Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to

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, and acquired Swiss citizenship.

Birth name

Her first name Maïtena, which is of

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origin, means "beloved", and is sometimes used by the inhabitants of

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, especially of

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and also resembles the diminutive of the name Marie-Thérèse, "Maïthé". Doumenach, her last name, is

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in origin – Domènec in Catalan. Her birth name Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach, and her repertoire which included pieces inspired from world

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, have led to speculation of an Armenian origin of her parents. The singer herself used to define herself sometimes as "ariégeoise", i.e. from the region of Ariège in the south of France.

Biography

Childhood and adolescence

Marie Laforêt was born at

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, in

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, in the villa "Rithé-Rilou", named after her aunt and her mother: Marie Thérèse and Marie Louise Saint Guily. Her father's family, Doumenach, were originally from

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, a village in the

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, on the border of Têt. Her paternal great-grandfather, Louis Doumenach, led a textile factory at Lavelanet, in Ariège and his son, Charles-Joseph Doumenach, was a colonel and municipal counsellor. The singer's maternal grandfather built "cabanons" in the resort of Soulac-Sur-Mer, in

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in 1886. During the

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, the artist's father, an industry man, was captured and detained as a

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until the liberation in May 1945. Laforêt, her sister Alexandra and their mother knew a period of many hardships. At the age of three Laforêt suffered a sexual trauma which affected her for a long time. During the war, the Doumenachs found shelter at

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and in the province of their ancestors Ariège, in the village

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. After the war, the family moved to

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where the father led a factory for railway utensils. Later they settled in

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. After becoming more religious and having considered becoming a nun, Laforêt continued her secondary studies at the Lycee La Fontaine in Paris. There she began to show interest for the dramatic arts and her first experiences in this domain proved to be therapeutically useful for her through their cathartic effect.

1960s

Her career began accidentally in 1959 when she replaced her sister at the last minute in a French radio talent contest ''Naissance d'une étoile'' (birth of a star) and won. Director

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then cast the young starlet in the film he was shooting at the time, ''Liberté'', a project he finally abandoned, making Laforêt's first appearance on screen her turn opposite actor

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's 1960 drama '' Plein Soleil''. After this film she became very popular and interpreted many roles in the 1960s. She married director

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, who cast her in some of his own works, including ''La Fille aux Yeux d'Or'' ('' The Girl with the Golden Eyes''), based on the Balzac story, which would become her nickname. In her second film, ''Saint Tropez Blues'', accompanied by a young

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at the guitar, she sang the title song and immediately started releasing singles, her first hit being 1963's '' Les Vendanges de l'Amour''. Her songs offered a more mature, poetic, tender alternative to the light, teenage yé-yé tunes charting in France at the time. Her melodies borrowed more from exotic

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, especially

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and

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, than from contemporary American and British pop acts. Laforêt worked with many important French composers, musicians and lyricists, such as

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and Pierre Cour, who provided her with a panoply of colorful, sophisticated orchestral arrangements, featuring dozens of musical instruments and creating a variety of sounds, sometimes almost

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, other times quite modern and innovative. With businessman Judas Azuelos, a

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descent, she had two children, a daughter and a son. The daughter,

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, is a French director, writer, and producer, who made a film about another famous French singer,

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, in 2017.

1970s

At the end of the 1960s, Laforêt had become a rather distinctive figure in the French pop scene. Her music stood out, perhaps too much for her new label CBS Records, which expected of her more upbeat, simpler songs. She was interested in making more personal records, but finally gave in. Although her most financially successful singles ("'' Viens, Viens''", a cover of the German hit ″ ''Rain'' ''Rain'' ''Rain''″, and "''Il a neigé sur Yesterday''", a ballad about the break-up of the

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) were released in the 1970s, Laforêt progressively lost interest in her singing career, moving to

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in 1978, where she opened an art gallery and abandoned music.

1980 to 2019

In the 1980s, Laforêt concentrated on her acting career, appearing in a few French and

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s. Some music singles were eventually released, but were not popular. She made a comeback, however, in 1993 with her final album, for which she wrote the lyrics. In the 1990s, she again continued to work as an actress, both on screen and on stage. She performed in a number of plays in Paris over the years, acclaimed by audiences and critics alike. In September 2005, she sang once again, going on tour in France for the first time since 1972. Every concert was sold out. Laforêt resided in Geneva and obtained Swiss citizenship.

Death

Marie Laforêt died on 2 November 2019 in

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, Switzerland, a small town in the

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near Geneva, from the consequences of a primary bone cancer as revealed by one of her daughters, Deborah Kahn-Sriber in 2020. She was 80 years old. Her funeral took place in Paris, at the church on Saint-Eustache, on 24 November; followed by the burial in the family crypt at the Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

Recordings

Folk music

Laforêt was fond of folk music ever since she began recording in the early 1960s. She helped popularize the

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song "''

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''" in France with her 1963 interpretation. On the

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of the same EP she sings the classic American

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" ''House'' ''of the Rising Sun''". Her other folk recordings include: "''Viens sur la montagne''", a 1964 French adaptation of the African-American spiritual " ''Go'' ''Tell It on the Mountain''", recorded by American folk trio

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the previous year, "''Coule doux''" (''Hush-a-Bye''), another Peter, Paul and Mary song, 1966's "''Sur les chemins des Andes''", a French version of the traditional

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song " ''El'' ''Cóndor Pasa''", and "''La voix du silence''", a 1966 cover of American duo

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's first hit, " ''The'' ''Sound of Silence''".

Rock music

She also recorded some rock songs in the 1960s, her most famous being "''Marie-douceur, Marie-colère''", a 1966 cover of the

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hit " ''Paint'' ''It Black''". Another popular recording was 1965's

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-style "''A demain, my darling''", known by English-speakers as " ''The'' ''Sha La La Song''" written by

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on her debut eponymous album.

Pop music

Some of her most memorable pop songs are those written or arranged by French composer

, such as "''Entre toi et moi''", "''L'amour en fleurs''", "''Les noces de campagne''", " ''Mon'' ''amour, mon ami''", and "''Manchester et Liverpool''". The melody of the latter song gained fame in the former Soviet Union as the background music to the

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television news programme's

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in the 1970s.

Other music

The quiet, bittersweet and minimally arranged ballad "''Je voudrais tant que tu comprennes''" (1966), composed by

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, is a Marie Laforêt favorite. Homage was paid to the song in the 1980s when French pop superstar

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added it to her own concert repertoire. The 1973 hit " ''Viens'', ''viens''" was a cover version of a German song " ''Rain'', ''Rain, Rain''" performed by Simon Butterfly. Laforêt's 1977 hit "''Il a neigé sur Yesterday''", perhaps her most well-known recording, was penned by musician Jean-Claude Petit, and lyricist

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, (famous for his work with

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and

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) and who had written the words for earlier Laforêt songs, such as " ''Les'' ''vendanges de l'amour''" and "''L'orage''".

Filmography

Movies Television Movies * 1961 : ''Le Rouge et le Noir'' de Pierre Cardinal (téléfilm): Mathile De La Mole * 1965 : ''La redevance du fantôme'' de Robert Enrico (téléfilm): Miss Diamond * 1972 : ''Kean: Un roi de théâtre'' de Marcel Moussy (téléfilm): Comtesse Elena de Kloefeld * 1984 : ''Emmenez-moi au théâtre'' (série TV): Pauline * 1987 : ''La Mafia 3'' (''La Piovra 3'') de Luigi Perelli (série TV): Anna Antinari * 1988 : ''Le loufiat'' (série TV): la star * 1989 : ''La Bugiarda'', de Franco Giraldi (téléfilm): Elvira * 1989 : ''Isabella la ladra'' (série TV): Elvira * 1990 : ''L'affaire Rodani'' (''Quattro piccole donne'') de Gianfranco Albano (série TV): la mère des quatre filles * 1992 : ''Un cane sciolto 3'' de Giorgio Capitani (téléfilm): Hélène * 1994 : ''A che punto è la notte ?'' de Nanni Loy (téléfilm): Chantal Guidi * 1995 : ''Adrien Le Sage: Ma fille est impossible'' (téléfilm): Comtesse de Pontigny * 1996 : ''L'histoire du Samedi'' (série TV): Françoise * 1997 : ''Le Désert de feu'' (''Desierte di fuoco'') d'Enzo G. Castellari (téléfilm): Rahma * 1998 : ''Jeudi 12'' de Patrick Vidal (série TV): Françoise Gamelin * 1998 : ''Villa Vanille'' de Jean Sagols (téléfilm): Pronia

Discography

Studio Albums * 1964 : Viens sur la montagne * 1965 : La Fleur sans nom * 1967 : Manchester et Liverpool * 1968 : Le Lit de Lola * 1968 : Que calor la vida * 1969 : Le Vin de l’été * 1970 : Portrait * 1972 : Ay tu me plais * 1973 : Pourquoi les Hommes pleurent ? * 1974 : Noé * 1976 : La Vérité * 1977 : Il reviendra * 1979 : Moi je voyage * 1993 : Reconnaissances (Une Musique) Live Albums * 1970 : Récital * 1998 : Voyage au long cours Spanish Albums * 1964 : Y Volvamos al Amor * 1965 : Entre Tú y Yo * 1968 : Qué Calor la Vida * 1969 : Mon amour, mon ami Italian Albums * 1964 : La Cantante Dagli Occhi d’Oro Portuguese Albums * 1967 : Sôbre a Montanha 1960s singles and EPs * 1960 : ''Saint-Tropez Blues / Tumbleweed'' * 1963 : ''Tu fais semblant – Les vendanges de l'amour / Mary Ann – Les jeunes filles'' * 1963 : ''

–

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– Banks on the Ohio'' * 1963 : ''Au coeur de l'automne – L'amour en fleurs / Qu'est-ce qui fait pleurer les filles – Mais si loin de moi'' * 1963 : ''La vendemmia dell'amore – E giusto / Una noia senza fine – Che male c'e'' * 1964 : '' Viens sur la montagne – Les noces de campagne / Un amour qui s'éteint – L'amour qu'il fera demain'' * 1964 : ''La tendresse – La plage / Après toi qui sait – L'arbre qui pleure'' * 1965 : '' Katy cruelle – Entre toi et moi / La bague au doigt – Ma chanson faite pour toi'' * 1965 : ''Ah ! Dites, dites – Julie Crèvecoeur / Viens – À demain my darling'' * 1965 : ''La plage / Après toi, qui sait'' * 1966 : ''La voix du silence ( The Sound of Silence) – Siffle, siffle ma fille / Je t'attends – L'orage'' * 1966 : ''Marie-douceur, Marie-colère ( Paint It Black) – Toi qui dors / Je voudrais tant que tu comprennes – La moisson'' * 1966 : ''Manchester et Liverpool – Pourquoi ces nuages / Prenons le temps – Sur les chemins des Andes'' * 1966 : '' Mon amour, mon ami – Sébastien / Je suis folle de vous – Mon village au fond de l'eau'' * 1967 : '' Ivan, Boris et moi – Je ne peux rien promettre / Pour celui qui viendra – Tom'' * 1968 : ''Le lit de Lola – Qu'y-a-t-il de changé / Et si je t'aime – A la gare de Manhattan'' * 1968 : ''El polo – L'air que tu jouais pour moi / Le tengo rabia al silencio – House of the rising sun'' * 1968 : ''Que calor la vida – Mais mon coeur est vide / La valse des petits chiens blancs – Requiem pour trois mariages'' * 1969 : ''Au printemps – Roselyne / Feuilles d'or – D'être à vous'' * 1969 : ''Pour une étoile – Ton coeur sauvage / Vin de l'été – En plus de l'amour'' * 1969 : ''Ah ! Si mon moine – On n'oublie jamais / Tourne, tourne – La fleur sans nom'' * 1969 : ''Tu es laide / Toi, nos enfants et moi'' 1960s LPs * 1964 : ''Marie Laforêt'' * 1965 : ''Marie Laforêt Vol. 2'' * 1967 : ''Marie Laforêt Vol. 3'' * 1968 : ''Marie Laforêt Vol. 4'' * 1968 : ''Que calor la vida'' * 1969 : ''Marie Laforêt Vol. 6'' * 1970 : ''Marie Laforêt Vol. 7''

Publications

* 1981 : ''Contes et légendes de ma vie privée'' () * 2001 : ''Mes petites magies, livre de recettes pour devenir jeune'' () * 2002 : ''Panier de crabes : les vrais maîtres du monde'' () * 2008 : Sous le pseudonyme d'Erna Huili-Collins. Ouvrage collectif ''Correspondances intempestives : à la folie... pas du tout'', Triartis * 2020 : ''Nous n'avons pas d'autre choix que de croire'' ()

References

Additional sources

* Pierre Fageolle & Egon Kragel, ''Marie Laforêt'' , éd. ... Car rien n'a d'importance, 1994 * Pierre Saka, Yann Plougastel (dir.), ''La Chanson française et francophone'', Guide Totem, Larousse/HER, 1999 (2-03-511346-6) * Alain Wodrascka, ''Marie Laforêt - La femme aux cent visages'', éd. L'Étoile du Sud, 1999 * Alain Wodrascka, ''Marie Laforêt - Portrait d'une star libre'', éd. Didier Carpentier, 2009 () * Alain Wodrascka, ''Marie Laforêt - long courrier vers l'aurore'', Mustang éditions, préface de Nilda Fernandez, 2014

External links

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interview about her family life, in Frenchsome biographical data in Généalogie Magazine Nr 294. 2010 a biography, archives de la musique de la semaineabout her career, 2005
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