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Louane (singer)
Anne Edwige Maria Peichert (; born 26 November 1996), known by her stage name Louane Emera () or simply Louane, is a French singer and actress. In France she became known for being a semi-finalist in the 2013 season of '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'', and is known internationally for her role in the 2014 film ''La Famille Bélier'', for which she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song " Maman", where she finished seventh with 230 points. Early life Born Anne Peichert in Sainte-Catherine on 26 November 1996, she grew up in the French department of Pas-de-Calais, with her four sisters and her only brother Benoît. Louane's father, Jean-Pierre Peichert, was French, son of a Polish mother and German father. Her mother, Isabel Pinto dos Santos, was Brazilian-Portuguese, daughter of a Portuguese father and a Brazilian mother. In 2008, she took part in '' L'École des stars'', a French music com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Catherine, Pas-de-Calais
Sainte-Catherine (; also unofficially: ''Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras'', , literally ''Sainte-Catherine near Arras''; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France north of the centre of Arras. Population Notable people * Mathieu Assou-Ekotto (born 1978), former footballer *Nando de Colo (born 1987), basketball player See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References External links Official website of Sainte-Catherine [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Figaro
() is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', and the eponym, eponymous ''The Marriage of Figaro (play), Le Mariage de Figaro''. One of his lines became the paper's motto: "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise". The oldest national newspaper in France, is considered a French newspaper of record, along with and ''Libération''. Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group. Its editorial director has been Alexis Brézet since 2012. ''Le Figaro'' is the second-largest national newspaper in France, after ''Le Monde''. It has a Centre-right politics, centre-right editorial stance and is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Other Groupe Figaro publications include ''Le Figaro Magazine'', ''TV Magazine'' and ''Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 many songs. His scores for two of the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, '' The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (1964) and '' The Young Girls of Rochefort'' (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song " The Windmills of Your Mind" from '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968), and additional Oscars for '' Summer of '42'' (1971) and Barbra Streisand's '' Yentl'' (1983). Life and career Legrand was born in Paris to his father, Raymond Legrand, who was himself a conductor and composer, and his mother, Marcelle Der-Mikaëlian, who was the sister of conductor Jacques Hélian. Raymond and Marcelle were married in 1929. His maternal grandfather was Armenian. Legrand composed more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian and British singer and actress. Born and raised in New South Wales, Imbruglia became widely known in the early 1990s playing Beth Brennan in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. After leaving the series, she moved to the UK to begin a recording career. Her 1997 debut single, a cover of Ednaswap's song " Torn", quickly became a worldwide hit, topped the US ''Billboard'' Radio Songs Chart for eleven weeks in 1998, and was listed on the 50 Best Songs of the 1990s by ''Rolling Stone''. Her debut album, '' Left of the Middle'' (1997), was a commercial success — earning multi-platinum certifications in the US, the UK and Australia, and selling seven million copies worldwide. Subsequent albums, including '' White Lilies Island'' (2001) and '' Counting Down the Days'' (2005), were both met with commercial declines, but received gold certifications by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). As of 2021, Imbruglia has re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torn (Ednaswap Song)
"Torn" is a song written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven—who composed all of the lyrics—and Phil Thornalley in 1991 as a solo song for Preven. It was recorded and performed live during this period, but not given its first formal release until 1993, when Danish singer Lis Sørensen released the song in Danish language, Danish under the title "" (, meaning 'burnt'). Cutler and Preven formed an alternative rock band, Ednaswap, in 1993. Ednaswap gave "Torn" its first formal English-language release in 1995, where it was released as a single from their Ednaswap (album), self-titled debut. Later, in 1996, the first English-language cover, by American-Norwegian singer Trine Rein, was produced and released. The best known version of "Torn" is sung by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, who covered it for her 1997 debut single. Her version was produced by Thornalley; it peaked at number one on the singles charts of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, and Sweden, as well as on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garou (singer)
Pierre Garand (; born 26 June 1972), known by his stage name Garou (; a diminutive of his last name), is a Canadian singer and actor from Sherbrooke, Québec. He sings in French and English. He is known for his work in the musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' (playing Quasimodo in both the original French and English casts) and the No. 1 hits " Belle", " Seul", " Sous le vent", and " La Rivière de notre enfance". Life and career Pierre Garand began playing guitar at the age of three, at the encouragement of his father. He went on to serve in the military and started a band in 1992 called the Untouchables. In 1997, he was discovered by Luc Plamondon while singing American blues tunes in a Sherbrooke bar. He was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo in his musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris'', which made him a star in France and launched his singing career. He went on to play the role for three years. His first studio album, ''Seul'', became the best-selling French rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Bertignac
Louis Laurent Bertignac (; born 23 February 1954) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986. Tony Visconti produced his first solo album, ''Elle et Louis'' (1993) and Chris Kimsey the second, '' '96''. In 2004, he produced, arranged and played guitar on the debut album by Carla Bruni, '' Quelqu'un m'a dit''. Bruni in turn contributed lyrics to 10 of the 12 songs on Bertignac's 2005 album ''Longtemps.'' He performed at Live 8 at the Palace of Versailles on 2 July 2005. He appears as an actor in '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' in 1994. Discography With Téléphone * Téléphone (1977) * Crache Ton Venin (1979) * Téléphone public (1980) * Au Cœur de la Nuit (1980) * Dure Limite ''Dure Limite'' () is the fourth studio album by France, French rock band Téléphone, released in 1982 on Virgin Records. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenifer (singer)
Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli (born 15 November 1982), known by the mononym Jenifer, is a French singer. Since winning the first season of ''Star Academy France'' in 2002, she has had a number of hit singles on the French, Belgian and Swiss charts. Biography Jenifer Bartoli was raised with her younger brother Jonathan, by her mother and father, Michel Dadouche and Christine Bartoli. Her mother is part Corsican-Italian and part Belgian; her father is a Jewish Algerian. She comes from a modest background. She participated in the '' Graines de star'' television broadcast in 1997, but this was a failure. Jenifer decided to go to Paris and attend the casting for the first series of ''Star Academy'' France, which went on to become a huge hit on French television. She was selected, and eventually won. The hit single "J'attends l'amour" (''I'm waiting for love'') soon followed. After the tour with her band that followed her victory, she toured as a solo artist from October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny (; born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de penser"—all three were number one in France. As of 2018, he has sold more than 6 million singles and 10 million albums, becoming the 17th best-selling artist of all time in France. Early years Florent Pagny began his artistic career as an actor in popular films and television dramas. He appeared in ''La Balance'', ''Ace of Aces (1982 film), L'As des as'', and ''A Captain's Honor'' or ''Fort Saganne''. In 1987, he wrote his first song titled "N'importe quoi". Pagny's first album, ''Merci'', was released in 1990. The album's songs, mainly written by himself, began to attract controversy, with the press eventually boycotting some of them. This led to a decline in sales, culminating in personal problems. His follow-up album, ''Réaliste'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sheller
William Sheller (born William Desbœuf) on 9 July 1946) is a French classical composer and singer-songwriter. A prominent artist of French popular music since the 1970s, William Sheller has the particularity of being one of the few singers of French chanson who has benefited from a solid background in classical music. This has influenced his repertoire with a sophisticated musical style, combining elements of classical music with chanson and symphonic rock. Biography Born in Paris to an American soldier and a French mother, William Desbœuf was raised in Ohio until he was 7. He then went back to France to live with his mother's parents, who worked in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Palais Garnier. William left school at 16 to study composition with teacher Yves Margat (himself a student of Gabriel Fauré) and later harmony, fugue and counterpoint at the Paris conservatoire. He was training for the Prix de Rome but turned to pop music after hearing the Beatles. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle (magazine)
''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide Lifestyle magazine, magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and Lifestyle (social sciences), lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. ''Elle'' is considered "one of the world's largest fashion and lifestyle publications", with 45 international editions totalling 33 million readers and receiving 100 million unique monthly visitors on its 55 digital platforms. It was founded in Paris in 1945 by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff. The magazine's readership has grown since its founding, increasing to 800,000 across France by the 1960s. ''Elle'' editions have since multiplied, creating a global network of publications and readers. ''Elle''s international expansion began with ''Elle UK'' and ''Elle USA'' launches in 1985. Previous magazine editors include Jean-Dominique Bauby for ''Elle France'' and Roberta Myers, the longest-serving editor-in-chief at ''Elle USA''. :fr:Véronique Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagine (John Lennon Song)
"Imagine" is a song by English musician John Lennon from his 1971 Imagine (John Lennon album), album of the same name. The best-selling single of his solo career, the lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world of peace, without economic materialism, materialism, without borders separating nations and without religion. Shortly before Murder of John Lennon, his death, Lennon said that much of the song's lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono, and in 2017, she wanted to receive a co-writing credit. Lennon and Ono co-produced the song with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. In October, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States, where it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was first issued as a single in Britain in 1975, to promote the compilation ''Shaved Fish'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
