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Cyril Dion
Cyril Dion is a French writer, film director, poet, and activist. Early life and education After studying at the École d'art dramatique Jean-Périmony (drama school) and a very brief career as an actor, Cyril Dion coordinated projects for the 'Fondation Hommes de Parole'. He organized an Israeli-Palestinian congress at Caux in 2003, 2005 and 2006, and the first and second world Congress of Imams and Rabbis for peace in Brussels and Sevilla. Writing and film career He has written poetry since he was 17 and published in 2014 a collection of poems (Sitting on the edge) ''Assis sur le fil'', Table Ronde Editions. He wrote and co-produced with Mélanie Laurent the documentary film ''Tomorrow'' (''Demain''), released in movie theatres in France on 2 December 2015; as well as two books published by Actes Sud in France and translated into English, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean. ''Tomorrow'' won the Cesar award for Best Documentary (Oscar equivalent in France) in 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poissy
Poissy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Pisciacais'' in French. Poissy is one of the oldest royal cities of Île-de-France, birthplace of Louis IX of France and Philip III of France, before being supplanted from the 15th century by Saint-Germain-en-Laye. In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy of Poissy. It is known for hosting the Automobiles Gregoire successively, Matford, Ford SAF, Simca, Chrysler, Talbot (automobile), Talbot factories and now hosts one of France's largest Peugeot factories. The "Simca Poissy engine" was made here. Poissy is the 165th most populated city in Metropolitan France. Location Poissy is located about 30 kilometers west of Paris, in the northeastern part of the Yvelines, 8 kilometers west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon (; born Alain Édouard Kienast ; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films. Profile Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother's side is Swiss, and he has dual French-Swiss nationality. Six months after he was born, his family moved to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident. His mother sent him to a French college in England, but due to problems registering he decided to stay in London and work. Upon returning to France he took up guitar, influenced by English and American music. In 1970, he married and had his first son continuing to play in the cabarets and bars in the Rive Gauche of Paris. Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 with the Pathe-Marconi label but had no success. Bob Socquet, the artistic director of RCA encouraged him to perform his song "L'amour 1830" at the Rose D'Or of Antibes contest. Souchon then began to collaborate with c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTS1
RTS1 (Serbian Cyrillic: РТС1; First program of RTS ( sr, Први програм РТС-а/), First channel of RTS (/ ) or only First (/ )) is a Serbian public mainstream TV channel operated by RTS. Previously on RTS1 Serbian TV series *Јесен стиже, Дуњо моја (Goose Feather) *Оно као љубав (Something Like Love) - sitcom *Мој ујак (My Uncle) – children TV series *Стижу долари (Dollars are Coming) *Позориште у кући (Theater in the House) *Казнени простор (Criminal Space) *Лисице (Foxes) *Бољи живот (Better Life) *Срећни људи (Happy People) *Врућ ветар (Hot Wind) Foreign TV series *My Name Is Earl (Зовем се Ерл) * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Место злочина) * CSI: NY (Место злочина: Њујорк) * CSI: Miami (Истражитељи из Мајамија) *Prison Break (Бекство из затвора) *Criminal Minds (Злоч� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTBF
The ''Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française'' (RTBF, ''Belgian Radio-television of the French Community'', branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Community of Belgium, in Wallonia and Brussels. Its counterpart in the Flemish Community is the Dutch-language VRT (''Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie''), and in the German-speaking Community it is BRF (''Belgischer Rundfunk''). RTBF operates five television channels – ', ', ', ' and ' together with a number of radio channels, ', ', ', ', ', and '. The organisation's headquarters in Brussels, which is shared with VRT, is sometimes referred to colloquially as ''Reyers''. This comes from the name of the avenue where RTBF/VRT's main building is located, the . History Originally named the Belgian National Broadcasting Institute (french: INR, Institut national belge de radiodiffusion; nl, NIR, Belgisch Nationaal Instituut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France 2
France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on 7 April 2008, all France 2 programming has been broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format over the French analogue and digital terrestrial television. An HD simulcast feed of France 2 has been broadcasting on satellite provider CanalSat since 1 July 2008 and on digital terrestrial television since 30 October 2008. History Originally under the ownership of the RTF, the channel went on the air for the first time on 18 April 1964 as ''RTF Télévision 2''. Within a year, ORTF rebranded that channel as ''La deuxième chaîne'' (The Second Channel). Originally, the network was broadcast on 625-line transmitters only in preparation for the discontinuation of 819-line black & white transmissions and the introduction of colour. The switch to colou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Express
''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''. History and profile ''L'Express'' was co-founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, future president of the Radical Party, and Françoise Giroud, who had earlier edited '' ELLE'' and went on to become France's first minister of women's affairs in 1974 and minister of culture in 1976. When founded during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine ''Time'' and the German magazine '' Der Spiegel''. ''L'Express'' is published weekly. The magazine was supportive of the policies of Pierre Mendès-France in Indochina, and in general had a left-of-centre orientation. The magazine opposed the war in Algeria, and especially the use of torture. In March 1958, as a result of an article of Jean-Paul Sartre reviewing the book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piers Faccini
Piers Damian G. Faccini (born 1970) is an English singer, painter and songwriter. Biography Piers Faccini was born in London, England to an Italian father and an English mother. His family moved to France when he was five years old. His brother is the writer Ben Faccini. Faccini first appeared on the music scene in London in 1997, co-founding Charley Marlowe with performance poet Francesca Beard, percussionist Frank Byng and guitarist Luc Suarez; the band split in 2001 when Faccini decided to pursue a solo career. His first solo album ''Leave no Trace'' was released in 2004 by French Independent label Label Bleu. His second album was released by Los Angeles label Everloving Records in 2006; ''Tearing Sky'' was produced by JP Plunier, and featured Ben Harper, who Faccini would tour with between 2006 and 2008. His third album released by the French independent record label Tot ou Tard in 2009 was co-produced by Faccini and Renaud Letang. His fourth album, ''My Wilderness'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Cherhal
Jeanne Cherhal is a French singer-songwriter. Life and career After spending her younger years in Erbray near Châteaubriant, Cherhal studied philosophy before moving to Paris. She started her singing career playing piano – solo, or accompanied by her guitarist Éric Löhrer in small concert venues. At the time she sported long, plaited hair. After a six-title CD (edited by Madame Suzie), she released an album entitled "Jeanne Cherhal" with the independent label Tôt ou tard. Little by little, her renown increased. At the beginning she sang Georges Moustaki, Jacques Higelin, Thomas Fersen and Emir Kusturica; she was invited on by the group les Têtes Raides, sang as a double act with Vincent Delerm and sometimes as a trio with d'Albin de La Simone. She also performed in a series of concerts with Matthieu Bouchet, which culminated in the production of the CD-booklet '' n même temps...' (produced in a limited edition of 1500 copies). Cherhal's second album ''Douze fois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Loizeau
Emily Loizeau (born 7 February 1975) is a French author, composer, and singer. Her debut album, released in 2006, was titled ''L'autre bout du monde'' (The Other Side of the World). Biography Loizeau was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France. Her father, Pierre Loizeau, was French, and her mother, Eliza Hutchinson, was British. Her maternal grandparents were actress Peggy Ashcroft and barrister Jeremy Hutchinson. ''The Times'', 30 November 1991, accessed 14 May 2016 Around 1980, when she was five years old, Loizeau began to learn piano. After studying classical music for many years, she turned to studying philosophy and then theatre in London, then worked assisting composer and stage manager [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tryo
Tryo () is a French-language 'unplugged' ska acoustic band, popular in Europe and Quebec, with three French guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou. Tryo are popular in France partly due to their politically charged lyrics, whilst also showing a fun side with a range of humorous songs, especially in live performances. They take a left wing stance, criticising various French politicians such as Charles Pasqua (named in corruption scandals concerning suburban low cost housing or HLM) and Jean-Marie Le Pen and world leaders (George W. Bush, for example) in their music. The band has a "tolerant" view on cannabis, demonstrated by "La Main Verte" from the '' Mamagubida'' album. Drug references are reduced in their later albums. They have sold 900,000 albums. They had their 10-year anniversary in 2005, followed by a nationwide tour. Tryo have four studio albums, a double CD live album and two live DVDs. Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaz (singer)
Isabelle Geffroy (born 1 May 1980), known professionally as Zaz, is a French singer and songwriter who mixes jazzy styles, French variety, soul and acoustic. She is known for her single "Je veux", taken from her self-titled debut album, released on 10 May 2010. Early life Zaz was born in Tours, France. Her mother was a Spanish teacher, and her father worked for an electric company. In 1985, she entered the Conservatoire de Tours with her sister and her brother, attending courses from the ages of 6 to 11. She studied music theory, specifically the violin, piano, guitar, and choral singing. In 1994, she moved to Bordeaux. In 1995, she took singing lessons and played sports for a year in Bordeaux. In 2000, she won a scholarship from the regional council, which allowed her to join a school of modern music, the CIAM (Centre for Musical Activities and Information) of Bordeaux. Her musical influences included 'Four Seasons' by Vivaldi, jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur H
Arthur Higelin (born 27 March 1966), better known under his stage name Arthur H (), is a French pianist, songwriter and singer. He is best known in France for his live performances—four of his albums were recorded live. Life and career He is the son of the French singer Jacques Higelin and Nicole Courtois, and half brother of singers Izïa Higelin and stage and film actor, theatre director and music video director Kên Higelin. After traveling in the West Indies, he studied music in Boston before returning to Paris and developing his eclectic but highly personal musical style, drawing on such influences as Thelonious Monk, Serge Gainsbourg, the Sex Pistols, jazz, blues, Middle Eastern music and the tango. He first performed in 1988 in clubs in Paris, as leader of a trio with bassist Brad Scott and drummer Paul Jothy. His first album, ''Arthur H'' (1990), combined rhythmic experimentation and '' bal-musette'' elements with a vocal style which has been compared to Tom W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
