Clarika

Claire Keszei known as Clarika is a French Chanteuse born the February 3rd 1967 with Boulogne-Billancourt.

Biography

His/her mother is professor of letters, her father poet Hungarian and taken refuge political. After a childhood in Haute-Savoie it goes up to Paris and seeks its way, between the Théâtre and of the studies of letters.

It meets the singer and Belgian musician Jean-Jacques Nyssen, meets in love and artistic, which will carry out them to make four albums and two children. Clarika signs with him several models sent to the recording companies.

In 1993, François Hadji-Lazaro, independent production company Butchery Productions, produces its first album, I will not wait hundred years , under its new label devoted to the song. The title You sleep all time passes out of radio. After some concerts with the Path of the Markets and Lucernaire, it bores thanks to the festival of the Francofolies of the La Rochelle in July 1993. The majors are interested then in it, Sony to in particular proposes a contract him.

In 1997, it leaves a second album That may not be , produced by Dominique White-Francard, and it takes thickness. It continues its course apart from the circuits of the great media.

In 1998, it receives with the festival of the Francofolies the price Felix Leclerc of the best young person author.

In 2001, it records the girl, you know , with in particular the song the boys in the cloakrooms which will be turned out of clip.

In 2005 after a round in first part of Zazie from June to September, which enables him to touch the general public, it leaves its CD Joker . In this album, two duets are resumptions of older pieces: the ocean of possible the with Michel Jonasz - as Clarika, of Hungarian origin - and Not, that may not be with Bernard Lavilliers; (it in addition made the first part of concert of Bernard Lavilliers to the autumn 2005).

In 2006, Clarika turns in concert in particular to Paris, the Cicada in January, and to the Olympia in October. On scene, in addition to its own pieces, it has two or three surprising recoveries to discover. Jean-Jacques Nyssen wrote a new song dedicated to a 22 year old French missing in Colombia since December 2003, the student Marc Beltra, at the request of the family of this last. Clarika interprets in concert this song, Marco , a free song of rights. Moreover, Clarika belongs to the ten finalists of the Prix Constantin which rewards an album revelation for the current year.

At the end of 2006, it is one of the thirteen guests of Michel Delpech in his album of duets Michel Delpech &… .

Discography

I will not wait hundred years (1993), produced by Chantons under the sow
Ca may not be (1997), Sony
the girl, you know (2001), Universal
Joker (2005), ULM/Universal

Duets

2005 : the ocean of possible the with Michel Jonasz (in the album Joker )
2005: Not, that may not be with Bernard Lavilliers (in the album Joker )
2006: Love in the sleeping car , with Michel Delpech on his album Michel Delpech &…

External bonds

Official site
nonofficial Site

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