Mireille Mathieu

Mireille Mathieu ( born July 22, 1946 in Avignon ) is a French singer. In France, it is also sometimes called demoiselle d' Avignon, in Germany it is known as the " Sparrow from Avignon ". The French word game Piaf d' Avignon ( " the Piaf of Avignon" ) actually refers to Edith Piaf, whose stage name la môme Piaf was ( môme is a familiar term for " child " or "small", Piaf, a colloquialism for " sparrow " ), in the back-translation was from " the sparrow of Avignon ".

Artistic career

Your first singing appearance was at the age of four years in a midnight mass. In the early 1960s she took part in several times singing competitions in her hometown of Avignon, however could only win in 1965. Your first television appearance was on the basis of this victory, on 21 November 1965 in the consignment Télé Dimanche, where she performed several times and repeatedly interpreted the songs of Édith Piaf. To protect against Mathieu compare with Edith Piaf, who had herself never right, caused her discoverer and longtime manager Johnny Stark that could rapidly got its own repertoire and into the 1970s hardly interpreted Piaf songs. After Dalida and Édith Piaf, it is one of the national cultural heritage of France and is next to the French-Canadian Celine Dion still the most commercially successful French-speaking singer in the world.

Success and Awards

It sold about 120 million of their records (of which in Germany alone more than 40 million ). Mireille Mathieu sang 1200 songs in eleven languages. In 1984 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for her services to Franco-German friendship, she was knighted and appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honor in France in 2011 1999. She was among other things a guest of Queen Elizabeth II, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II In addition, Mireille Mathieu French national symbol Marianne gave her face.

Mireille Mathieu sang duets with Peter Alexander, ABBA, Plácido Domingo, Nana Mouskouri, Dalida, Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Petula Clark, Chantal Goya, Barry Manilow, Charles Aznavour, Harald Juhnke, Julio Iglesias, Patrick Duffy, Frank Schöbel eg. A boiler in the show Colourful, Florian silver iron and many others.

Mathieu's first single C'est ton nom with the hit Mon credo on the B - side was sold in France alone 1.5 million. First travels have taken early 1966 in the U.S., where her manager was able to conclude global agreements for them. After Germany Mireille Mathieu was first used in 1967, when it supported by star music concerts already - then still only in French - was. Other successful titles from the 1960s were Paris en colère, Un homme et une femme, Quand tu t'en iras, La dernière valse, C'est à Mayerling La première étoile and. Already in the late 1960s was Mathieu regular guest on German television and got 1969 already hosting her own TV show, entitled Rendezvous with Mireille on ZDF. More ZDF shows followed: 1977 It's time for Music, 1982 Bonsoir Mireille and 1998 in ARD My world is music.

At the beginning of 1969, the collaboration with Christian Bruhn, who also wrote the first German Hits for them behind the scenes of Paris and Martin began. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, more and more successes followed in Germany, including one Sunday in Avignon ( 1970), I'm fine, Chéri (1970 ), Acropolis adieu (1971 ), La Paloma ade (1973 ), the Tsar and the Maiden ( 1975) and Santa Maria ( 1978).

In 2005, she celebrated her 40th stage anniversary with a tour, a CD with new French songs and with many TV shows in France and Germany. In November 2006 she released her first DVD: A concert recording from the Paris Olympia music temple during their concert series to stage anniversary.

In 2007, after eight -year break that produced by Jan -Eric Kohrs comeback album appeared in my heart with 14 titles in German. After more than 20 years, their last tour in Germany Mireille Mathieu went in early 2008 with their current songs as well as their greatest successes of the past on big tour in Germany ( 27 March-30 April 2008).

After her comeback in Germany in 2008, the CD Close appeared in further cooperation with Kohrs in October 2009 with you with 14 new German titles. In spring 2010, Mireille Mathieu was part of their tour, My great successes 22 concerts in Germany, Austria and Denmark.

Artistic meaning

Characteristic of Mireille Mathieu is her powerful, easy tremolo voice and precise articulation and intonation, it has probably formed quite deliberately because it was animated by her singing amorous father as a child to the audition and at the same time compensate for reading and spelling weakness and their had to suppress Provencal accent. Her timbre and presentation while singing reminds me strangely of Edith Piaf, who was still a child her role model. In 1964 she won the title Piaf La vie en rose a singing contest in Avignon and later sang it in almost each of their concerts. In 1993, she recorded two albums with Piaf chansons. The passionate nature of Piaf music was also used for Mathieu for artistic trademarks of their first major success Mon Credo 1966 to the French version of ABBA Hits The Winner Takes It All ( Bravo, tu a gagné ) 1989.

Throughout her international career, she has Anglophone, German and Romance languages ​​over a thousand titles in eleven languages ​​recorded ( French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Russian, Finnish, Japanese, and Chinese). Abroad, it is considered the epitome of French music and with over 120 million sold worldwide plates according to the French-Canadian Celine Dion the most commercially successful French-speaking singer.

In Germany it was more likely assigned to the pop genre, which is mainly due to the compositions and arrangements by Christian Bruhn, who wrote most of the German songs for them. Your German texts were limited largely to the topic L' amour and the usual clichés about Paris and France. The chanson -like title Halfway, she with acoustic guitar accompaniment recorded in 1996 in the style of Reinhard Mey or Yves Duteil is, significantly, a translation of a French song by Maxime Le Forestier ( writer: Peter Zentner ). Some of their German hits were also successful abroad, such as Acropolis Adieu (1971 ), Take again the guitar (1977 ), Santa Maria ( 1978).

Private

Your private life keeps Mathieu secret. It is known that she has thirteen siblings, she grew up with as a child in Avignon in poverty. Today she lives with her sister Monique in Paris - Neuilly.

Discography

Albums ( without best-of- posts)

• En direct de l' Olympia ( 1966)
• Made in France (1967 )
• Le petit monde de merveilleux Mireille Mathieu chante Noël (1968 )
• Sweet Souvenirs of Mireille Mathieu (1968 )
• La première étoile (1969 )
• Mireille Mireille (1969 )
• Olympia ( 1969)
• Mireille Mireille ... ( alternative title: merveilleuse Mireille ) ( 1970)
• Merci Mireille (1970 )
• Bonjour Mireille ( 1971) ( French Album Version)
• Bonjour Mireille ( 1971) ( German Album Version)
• Mireille Mathieu chante Francis Lai (1971 )
• My Dreams (1972 )
• Mireille Mathieu (1972 )
• Mireille Mathieu ( alternative title: J'étais si jeune ) ( 1972)
• Olympia ( alternative title: Mireille Mathieu à l' Olympia) (1973 )
• C'est l' amour et la vie que je te dois ( alternative title: L' amour et la vie) (1973 )
• MM ( 1973)
• Mireille Mathieu chante Ennio Morricone (1974 )
• And the wind will sing forever (1974 )
• Le vent de la nuit ( 1974)
• Make a wish - A musical trip around the world with Mireille Mathieu (1975 )
• Mireille Mathieu " Apprends -moi " (1975)
• Rendezvous with Mireille (1975 )
• Et tu seras poète (1976 )
• Sincerely Mireille (1976 )
• And again it is Christmas time (1976 )
• La vie en rose (1977, Japan)
• Sentimentalement Votre (1977 )
• The most beautiful German folk songs ( 1977)
• The new hit album (1977 )
• The Rhine and the song of the same (1977 )
• Fidèlement Votre (1978 )
• All children of this Earth (1978 )
• J'ai peur d' aimer un souvenir (1978, Japan)
• Mireille Mathieu sings Paul Anka - You and I (1979 )
• Mireille Mathieu chante Paul Anka - Toi et moi (1979 )
• Such a beautiful evening ( 1979)
• Romantiquement Votre - Un enfant viendra (1979 )
• Un peu ... beaucoup ... passionnément (1980 )
• Feelings (1980 )
• Bravo tu as gagné (1981, Japan)
• Je vous aime ... (1981 )
• The love of a woman (1981 )
• A New Morning (1982 )
• Trois milliards de gens sur terre (1982 )
• Je veux l' aimer (1983 )
• Only for You (1983 )
• Chanter (1984 )
• La démoiselle d' Orléans - Made in France (1985 )
• World successes in Paris (1985 )
• Les grandes chansons francaises (1985 )
• Après toi (1986 )
• In love Mireille (1986 )
• Tour de l'Europe - New hit from Europe in four languages ​​( 1987)
• Rencontres de femmes (1987 )
• Embrujo (1989 )
• L' Américain (1989 )
• Ce soir per t'ai perdu (1990 )
• Una mujer (1991 )
• Mireille Mathieu (1991 )
• Mireille Mathieu chante Piaf (1993 )
• Under the sky of Paris (1993 )
• Vous lui direz ... (1995 )
• In my dream (1996 )
• Everything is just a game (1999)
• De tes mains (2002)
• Mireille Mathieu (2005)
• In my heart (2007)
• Close to You ( 2009)
• If my song Kiss (2013 ) your soul

Singles

German -speaking singles

• A look from you / Casino Royale (1967 )
• Behind the scenes of Paris / Martin ( 1969)
• Tarata -Ting, Tarata Tong / The miracle of miracles is love (1969 )
• On a Sunday in Avignon / Au revoir mon amour (1970 )
• I'm fine, Merci Cheri / My world is music (1970 )
• All of Paris is a theater / The Children of Montparnasse (1971 )
• Acropolis adieu / Summer is coming again (1971 )
• Corsica / My Dreams (1972 )
• Hans im Glück / But forgetful you I never (1972 )
• Rain is beautiful / Three Sailors from Marseille ( 1973)
• Roma, Roma, Roma / Mon Père (1973 )
• La Paloma ade / My Last Dance (1973 )
• If it wants / love How was your life (1974 )
• And the wind will sing forever / The Sad Tango ( 1974)
• Paris hundred years ago / Every child in the world ( 1975)
• The Tsar and the girl / The Bells of Notre Dame ( 1975)
• Aloa - he / goodbye to you ( 1976)
• The wine was produced in Bordeaux / It's time for Music ( 1976)
• Little Swallow / There once was a love (1976 )
• But Heidschi Bumbeidschi / White Winter Forest ( 1976)
• Waltz of Love / On verra (1977 )
• Love knows only the one who has lost it (1977 )
• Take again the guitar / S'agapo (1977 )
• Santa Maria / Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (1978 )
• All children of this earth / you or I (1978 )
• When love is not 'd '/ No one is like to be alone (1979 )
• Home waiting Natasha / A romantic man (1979 )
• Days like glass / If two love each other (1980 )
• Chicano / Pearlydumm (1980 )
• You have nothing of love me say / My first love (1981 )
• The love of a woman / I will live with you (1981 )
• The tramp / Only You (1982 )
• The love for you / What Now (1982 )
• Vai doved bianca / Do it out of love (1982 )
• Is just for you / In front of us a long way (1983 )
• Mon Amour - In the arms of your affection / We are all children of God ( 1984)
• Back to tenderness / (1984 )
• Good-Bye My Love / Only dreams never die ( with Peter Alexander) (1984 )
• The wind has told me a song / Lost his (1985 )
• I look ' in your eyes / Cloud in the Wind (1985 )
• To love is for me to live with you / Only those who love (1986 )
• You know I still love it ' you / They say a word ( 1986)
• Never my heart was there / The way you are (1987 )
• Children of the World (1987 )
• Please look at me like that (1993 )
• Fairground of Love ( 1994)
• Fire in the Blood (1996 )
• In my dream (1996 )

French title success

• Mon Credo (1966 )
• Qu'elle est belle (1966 )
• Paris en colère (1966 )
• Un homme et une femme (1966 )
• Les Yeux de L' Amour / Casino Royale (1967 )
• Quand tu t'en iras (1967 )
• La dernière valse (1967 )
• Una canzone (1968 )
• Ensemble ( 1968)
• Les bicyclettes de Belsize (1968 )
• C'est à Mayerling (1968 )
• La première étoile (1969 )
• Mon bel amour d' été (1969 )
• Pardonne -moi ce caprice d' enfant (1970 )
• Pourquoi le monde est sans amour (1970 )
• Donne ton cœur, donne ta vie (1970 )
• Une histoire d' amour (1971 )
• Acropolis adieu (1971 )
• Mille fois bravo (1971 )
• Corscia (1972 )
• En dans nos mains striking (1972 )
• La Paloma Adieu (1973 )
• Roma, Roma, Roma ( 1973)
• Le vent de la nuit ( 1974)
• L' amour oublie le temps (1974 )
• Un jour tu reviendras (1974 )
• On ne vit pas sans se dire adieu (1975 )
• Apprends -moi (1975 )
• Tous les enfants avec moi chantent (1975 )
• Ma mélodie d' amour (1976 )
• Ciao, Bambino, sorry (1976 )
• Mille colombes (1977 )
• Défendu Amour (1977 )
• Santa Maria de la mer (1978 )
• Un dernier mot d' amour (1978 )
• Toi et moi ( with Paul Anka ) ( 1979)
• Un enfant viendra (1979 )
• Une femme amoureuse (1980 )
• Bravo tu as gagné ( 1981) ( ABBA )
• Trois milliards de gens sur terre (1982 )
• A Santa Maria ( 1983)
• Je veux l' aimer (1983 )
• On est bien (1984 )
• Chanter (1984 )
• Les avions, les oiseaux (1985 )
• Made in France (1985 )
• La demoiselle d' Orléans ( 1985)
• Après toi (1985 )
• Rencontres de femmes (1987 )
• L' enfant volant (1987 )
• La celle qui violence avec les mots do (1989 )
• L' Américain (1989 )
• Ce soir per t'ai perdu (1990 )
• Que pour toi (1991 )
• Vous lui direz (1995 )
• La Solitude (2002)
• Une place dans mon cœur (2005)

English-language singles

• When You Return / Tonight's the Night (1967 /68)
• Sometimes / Sweet Souvenirs of Stefan (1968 )
• Can a Butterfly Cry / Dear Madame (1970 )
• Nobody / (1971 )
• La Paloma Goodbye / Acropolis Adieu ( Goodbye My Love ) ( 1974)
• You and I / A man and a Woman ( with Paul Anka ) ( 1979)
• The Waltz of Goodbye / People ( 1982)
• Together We're Strong / Something's Going On ( with Patrick Duffy ) ( 1983)
• Do not Talk to Me of Love ( with Barry Manilow ) ( 1986)
• My Life (1989 )

Italian and Spanish Singles

Italian:

• Scusami se ... / Vivrò per te (1970 )
• Nata libera / Quando Verrano i giorni (1971 )
• C'era una volta la mia terra (1974 )
• Roma, Roma, Roma ( Gialla e rossa come un fiore ) / Instrumental (1981 )
• Donne senza eta / Un fuoco (1987 )

Spanish:

• Rin - Rin (EP, 1968)
• La Paloma Vendra / adios Acropolis (1974 )
• Madrecita del Nino Dios (Santa Maria) / Solamente una vez (1981 )
• Embrujo (1989 )
• Vivir de suenos (1991 )

Other successful titles in different languages

• Otshi tshernia (Russian)
• Podmoskovnije vechera ( Moscow Nights ) ( Russian)
• Moli Roah (Chinese)
• Anteeksi suo ( Pardonne -moi ce caprice d' enfant ) ( Finnish)
• Suna no shiro (Japanese)
• My man (English)
• Non pensare a me ( Italian)
• Caruso ( Italian)
• Una Mujer ( Spanish)