La Madrague (song)

"La Madrague" is a French song written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. It was made famous by Brigitte Bardot in 1963, and was reportedly inspired by Bardot's house in Saint-Tropez.

History

The song was sung for the first time by Bardot in 1963 on the television program Bonne année Brigitte, and remains one of her best known songs.

It was covered a number of times: in 2006 by Réunion group Zong; in 2009 by Camélia Jordana, and Marie France who sang it on September 28, 2009, Bardot's 75th birthday; and in 2010 by Loana Petrucciani, who made a videoclip, claiming that Bardot had welcomed her to La Madrague. In response, Bernard d'Ormale, Bardot's husband, said this was not true and declared:

She has to stop to say everything to make news about her. Absolutely Brigitte Bardot will not open the doors of La Madrague to Loana, that, as Paris Hilton is part of useless people. I don't understand as some media take care of them… ^[1]

— Bernard d'Ormale

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