Isabelle Aubret

Isabelle Aubret , of her true name Therese Coquerelle is a French singer born with Lille the July 27th 1938.

In 1958, it was champion of France of gymnastics.

In 1962, it gains the Grand Prix of the Concours Eurovision of the song with a first love (words of Roland Valade and music of Claude-Henri Vic).

Beginnings

As of adolescence, it takes part in contests of song. It is located by the director of a radio inhabitant of Lille, goes up on scene for the first time. She sings then on wholes and works during two years for an orchestra of Le Havre. With beginning of the year 60, it gains a contest which takes place with the Olympia, and is then pointed out by the director of the place, Bruno Coquatrix which helps it to obtain a contract in a cabaret of Pigalle, the Fifty-Fifty.

In 1961, the singer meets Jacques Canetti, artistic agent and discoverer of talents. She records then her very first 45 turns, two signed titles Maurice Vidalin, with of which Us them in love . Jean-Claude Pascal will gain the Eurovision Price of the song with this same title for the Luxembourg the same year.

Meetings with Jacques Brel and Jean Ferrat

The year 1962 is very important for the artist, it gains not only Eurovision but meets Jean Ferrat which writes to Two children with the sun to him and invites it to make the first part of its round. In 1963, it makes the first part of Jacques Brel in Olympia of 1st at March 9th. Brel and Ferrat are the two artists whom she will sing more. Had a presentiment of by the realizer Jacques Demy and the musician Michel Legrand for the main role of the film the Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Isabelle Aubret is victim of a very serious car accident. Day at the following day, it must cease any activity. Jacques Brel offers the rights of the song to him Fanette . In 1964, Jean Ferrat writes " to him; It is beautiful the vie". The singer decides to record it and obtains a fulgurating success. In 1965, in full convalescence, the artist goes up makes the first part of Adamo in Olympia.

It takes part again in the contest Eurovision, three years later, with the title the Source, it is classified third. Then in May, the interpreter divides the scene of Bobino with the Inhabitant of Quebec Felix Leclerc but the spectacle is quickly stopped because of the events of May 68. Isabelle Aubret leaves in round in France and abroad in more than 70 cities. In 1969, the singer chooses the producer Gerard Meys, editor, owner of the Meys label, producer of Jean Ferrat and Juliette Gréco.

An international artist

With beginning of the year 70, it is in round of the Canada to the Algérie, of Cuba to the Poland. In France, she is been sulky by the media but she returns to Bobino in 1973 and leaves a new album the Sun is in an orange on which a song written by Alain Bashung is, unknown at the time. In 1976, Isabelle Aubret receives the reward of the best singer to the Festival Tokyo Musical, it is very popular besides with the Japan. She continues to record albums and undertakes a long international round (Soviet Union, Germany, Finland, Japan, Canada, Morocco).

At the end of 1981, during the repetition of a number of trapezoid flying for the annual official reception of the artists, it makes a fall and breaks the legs. Two years of rehabilitation will be necessary to be able to start again to work. It records one however 45 turns in 1983 France France , an album in 1984 the World sings and a song which gains a certain success in 1985, 1789 , signed Claude Lemesle and Alice Dona.

Many authors

In the years 1980, the media are more favorable to him. She takes again her rounds in 1986 (the USSR, Canada, Tunisia) and her Vague album with the man. Thanks to this disc, it receives the Grand Prix of the disc and the price of the Académie Charles-Cross-country race. It is in Olympia from March 18th to 22nd with Allain Leprest in first part. In 1989, year of the Bicentenary of the French revolution, Isabelle leaves an album entitled 1989 . She obtains the price of the Best interpreter at the time of a festival with Berlin. The following year, it leaves the album, Vivre out of arrow and goes up on the scene of Olympia.

Isabelle Aubret finds Olympia in 1990 successfully. She records poems of Aragon put in music by Léo Ferré and Jean Ferrat and will interpret, throughout the years 1990, the artists who hold to him in heart: Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, Guy Béart, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Francis Cabrel, Nicole Rieu, Henri Salvador and Charles Trenet.

The interpreter receives the Legion of Honor of the hands of President François Mitterrand in 1992. In 2006, its new album, entitled 2006 , leaves. Among the authors of his songs, one finds Claude Lemesle or Marys Santini.

Partial discography

1966 : the French songs
1967: Isabelle Aubret (Polydor)
1968: the Source
1969: Isabelle Aubret (Barclay)
1970: It is beautiful the life (Philips)
1973: the Traditional ones of the song
1974: Isabelle Aubret (Meys Discs)
1975: the woman is the future of the man
1975: Isabelle Aubret sings Jacques Brel
1976: Ditties
1977: Isabelle Aubret sings Anne Sylvestre
1977: Lullaby for a woman
1978: the Love Aragon
1979: a life
1981: Freedom
1981: Isabelle Aubret (Kébec-Disc) (Appeared with the Quebec only)
1984: the world sings
1986: 1789 - Beirut
1987: Vague with the man
1988: Collection Expression (compilation CD)
1989: 1989
1990 : To live out of arrow
1990: Allez go the life (in concert)
1990: Ditties and songs
1991: In coils
1992: Very favorites
1992: Isabelle Aubret sings Aragon
1993: Isabelle Aubret sings Ferrat
1993: It is happiness
1995: It loves you (compilation)
1995: Isabelle Aubret sings Brel (new version)
1997: Isabelle Aubret sings for the small ones and large the
1997: To change the world (titrated " Mots" , with the Quebec)
1999: Parisabelle
2001 : the Paradise of the musicians
2001: Bobino 2001 (in concert)
2002: Cosette and Jean Valjean
2005: Essential the
2006: 2006 (title of its new album)

External bonds

Official site
Biography
'' Vidéo: '' Isabelle Aubret in 1968, speaks about its participation in the Concours Eurovision of the song, a file of TSR

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