Delmas was born to a Bohemian family. She is the grandchild of opera singers and began her training at the Studio des Variétés.
She sang with
Marcel Mouloudji
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Mouloudji was born to Algeria ...
. She then toured for two years with the trio ''3 fois Danger'' and sang with the gospel chorus of
Mariah Carey
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in
Bercy
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in 1996.
In 1997, Delmas released a single ''Je le veux'', written by
François Valéry
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Biography
He became famous for his roma ...
.
Then she began performing in musicals, starting with ''Un Conte de Noël'' in 2000 at the
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
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History
It was first built very rapidly in 1781 under the direction of (1726–1810) to hou ...
. She then played Aurore in ''L’Ombre d’un géant'' at
Théâtre Mogador
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in 2002.
In 2003, she played the part of Belle Watling in ''
Autant en emporte le vent
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'' by Gérard Presgurvic and
Kamel Ouali
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Biography
Kamel Ouali was born in Paris. He is from an Algerian Kabyle family of twelve children.
In 1989, he was spotted by Angela Lorente of TF1 and by Cédric Naimi. He ...
at the
Palais des Sports de Paris
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* Dance hall, popularly a ''palais de danse'', in the 1950s and 1960s in the UK
* ''Palais'', French for palace
**Grand Palais, the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées
**Petit Palais, an art museum in Paris
* Palais River in t ...
.
After this, she decided to create the show ''Showllywood'' in which she challenged the standards of Hollywood musical movies.
Pierre Cardin
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invited her to the Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, where she gave = a televised recital of French songs, ''Bonjour Paris''. She toured for the French embassies in the
Middle East
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, the
Near East
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and
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.
She began vocal coaching and stage directing at Richard Cross' Centre de Formation Vocale.
In 2009, Delmas played the part of both witches in the musical ''Dothy et le Magicien d’Oz'' by
Dove Attia
Jules Dove Attia (Arabic-language, Arabic: جول دوف عطية) better known as Dove Attia (born in Kingdom of Tunisia, Tunisia on 8 June 1957), is a musical producer and television personality.
Beginnings
Dove Attia is a French citizen bor ...
Grand Rex
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Location and access
It is located at No. 1, boulevard Poissonnière in the 2nd arrondissement, on the grands boulevards.
Its facades and roofs, as well as its hall and its ...
. She received critical acclaim for her performance.
She voiced the singing parts of Mother Gothel for the French dub of the
Disney
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animated film ''
Tangled
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'', alongside
Isabelle Adjani
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who voiced the speaking parts.
At the end of 2010, she starred as Donna Sheridan in the French version of '' Mamma Mia!''. The show toured
France
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in 2012 and 2013.
In 2013, she sang with ''Les grandes voix des comédies musicales chantent pour les enfants hospitalisés'' alongside Renaud Hantson,
Mikelangelo Loconte
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and
Lââm
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Biography
Lââm (whose real name is LamiaPinocchio, le spectacle musical'' in
Paris
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opposite Pablo Villafranca and Nuno Resende.
Delmas participated in the 2014 edition of '' The Voice'' in
Florent Pagny
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's team.
Musicals
* 2000 : ''Un conte de Noël'' by William Korso, Pierre-Alain Perez - Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin
* 2002 : ''L'Ombre d'un géant'' by
François Valéry
François Valéry (real name : Jean-Louis Mougeot, born on 4 August 1954, in Oran, French Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter and composer. He is married to Nicole Calfan and Michael Calfan is his son.
Biography
He became famous for his roma ...
-
Théâtre Mogador
Théâtre Mogador (), founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the 9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies ...
* 2003 : ''
Autant en emporte le vent
''Autant en emporte le vent'' is a French musical adaptation of the 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel ''Gone with the Wind'' produced by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen in 2003, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic and staging and choreography b ...
'' by Gérard Presgurvic and
Kamel Ouali
Kamel Ouali (born 15 December 1971) is a French-Algerian choreographer.
Biography
Kamel Ouali was born in Paris. He is from an Algerian Kabyle family of twelve children.
In 1989, he was spotted by Angela Lorente of TF1 and by Cédric Naimi. He ...
-
Palais des Sports de Paris
Palais () may refer to:
* Dance hall, popularly a ''palais de danse'', in the 1950s and 1960s in the UK
* ''Palais'', French for palace
**Grand Palais, the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées
**Petit Palais, an art museum in Paris
* Palais River in t ...
* 2007 : ''Rimbaud musical'' by Richard Charest and Arnaud Kerane - Vingtième Théâtre, Théâtre ComédiaRimbaud musical rimbaudmusical.free.fr, 2014-02-27
* 2009 : ''Dothy et le Magicien d'Oz'' by
Dove Attia
Jules Dove Attia (Arabic-language, Arabic: جول دوف عطية) better known as Dove Attia (born in Kingdom of Tunisia, Tunisia on 8 June 1957), is a musical producer and television personality.
Beginnings
Dove Attia is a French citizen bor ...
Grand Rex
Le Grand Rex is a cinema and concert venue in Paris, France.
Location and access
It is located at No. 1, boulevard Poissonnière in the 2nd arrondissement, on the grands boulevards.
Its facades and roofs, as well as its hall and its ...
* 2010-2013 : '' Mamma Mia!'' by Catherine Johnson -
Théâtre Mogador
Théâtre Mogador (), founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the 9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies ...
Marie-Jo Zarb
Marie-Jo Zarb is a French lyricist, director and producer.
Career
After literature studies, Marie-Jo Zarb meets Bruno Pelletier, the francophone Quebecer singer, in 1993, and writes many songs for him. Thanks to this first experience, she wor ...
and Moria Némo -
Théâtre de Paris
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, tour
* 2014-2015 : ''
The Wizard of Oz
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'' by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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, dir
Jeremy Sams
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Sams is the son of the Shakespearean scholar and musicologist Eric Sams.
He read music, French, and German at Magdalene Colleg ...
-
Palais des Congrès de Paris
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, tour
Discography
Singles
* 1997 : ''Je le veux''
* 2001 : ''Pour aimer plus fort'' : Hanna H,
Rose Laurens
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and Sophie Delmas, from ''L'Ombre d'un géant''
* 2002 : ''Rêver d'être une star'', from ''L'Ombre d'un géant''
* 2011 : ''Le chemin'', for the
NGO
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''Winds Peace Japan''
* 2013 : ''Un faux départ'' with the collective ''Les grandes voix des comédies musicales''
Autant en emporte le vent
''Autant en emporte le vent'' is a French musical adaptation of the 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel ''Gone with the Wind'' produced by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen in 2003, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic and staging and choreography b ...
''
* 2009 : ''Dothy et le Magicien d'Oz''
* 2010 : ''
Tangled
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* 2004 : ''Autant en emporte le vent''
* 2009 : ''Dothy et le Magicien d'Oz''
Voice acting
* 2010 : ''
Tangled
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'' (French
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