Isabelle Aubret

Isabelle Aubret (2017)

Isabelle Aubret (born July 27, 1938 in Lille ; actually Thérèse Coquerelle ) is a French singer . She represented France twice in the Eurovision Song Contest , in 1962 she won the competition. In addition, she reached first place at the French gymnastics championships in 1952 .

Life

Early years

Isabelle Aubret at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Isabelle Aubret took part in singing competitions from a young age. She was discovered in the 1950s by the head of a radio station in Lille, who gave her her first stage appearances. Eventually she got jobs as a singer with various ensembles and worked for an orchestra in Le Havre for two years . In the early 1960s, Bruno Coquatrix helped her get a contract with the Fifty-Fifty cabaret in the Pigalle district of Paris after she won a singing competition at his Theater Olympia.

In 1961, the singer met Jacques Canetti , an artist agent and talent scout. She recorded her first single, a cover version of the song Nous les amoureux , which in the same year - originally sung by Jean-Claude Pascal - won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg .

Acquaintance with Jacques Brel and Jean Ferrat

In 1962, Isabelle Aubret met Jean Ferrat , who wrote the title Deux enfants au soleil for her and invited her to accompany him on his tour as a pre-artist. In 1963 she was supposed to work temporarily for another well-known singer, namely Jacques Brel , who was a guest at the Olympia. By director Jacques Demy and musician Michel Legrand she was intended for the lead role in the film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg , but suffered a serious car accident. She had to give up all professional activities overnight. After her recovery, Jacques Brel gave her the rights to the song La Fanette , and in 1964 Jean Ferrat wrote her the title C'est beau, la vie , which had great commercial success in France. Several smaller hits followed until she toured France in 1968 and visited over 70 cities.

International years

In the early 1970s, Aubret toured Canada , Algeria , Cuba and Poland . On her 1971 album Casa forte , the first side of which is influenced by Bossa Nova, she took over two songs by the composer Edu Lobo and pieces by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá . In the past she had devoted herself to the Brazilian music genre several times. In 1976, Aubret won the Best Singer Award at the Tokyo International Music Festival and has been a popular artist in Japan ever since . She recorded more albums and went on an international tour again, visiting the USSR , Germany , Finland , Japan, Canada and Morocco .

In late 1981, while studying a trapeze gala for the annual artist gala, she broke both of her legs. It was two years before she could start working as a singer again. From 1983 she took up albums and singles again and had great success. In 1986 she went on tour again and released the very successful album Vague à l'homme , which brought her various awards. In 1989 she won an award for best interpreter at a music festival in Berlin .

In 1992, the then French President François Mitterrand presented her with the Légion d'Honneur , which can be compared to the German Federal Cross of Merit .

Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest

Isabelle Aubret took part in the French preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and came third with the title Le gars de n'importe où . A year later she won the preliminary round and represented France at the international final in Luxembourg, which she also won with the song Un premier amour . In 1968 she returned - this time internally selected - to the competition and achieved third place behind Massiel and Cliff Richard with La source in London . Both titles were successful in France, but hardly noticed internationally. La source was also published in German.

In 1976 she took part again in the French preliminary round, but was only penultimate in the second semifinals with a Jean Ferrat composition Je te connais déjà . Her last attempt to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest ended in 1983 with the song France, France in third place in the domestic preliminary round. The winner of the preliminary round, Guy Bonnet , was one of the composers of the song La source in 1968 .

Discography (selection)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

2006   FR 150 10/14/2006 (2 weeks) Chante Ferrat - hourra!   FR 109 05/21/2011 (2 weeks) Allons enfants   FR 78 10/01/2016 (2 weeks)

• 1962: Un premier amour
• 1966: Les Chansons françaises
• 1967: Isabelle Aubret
• 1968: La Source
• 1969: Isabelle Aubret
• 1970: C'est beau la vie
• 1973: Les Classiques de la chanson
• 1974: Isabelle Aubret
• 1975: La femme est l'avenir de l'homme
• 1975: Isabelle Aubret chants Jacques Brel
• 1976: Chansonnettes
• 1977: Isabelle Aubret chants Anne Sylvestre
• 1977: Berceuse pour une femme
• 1978: L'Amour Aragon
• 1979: Une vie
• 1981: Liberté
• 1981: Isabelle Aubret
• 1984: Le monde chante
• 1986: 1789 - Beyrouth
• 1987: Vague à l'homme
• 1988: Expression
• 1989: 1989
• 1990: Vivre en flèche
• 1990: Allez allez la vie
• 1990: Chansonnettes et chansons
• 1991: In love
• 1992: Coups de coeur
• 1992: Isabelle Aubret chante Aragon
• 1993: Isabelle Aubret chante Ferrat
• 1993: C'est le bonheur
• 1995: Elle vous aime
• 1995: Isabelle Aubret chante Brel
• 1997: Isabelle Aubret chante pour les petits et les grands
• 1997: Changer le monde
• 1999: Parisabelle
• 2001: Le Paradis des musiciens
• 2001: Bobino 2001
• 2002: Cosette et Jean Valjean
• 2005: Les Indispensables
• 2006: 2006

Web links

Commons : Isabelle Aubret  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Isabelle-Aubret-Isabelle-Aubret/release/2454301
2. ↑ http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_A.php
3. ↑ http://www.diggiloo.net/?1968fr
4. ↑ http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/France1976SF.html
5. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Isabelle-Aubret-Je-te-connais-deja/release/9131774
6. ↑ http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/France1983.html
7. ↑ http://www.diggiloo.net/?1968fr
8. ↑ Chart sources: FR