Arlette Zola

Arlette Zola (born April 29, 1949 in Freiburg im Üechtland ), real name Arlette Jaquet , is a Swiss singer . Her stage name is derived from the name of her stepfather René Quazzola.

Life

Arlette Zola grew up in Freiburg in Üechtland. In her mother's restaurant De la Grand-Fontaine she entertained the guests by singing to the guitar. Her first record was financed by her stepfather, who also put her in touch with the music industry. So she got a record deal with the Parisian brand Disc AZ . At the end of 1966, the successful single Elles sont coquines was released .

The titles Deux garçons pour une fille, Le marin et la sirène and Je n'aime que vous followed in 1967, which were equally successful in the francophone region . Recordings were also made in Germany, but there were no big hits.

From 1970 Arlette Zola withdrew from the music business. After marrying in 1972, she and her husband ran a farm in the canton of Friborg for several years . With the help of the Geneva musician Alain Morisod , Arlette Zola returned to the music business and in 1982 represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Harrogate, England . With Morisod's composition Amour on t'aime she reached 3rd place. In 1998 she appeared again on television in French- speaking Switzerland and recorded a medley of her four greatest 1966 hits with Morrisod .

Today Arlette Zola lives in Freiburg im Üechtland and works in the hospitality industry. In April 2009 a CD was released with the original recordings of their old hits.

Discography

• 1965 Un peu d'amour, Libéria
• 1966 Elles sont coquines, Disc AZ
• 1967 Arlette Zola, Disc AZ
• 1967 Deux garçons pour une fille, Disc AZ
• 1967 Je n'aime que vous, Disc AZ
• 1968 Musique en tête, Disc AZ LP
• 1969 C'est toute la terre, Disc Concert Hall LP
• 1969 La marchande de bonbon, Vogue
• 1970 L'été, Vogue
• 1971 Je suis folle de tant t'aimer, Vogue
• 1972 Pour que vienne enfin ce grand matin, Evasion
• 1977 Tu inventais des seasons, Tourel
• 1980 Offre moi un sourire, Libéria
• 1981 Frappe dans tes mains, Libéria
• 1981 Les fiancés du lac de Côme, LP Libéria
• 1982 Amour on t'aime, LP Jupiter Records
• 1982 Je n'ai pas changé, LP Jupiter Records
• 1983 Billy Boogie, LP Vogue
• 1984 Hasta manana amore mio, Disc Ibach
• 1990 Mais moi je l'aime, Libéria
• 2003 Laissez-moi encore chanter, Azo
• 2005 Amour… Amitié, Azo
• 2007 Le bonheur ne coûte rien, Azo
• 2009 souvenir, mes anées 60

Web links

• Arlette Zola's website (French)
• Fansite with extensive discography ( Memento from December 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Various articles and links to Arlette Zola
• Arlette Zola at Discogs

Individual evidence

1. ^ "J'ai la voix, j'ai le punch" In: La Gruyère, October 22, 2005 ( Memento of August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Arlette Zola portrait
3. ↑ Arlette Zola - Discography ( Memento of December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )