in Paris – 28 January 1971 in Paris) was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vic ...
, 1956
#''Ne crois pas'', texts and music by Christian Guitreau, 1956
#''La rue s'allume'', texts by
Louis Ducreux and music by
André Popp
André Charles Jean Popp (19 February 1924 – 10 May 2014) was a French composer, arranger and screenwriter.
Biography
Popp was born into a family of German-Dutch background, in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. He started his career as a church ...
– Louis Ducreux, 1955
#''Quand on s'est connu'', texts and music by Jean-Pierre Moulin, 1958
#''L'Éloge des cocus'', texts by Pierre Lambry and music by Simone Lorencin, 1957
#''Zon zon zon'', texts by
Maurice Vidalin and music by
Jacques Datin, 1957
#''Sous le pont
Mirabeau'', poem by
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire (; ; born Kostrowicki; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Poland, Polish descent.
Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the ...
and music by Jacques Lasry, 1955
#''Julie'', texts by
Maurice Vidalin and music by
Jacques Datin, 1957
#''Sans l'amour de toi'', paroles de Claude Delécluse and music by Michelle Senlis –
Paul Misraki
Paul Misraki (28 January 1908 – 29 October 1998) was a French composer of popular music and film scores. Over the course of over 60 years, Misraki wrote the music to 130 films, scoring works by directors like Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol, Ja ...
, 1957
#''Morte Fontaine'', texts by Rolland Valade and music by Jean-Michel Arnaud, 1959
#''
Van Gogh
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'', texts by Pierre Lambry and music by
Jacques Datin, 1959
#''Napoli'', texts and music by
Roger Riffard
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, 1960
#''Loulou de la Vache Noire'', texts and music by
Roger Riffard
Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...
, 1960
#''Deux tourterelles'', texts by
Eddy Marnay
Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint win ...
and music by
Emil Stern, 1957
#''Pourquoi mon dieu'', French adaptation by
Georges Moustaki
Georges Moustaki (born Giuseppe Mustacchi; 3 May 1934 – 23 May 2013) was an Egyptian- French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf, Dalida, Fran ...
et Jacques Kabanellis from
Manos Hadjidakis
Manos may refer to: Films
* The Hands (film), ''The Hands'' (film) (Spanish: ''Las manos''), a 2006 Argentinean-Italian film
* ''Manos: The Hands of Fate'', 1966 horror film
Other uses
* Manos (album), ''Manos'' (album), by The Spinanes
* Manos (n ...
, 1962
#''Pauvre
Verlaine
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On January 1, 2006, Verlaine had a total population of 3,507. The total area is 24.21 km2 which gives a population density
Population density (in ag ...
'', texts and music by
Salvatore Adamo
Salvatore Adamo (November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer, and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citiz ...
, 1968
#''Amour perdu'', texts and music by
Salvatore Adamo
Salvatore Adamo (November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer, and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citiz ...
, 1963
#''Toi qui marchais'', texts by Jean-Pierre Chevrier and music by
Guy Bontempelli, 1963
#''L'Inconnue'', texts and music by
Roger Riffard
Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...
, 1960
#''Il y a des années'', texts and music by
Roger Riffard
Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...
, 1960
** CD 2:
#''Angelo'', texts and music by Robert Ardray, 1964
#''Comment dire'', texts and music by
Guy Bontempelli, 1964
#''Et après ?'', texts by Armand Seggian and music by Jacques Pezet, 1964
#''La Chanson de Tessa'', texts by
Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; ; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.
His wo ...
and music by Maurice Jaubert, 1965
#''Ne vous mariez pas les filles'', texts by
Boris Vian
Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of th ...
and music by
Alain Goraguer, 1964
#''Si les eaux de la mer'', texts by
Bernard Dimey and music by
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist.
Biography
Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an Indigen ...
, 1965
#''Les Papillons noirs'', a duo with
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...
, texts and music by Serge Gainsbourg, 1966
#''Ballade des oiseaux de croix'', texts and music by Serge Gainsbourg, 1966
#''Chanson sur une seule note'', French adaptation by
Eddy Marnay
Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint win ...
of ''Samba de una nota so'' from the Brazilian texts by
Newton Mandonga, music by
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular ...
, 1962
#''Sans toi'', texts by
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter and photographer.
Varda's work employed location shooting in an era when the limitations of sound technology made it easier ...
and music by
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...
from the movie ''
Cléo from 5 to 7
''Cléo from 5 to 7'' () is a 1962 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Agnès Varda. It follows Florence ( Corinne Marchand), a young singer known professionally as "Cléo Victoire", from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on June 21, as she wa ...
'', 1963
#''Un soir'', texts by
Bernard Dimey and music by
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist.
Biography
Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an Indigen ...
, 1964
#''La Marche arrière'', texts by
Boris Vian
Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of th ...
and music by
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist.
Biography
Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an Indigen ...
, 1964
#''Je croyais'', adaptation by
Hugues Auffray
Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (; born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City,Ian Bel ...
and
Georges Aber from ''
Yesterday'' by
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...
and
Paul McCartney
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, 1966
#''La Grammaire et l'amour'', texts and music by
Guy Bontempelli, 1966
#''La Chabraque'', texts by
Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé (; 29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children.
Biography
Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest ...
and music by
Guy Béart
Guy Béhart-Hasson (; 16 July 1930 – 16 September 2015), known as Guy Béart, was a French singer and songwriter.
Life and career
Béart was born Guy Béhart-Hasson (originally spelled Béhar-Hassan) in Cairo, Egypt, to a Sephardic Jewish fa ...
, 1960
#''Marie d'
Aquitaine
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'', texts by
René Ruet and music by
André Grassi, 1962
#''
Cherbourg
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avait raison'', texts by
Jacques Larue and
Eddy Marnay
Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint win ...
, music by
Guy Magenta, 1961
#''La Chanson des vieux amants'', texts by
Jacques Brel
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and music by
Gérard Jouannest
Gérard Jouannest (2 May 1933 – 16 May 2018) was a French pianist and composer.
Early life
Jouannest was born on 2 May 1933 in Vanves near Paris. His father was a piano manufacturer.
Jouannest graduated from the Conservatoire de Paris in 1954. ...
, 1967
#''Le Bleu de l'été'', French adaptation by
Henri Contet of ''
Green Leaves of Summer'' from the American texts of
Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award.
Life and career
Webster was born in New York City, United S ...
, music by
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian and American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in Saint Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after t ...
from the movie ''
Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alam ...
'', 1961
#''Timoléon le jardinier'', texts and music by
Roger Riffard
Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...
, 1960
References
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French pop singers
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Knights of the Legion of Honour
Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery
1919 births
1998 deaths
20th-century French women singers
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Eurovision Song Contest entrants