Cécile Jean-Louis (7 January 1918 – 27 March 2014), better known by her

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Moune de Rivel, was a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

Biography

Moune de Rivel was born in Bordeaux to

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an parents. Her father is Henri Jean-Louis Baghio'o, French magistrate, and her mother is Fernande de Virel, daughter of the Count of Virel and musician. She has two brothers, Edward and Victor. She chose ''Moune de Rivel'' as stage name by reversing her mother's surname. Moune de Rivel died in 2014 in Paris and rests at the

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Filmography

Bibliography

Honors and awards

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(France) (1966) * Ordre national du Merite Officier ribbon

Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) 1994 *

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(2004)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivel, Moune De 1918 births 2014 deaths Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery 20th-century French actresses 20th-century French women singers French women singer-songwriters People from Bordeaux Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres