Mireille Mathieu

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Mireille Mathieu (born July 22, 1946) is a French singer, who besides being very successful in her own country, became a star of international stature, recording in several languages.

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[edit] Biography

She was born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France, the oldest daughter of a poor family of fourteen children. She began singing as a small child, appearing in public at the age of four, singing in her church. As a young girl she worked in a factory, where she saved her money to pay for singing lessons.

Discovered by Johnny Stark, manager of France's biggest star at the time, Johnny Hallyday, she was tutored by orchestra leader Paul Mauriat and song writer André Pascal who wrote Mon crédo, Viens dans ma rue, La première étoile and many other hits for her . After her television performance in 1965 and debut run at the Paris Olympia, she was immediately hailed as the next Édith Piaf, such was her haunting voice.

Singles such as "Mon Credo" and "C'est Ton Nom" made her a huge star in France and all over Europe while making her a big success in North America and Mexico. Her French cover of Engelbert Humperdinck's "The Last Waltz" generated much publicity in Great Britain and with hit after hit, she soon toured Canada and the United States where she appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and the Danny Kaye Show. In Las Vegas, she sang with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra to great applause.

Still much in demand, she continues to perform regularly. She travels frequently, appearing at such venues as New York City's Carnegie Hall, Sport Palace in Montreal, Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles and Ice Palace of St. Petersburg. She has sold about 150 million copies of her albums in her 40 year career, recorded about 1200 songs in 9 languages, and was the first western singer in history who gave concerts in China. Over the years she sang duets with such luminaries as Charles Aznavour, Barry Manilow, Paul Anka, Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Tom Jones and others.

Songs such as "Acropolis adieu," "Ne me quitte pas," and "Santa Maria de la mer," are considered classics. Her French version of Roy Orbison's ballad, "Blue Bayou", is regarded by many as one of the best covers of that popular song.

In 1989, President François Mitterrand invited Mireille Mathieu to sing a tribute to General de Gaulle. She gave a series of concerts at the Palais des Congrès in Paris in December 1990. Three years later, she released an album devoted to her all-time idol, Edith Piaf.

In January 1996, "Vous lui direz…" was released. Maxime le Forestier wrote one of the titles, "A la moitié de la distance". She did not choose to perform live in France to promote the album, preferring rather to go to Los Angeles USA, where she triumphed on November 14th with her vibrant tribute to another of her idols, Judy Garland. The performance was a tremendous success she was dressed by Provence couturier, Christian Lacroix and looked stunning for the performance. [1]

In 2002, she released her 37th French album De tes mains. Mathieu celebrated the 40th anniversary of her career at the Paris Olympia, in November 2005, after releasing her 38th French album, which reached number 14 on the charts in France (it remained in the top 100 for several months).

[edit] Discography (Albums)

Year Album Country Notes
1966 En direct de l'Olympia France Live recording
1967 Made in France France
1968 Le merveilleux petit monde de Mireille Mathieu chante Noël France Christmas album
1969 La première etoile France
1969 Olympia France Live recording
1970 Mireille... Mireille France
1970 Merci Mireille Germany Mathieu’s first German-language album
1971 Bonjour Mireille France
1971 Mireille Mathieu en concert au Canada Canada Live recording
1972 Mireille Mathieu chante Francis Lai France
1972 Mireille Mathieu France
1972 Meine Träume Germany
1973 Mireille Mathieu à l'Olympia France Live recording
1973 C'est l'amour et la vie que je te dois France
1974 Und der Wind wird ewig singen Germany
1974 Le vent de la nuit France
1974 Mirelle Mathieu chante Ennio Morricone France
1974 Mireille Mathieu en concert à Byblos Lebanon Live recording
1975 Apprends-moi France
1975 Rendezvous mit Mireille Germany
1975 Wünsch Dir was – Eine musikalische Weltreise mit Mireille Mathieu Germany
1976 Et tu seras poète France
1976 La vie en rose France
1976 Herzlichst Mireille Germany
1976 Und wieder wird es Weihnachtszeit Germany Christmas album
1977 Sentimentalement vôtre France
1977 Die schönsten deutschen Volkslieder Germany
1977 Der Rhein und Das Lied von der Elbe Germany
1977 Das neue Schlager-Album Germany
1977 Es ist Zeit für Musik Germany ZDF-Show recording
1978 Fidelement vôtre France
1978 J'ai peur d'aimer un souvenir France
1978 Alle Kinder dieser Erde Germany
1979 Mireille Mathieu Sings Paul Anka: You and I/Mireille Mathieu Chante Paul Anka: Toi et Moi France
1979 Romantiquement vôtre France
1979 So ein schöner Abend Germany
1980 Un peu…beaucoup…passionnément France
1980 Gefuhle Germany
1981 Bravo tu as gagné France
1981 Je vous aime… France
1981 Die Liebe einer Frau Germany
1982 Trois milliards de gens sur terre France
1982 Ein neuer Morgen Germany
1982 Bonsoir Mathieu Germany ZDF-Show recording
1983 Je veux l'aimer France
1983 Nur für dich Germany
1984 Chanter France
1985 La demoiselle d'Orléans France
1985 Les grandes chansons françaises France
1985 Welterfolge aus Paris Germany German-language version of ‘Les grandes chansons françaises’
1986 Après toi France
1986 In Liebe Mireille Germany
1987 Rencontres de femmes France
1987 Tour de L'Europe France
1988 Mireille Mathieu à Moscou USSR Live recording
1989 L'American France
1989 Embrujo [Himno al amor, 1990] Spain Spanish-language album
1990 Ce soir je t'ai perdu France
1991 Una mujer Spain Spanish-language album
1991 Mireille Mathieu France
1993 Mireille Mathieu chante Piaf France
1993 Unter dem Himmel von Paris Germany German-language version of ‘Mireille Mathieu chante Piaf’
1995 Vous lui direz France
1996 In meinem Traum Germany
1999 Alles nur ein Spiel Germany
2002 De tes mains France
2002 Liederträume Germany
2005 Mireille Mathieu France

[edit] Greatest hits

[edit] English

  • "Together We're Strong" (with Patrick Duffy)
  • "You and I" (with Paul Anka)"
  • "Don't Talk To Me Of Love" (with Barry Manilow)
  • "I Love You Like A Fool
  • "The Fabulous New French Singing Star" Atlantic SD 8127 LP (1966)

[edit] French

  • "Une histoire d'amour" (Love Story)
  • "Pardonne-moi ce caprice d'enfant"
  • "Donne ton coeur donne ta vie"
  • "Porquoi le monde est sans amour"
  • "Mon credo"
  • "C'est ton nom"
  • "Viens dans ma rue"
  • "Un homme et une femme"
  • "Qu'elle est belle"
  • "La dernière valse"
  • "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize"
  • "Ensemble"
  • "La première étoile"
  • "J'ai gardé l'accent"
  • "La vieille barque"
  • "Ce soir ils vont s'aimer"
  • "Santa Maria de la Mer"
  • "Une simple lettre"
  • "Seul au monde"
  • "Géant"
  • "Caruso"
  • "Acropolis adieu"
  • "La paloma adieu"
  • "Tous les enfants chantent avec moi"
  • "On ne vit pas sans se dire adieu"
  • "Tu n'as pas quitté mon coeur"
  • "Mille colombes"
  • "Mon bel amour d'été"
  • "Una canzone"
  • "A Blue Bayou"
  • "Je t'aime avec ma peau"
  • "Paris en colère"
  • "Quand tu t'en iras"
  • "La vie en rose"
  • "Amour défendu"
  • "Bravo tu as gagné"
  • "New York, New York"
  • "Nos souvenirs"
  • "Trois milliards de gens sur terre"
  • "Une femme amoureuse"
  • "La demoiselle d'Orléans"
  • "Made in France"
  • "Une place dans mon coeur"
  • "Rien de l'amour"
  • "Un peu d'espérance"
  • "Viens dans ma rue"

[edit] German

  • "Santa Maria"
  • "Die Weisse Rose"
  • "Korsika"
  • "Merci, Antonio"
  • "Der Pariser Tango"
  • "Roma, Roma, Roma"
  • "Der Zar und das Mädchen"
  • "Hinter den Kulissen von Paris"
  • "An eimen Sonntag in Avignon"
  • "Es geht mir gut, Cherie"
  • "Akropolis adieu"
  • "Ganz Paris ist ein Theater"
  • "La Paloma ade"
  • "Martin"
  • "Und der Wind wird ewig singen"
  • "Tarata-Ting, Tarata-Tong"
  • "Nimm noch einmal die Gitarre" ("Mille Colombes")
  • "Alles nur ein Spiel"
  • "Schau mich bitte nicht so an"

[edit] Spanish

  • "Siempre Amor"
  • "Himno al Amor"
  • "Embrujo"
  • "Una Mujer"
  • "Santa Maria del Mar"

[edit] Italian

  • "Caruso"
  • "Donna senza età"
  • "Roma Roma Roma"
  • "Un fuoco"
  • "vola, vola"
  • "Scusa mi sei"
  • "Vivrò per te"
  • "Dal quel sorriso che non ride più"
  • "La donna madre"

[edit] See also

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