Chantal Gallia (born Chantal Halimi; 8 December 1956 – 10 July 2022) was an Algerian-born French singer, humorist, and impersonator.
Biography
As an impersonator, Gallia participated in the television programs ', ', and ' during the 1970s and 80s. In 1978, she held a small role in the film ', directed by
Nicole de Buron
Nicole de Buron (12 January 1929 – 11 December 2019) was a French people, French writer.
Biography
Born on 12 January 1929 in Tunis, de Buron first worked for the magazine ''Marie Claire'' before she began writing novels. She was the mother of ...
. In August 1989, she hosted a weekly special, ''Gallia d'la joie'', broadcast on .
In the 1990s, Gallia collaborated with Thierry Sforza to write the script for her show ''J'annonce, j'abats'', shown at the
Théâtre de la Renaissance
The name Théâtre de la Renaissance () has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building ...
in 1992. In 1993, she worked alongside Sforza again for ''Non mais je rêve'', shown at the .
Chantal Gallia died of a stroke in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
on 10 July 2022, aged 65.
Discography
*''Naître ou ne pas naître'' (1976)
*''Pas d'mari pour Mimi'' (1976)
*''Amoureusement vôtre'' (1977)
*''Tout un programme !'' (1977)
*''La chanteuse noire'' (1978)
*''Slow nu'' (1978)
*''Disco cloche'' (1980)
*''S.O.S...je suis là'' (1980)
*''La salsaméricain'' (1983)
*''Bidon'' (1983)
*''La mémoire qui chante'' (1987)
References
External links
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1956 births
2022 deaths
People from Constantine, Algeria
20th-century French women singers
French humorists
French people of Algerian descent
20th-century French women
21st-century French women
French women comedians