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Dorothée, is a French singer and television presenter. She was a

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on French public broadcaster Antenne 2 from 1977 to 1983, but she is best known for having presented children's television shows like ''Les mercredis de la jeunesse'' (1973), ''Dorothée et ses amis'' (1977–1978), '' Récré A2'' (1978–1987), and especially ''Club Dorothée'' (1987–1997), which totalled up to about thirty hours of broadcast per week and popularized

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in France (with titles like ''

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'', ''

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'', '' City Hunter'', or '' Hokuto no Ken'' sparking controversy and complaints from the CSA as well as some political figures, for their violent content). Dorothée is a singer with a large discography (one album per year on average between 1980 and 1996), singing pop music for children, and she has recorded well-known French traditional

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s in a record collection called ''Le jardin des chansons''. Several of her songs were used for the openings of animated series featured in ''Club Dorothée'' (including "Candy" and "Sophie et Virginie"). One of her trademarks is that each of her albums, from ''Hou ! la menteuse'' in 1982 to ''Dorothée 2010'', featured a song with the word "valise" (suitcase) in its title, with a similar melody but a different arrangement and partially updated lyrics, totalling sixteen "valise" songs. Between 1990 and 1996, Dorothée performed 56 shows at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (now called AccorHotels Arena), still the record for a female artist and the third-highest total number of concerts in this venue behind

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. In addition, her 1992 tour attracted more people in France than Johnny Hallyday and

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, earning her a "Fauteuil d'Or" award for more than 500,000 tickets sold. Later in her musical career, Dorothée developed a particular interest in early rock music. In 1993 and 1994, she presented three special

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shows called ''Dorothée Rock'n'roll Show'', in which she sang duets with major

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and

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artists, including

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, Percy Sledge, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and

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, with whom she sang " Great Balls of Fire", which also featured on her album ''Une histoire d'amour'' (1992). Her 1994 album, ''Nashville Tennessee'', was recorded in the titular city of

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, in the recording studio made famous by

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. Dorothée had a brief stint in cinema, appearing in three movies between 1979 and 1980, including a prominent role in '' L'amour en fuite'' by

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. She also made a

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in the 2019 live action Nicky Larson movie.

Discography

Albums

* 1980 : ''Dorothée au pays des chansons'' * 1981 : ''Dorothée & les récré amis chantent'' * 1981 : ''Candy raconte à Dorothée'' * 1982 : ''Hou ! la menteuse'' * 1983 : ''Pour faire une chanson'' * 1983 : ''Les Schtroumpfs'' * 1984 : ''Qu'il est bête!'' (certified Gold) * 1984 : ''Schtroumpfs parade'' * 1985 : ''Allô Allô M. l'Ordinateur'' (certified Gold) * 1986 : ''Maman'' (certified Gold) * 1987 : ''Docteur'' * 1988 : ''Attention Danger'' (certified Platinum) * 1989 : ''Tremblement de terre'' (2x certified Gold) * 1990 : ''Live à Bercy'' * 1990 : ''Chagrin d'amour'' (certified Gold) * 1991 : ''Les neiges de l'Himalaya'' * 1992 : ''Une histoire d'amour'' * 1993 : ''Bercy 93'' * 1993 : ''2394'' * 1994 : ''Nashville Tennessee'' * 1995 : ''Bonheur City'' * 1996 : ''La Honte de la famille'' * 2010 : ''Dorothée 2010''

Compilations

* 1980 : ''Les feuilletons de Récré A2'' * 1982 : ''Les feuilletons de Récré A2'' (2nd edition) * 1988 : ''Les super chansons'' * 1990 : ''Top Dorothée'' * 1994 : ''Cristal'' * 1997 : ''15 ans d'amour'' * 1998 : ''Le jardin des chansons'' * 2004 : ''Les plus belles chansons'' (2nd edition of ''15 ans d'amour'') * 2006 : ''Dorothée BERCY'' * 2016 : ''Dorothée : L'essentiel'' (Best of + 7 unreleased songs) * 2023 : ''Dorothée le coffret anniversaire'' (100 tracks + several unreleased songs)

Main singles

* 1980 : "Musique magique" * 1981 : "Tchou ! Tchou ! Le petit train" * 1981 : " Rox & Rouky" * 1982 : "Enfin récré A2 !" * 1982 : "Hou la menteuse / La valise" (

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: Silver) * 1983 : "Pour faire une chanson" * 1983 : " Les Schtroumpfs" (certified Platinum) * 1984 : "Qu'il est bête !" * 1984 : " Les petits Ewoks" * 1985 : "Vive les vacances" * 1985 : "Allô Allô M. l'Ordinateur" (SNEP: Silver) * 1986 : "Tant qu'on a des amis" * 1986 : "Maman" (SNEP: Silver) * 1987 : "Où se cache l'amour" * 1987 : "Le sourire du dragon" (French opening theme of

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) * 1987 : "La chanson des Ewoks" * 1987 : "Docteur" * 1988 : "La chanson de

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" * 1988 : "Attention danger" * 1989 : "La machine avalé" * 1989 : "Tremblement de terre" * 1990 : "Nicolas & Marjolaine" * 1990 : "Chagrin d'amour" * 1991 : "Un jour on se retrouvera" * 1991 : "Valise Ninety One" * 1991 : "Les neiges de l'Himalaya" * 1992 : "Le collège des cœurs brisés" * 1992 : "Où est le garçon" * 1992 : "Une histoire d'amour" * 1993 : "Toutes les guitares du rock'n'roll" * 1993 : "Bats-toi" * 1993 : "Il faut chanter" * 1993 : "2394" * 1994 : "Si j'ai menti" * 1994 : "Chanson pour un garçon" * 1994 : "Non non-ne dis pas" * 1995 : "Folle de vous" * 1995 : "Des millions de copains" * 1995 : "Bonheur City" * 1996 : "Je rêve" * 1996 : "La honte de la famille" * 1997 : "Toutes les chansons du monde" * 2006 : "Hou la menteuse remix" (certified Silver) * 2006 : "La valise remix" * 2006 : "Allô, allô M. l'Ordinateur remix" * 2010 : "Coup de tonnerre" * 2010 : "À l'Olympia"

Greatest hits

Film

* 1979: '' L'Amour en fuite'' by

: Sabine Barnerias * 1979: '' La Gueule de l'autre'' by Pierre Tchernia: television announcer * 1980: ''Pile ou Face'' by Robert Enrico: Laurence Bertil * 2019: '' Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon'' by Philippe Lacheau: cameo * 2023: '' Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'': Airazor (voice, French dub)

References

Bibliography

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External links

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