Helene Ségara

Helene Ségara (born Helene Rizzo , the February 26th 1971 with Six-Furnace-the-Beaches, in the VAr) is a French Chanteuse , revealed by its interpretation of Esmeralda in the musical comedy Notre-Dame de Paris .

Biography

Childhood on the Riviera

Helene Ségara was born on February 26th, 1971 with Six-Furnace-the-Beaches in the farm from her grandfather, a father Italy N and from a mother Arménie.

She says to be marked in her childhood by the divorce of her parents whereas she was 8 years old and the death of her grandfather when she was 16 years old. Its desire to sing and to make its trade of it push it to leave at the 14 years age the schools and family.

It connects the odd jobs then and occurs in the piano-bars of the Riviera. To 18 years, it gives rise to Raphaël. Its repertory packs many musical influences and of more than one thousand of titles. In 1993, a first individual heading Far does not meet success.

The arrival with Paris

In 1996, accompanied by its young person wire, she moves in Paris where she becomes acquainted with Christian Loigerot, who will become one of his type-setters thereafter. She also meets the producer Orlando, brother of Dalida, which frames it and gives fresh impulse to its career. The experiment and the professionalism of this mentor mark the young singer deeply, but it remains under contract with its first producer.

A beginning of success starts with I love you good-bye , individual extracted the first album from the singer, Cœur of glass (1996), and the duet Vivo per lei , interpreted with Andrea Bocelli. Helene Ségara interprets then the role of Esméralda in the musical comedy Notre-Dame de Paris composed by Richard Cocciante. Whereas she had auditioned for this role in 1997, she is selected only in 1999, following the desistance from the Israeli singer Noa. “When the destiny knocks on the door one second time, one should not let it flee” declared Helene Ségara.

Its career is endangered when Dr. J. Abitbol diagnoses to him a Kyste with the vocal cords whereas it continues to occur in spectacle. During a representation with the Canada, it loses its voice. Its producer resells then his contract with Orlando while Dr. Abitbol undertakes an operation with the laser to look after the vocal cords of the singer.

A new departure

After a forced rest, it records its second opus, In the name of a woman , in 2000. The album rises at the top of the signals 50, and becomes Disque of diamond . Helene Ségara then starts a two years round. A video recording in the concert which it gave to the Olympia of Paris at the time of this round is marketed. A survey IFOP devotes it “preferred French singer of the French”. In March 2003 leaves a third album, Humaine , with in particular One never forgets anything, one lives with , in duet with Laura Pausini and the love is a sun , composed by Romano Musumarra. : 700000 specimens of this album are sold. She sets out again in round at the end of 2003, but must stop her representations because of a difficult pregnancy.

In August 2003, Helene Ségara marries with Ajaccio Mathieu Lecat (wire of the journalist Didier Lecat), with which it had two other children: Matteo (May 2003) and Maïa (October 2004).

Its fourth album studio, When eternity… leaves. The first extract of this album was Méfie of me before Nothing is not as before . It is about an album to the style different from the precedents, with the influences Rock more marked, with texts for the majority composed by the interpreter, and which approach topics such as the absence, death and the hope. This musical change does not prevent the album from being certified Disque of gold after 3 months of exploitation: it ran out with more: 110000 specimens. It leaves then in round to France while passing by Paris to the Sport hall.

In 2007, whereas it completes the first part of its round, it publishes its new individual Father . A few months later, she announces the renewal of her round in 2008, as well as the exit of a box 3 CD the 50 plus beautiful songs of Helene Segara . She also confirms the project of a duet with an artist, whose name was not revealed yet.

Engagements

In 1998, it interprets with Garou a duet for the album Ensemble against the AIDS . The song is a resumption of the love exists still , made up by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante for Céline Dion.

Helene Ségara supports association Rêves , the Resto du coeur and the Children of the Earth .

Albums

1999 : Heart of glass
2000: In the name of a woman
2001: In concert in Olympia
2002: Helene (in Spanish)
2003: Human
2004: Elsewhere like here (best off)
2006: When eternity…
2007 : 50 plus beautiful songs

Individual

1993 : Far
1996: I love you good-bye #13
1996: A voice in the night
1997: Tears (individual Remix)
1997: Near those which I liked
1997: Vivo per léi (in Duet with Andrea Bocelli) #1
1998: Far from the cold of December (main theme of the film Anastasia )
1998: To live (main theme of the Musical comedy Notre-Dame de Paris)
1999: Valleys of Ireland #15
1999: There are too many people who love you #1
2000: She, you likes it #3
2000: Speak to me about us #15
2001: You will leave me #7
2001: In the name of a woman (Remix)
2001: Mrs Jones (Live Olympia 2000)
2002: To give all #15
2003: The love is a sun #2
2003: Once again #32
2003: One never forgets nothing, one saw with (in Duo with Laura Pausini) #3
2004: Human
2004: One does not say #26
2004: Elsewhere like here #11
2006: Be wary of me #18
2007: Nothing is as before #20
2007: Father

Distinctions

Heart of glass : double platinum disc (750 000 e.g. sold)
In the name of a woman : diamond disc (1,4 million e.g. sold)
In concert in Olympia : double gold disc (200 000 e.g. sold)
Human : platinum disc (700 000 e.g. sold)
Elsewhere like here (best-of): double gold disc (220 000 e.g. sold)
When Eternity… : gold disc (117 000 e.g. sold for the moment)

That is to say a total of 3,2 million albums sold in France since its beginning.

Concerts

In the name of a woman (2000 to 2002) Helene Ségara leaves in round to France and Belgium while passing by the Olympia and the Palais the Congresses to Paris and by the Forest National, more the big room of Belgium.

Human (2003-2004)

After the publication of Humaine Helene will spend 6 days to the Olympia of Paris from October 3rd to 8th 2003 before starting a French round and passes by again in Paris March 13rd and 14th 2004 with the Zenith.

When Eternity (2007)

After When Eternity… , Helene starts a new French round while passing by Paris, April 27th and 28th 2007 with the Sport hall of Paris.

Televised catalog of films and appearances

Notre-Dame de Paris (1999) (TV) Esmeralda

the largest cabaret of the world , 2006 (2 times)

Highly Sunday , 2001,2006

the Method Cauet , 2006 (3 times)

One very tested , 2005-2006 (3 times)

Evening dress , 2006

Cape Evening 48 , 2006

One is not lying , 2006

Children of the TV , 1999-2005 (4 times)

Duets of impossible the , 2005

the Years Zenith , 2005

Everyone speaks about it , 2002-2005 (3 times)

Choose your songs , 2005

Eurovision: French selection , 2005

the Train of the dumbs, 2005

Starmania: 25 years already, 2005

Which wants to gain million? , 2004 and 2007

Dumbs in space , 2004

MTV3 Live: UNICEF-konsertti - Maailman näkymätön lapsi, 2003

the Dumbs 2002: All in the same boat, 2002

Dumbs in 2000 , 2000

Dumbs: last edition before the year 2000 , 1999

Rewards

January 22nd, 2000

in Cannes revelation of the year to the " NRJ Music Awards"

November 17th, 2000

in Lille female artist of the year to the " M6 Music Awards"

December 16th, 2000

on TF1 " Trophy of the Small Princes of the best singer of the année"

January 20th, 2001

She obtains with the Palate Cannes festivals the " NRJ Music Awards" for the French-speaking album of the year.

February 17th, 2001

It gains in Olympia " The Victoire of Musique" for the female artist of the year

May 2nd, 2001

It obtains the " World Music Awards" in Monaco for the strongest sale of disc in France for 2000/2001

October 20th, 2001

Survey IFOP coommandity by the magazine Tele Star: Helene Ségara is crowned singer preferred of French as well as the interpreter of most beautiful the love songs.

October 25th, 2001

Helene Ségara makes her entry in famous Who' S Who.

July 10th, 2002

She gains the " IFPI Platinium Awards" Europe; in Brussels. October 1st, 2002 Helene makes her entry with the " Grévin" museum; in Paris

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