Josette Daydé (March 28, 1923 – March 4, 1995) was a French jazz singer, chansonnière, and actress.
Her first appearance as a singer was on the
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...
s "Au soleil de Marseille" by
Vincent Scotto
Vincent Scotto (21 April 1874 – 15 November 1952) was a French composer.
Biography
Early life
Vincent Scotto was born on 21 April 1874 in Marseille to Pasquale Scotto d'Aniello and Antonia Intartaglia, from the island of Procida, north of th ...
, "Toi c'est moi" (in January 1942 at l'Appollo with
Georges Guétary
Georges Guétary (), born Lambros Vorloou ( ; 8 February 1915 – 13 September 1997) was a French singer, dancer, cabaret performer and film actor, best known for his role in the 1951 musical ''An American in Paris''.
Early life and career
...
) and "On a volé une étoile". During the German occupation in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
in 1942, she recorded "Grand-père n'aime pas le swing" (Grandpa doesn't like the swing), written by F. Llenas and N. Matisson, and her version of "Oui!" (Yes!), after versions by Louis Gasté, G. Breysse and
Alix Combelle
Alix Combelle (15 June 1912 – 26 February 1978 :fr:Alix Combelle) was a French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. He recorded often with Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
Career
A native of Paris, his f ...
. In 1945 she recorded her interpretation of the song "Le Rythme Américain" (The American Rhythm). During her film career, she recorded several interpretations of
chanson
A (, ; , ) is generally any Lyrics, lyric-driven French song. The term is most commonly used in English to refer either to the secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval music, medieval and Renaissance music or to a specific style of ...
s by Louis Gasté.
In 2002, the song "Coucou", which she recorded with the
Quintette du Hot Club de France
The Quintette du Hot Club de France ("The Quintet of the Hot Club of France"), often abbreviated "QdHCdF" or "QHCF", was a jazz group founded in France in 1934 by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli and active in one for ...
Entrée des artistes
''The Curtain Rises'' () is a 1938 French crime film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin and Odette Joyeux.Andrew p.144 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the ...
Le Roi des resquilleurs
''Le Roi des resquilleurs'' is a French film directed by Pierre Colombier, released in 1930. It was distributed in the US as ''The King of the Gate Crashers''.
Details
* Title : ''Le Roi des resquilleurs''
* Rirector: Pierre Colombier
* Writer: P ...
'' (1945)
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Madame et son flirt
''Madame et son flirt'' is a 1946 French film starring Giselle Pascal.
It recorded admissions in France of 1,659,306.Le studio en folie'' (1947)