Les Sœurs Etienne

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Les Sœurs Étienne (The Étienne Sisters) was a French singing duo consisting of Louise and Odette Étienne that enjoyed success in France from the 1940s to the mid-1950s. They sang in swing orchestras. Her repertoire often consisted of adapted American hits alongside French chanson repertoire.

history

The sisters Louise (born September 3, 1924 in Reims ; March 22, 2016 in Paris ) and Odette (born March 21, 1928 in Reims; July 18, 2013 in Asnières-sur-Seine ) came from Reims, where she was already with her musical family had their first successes and came to Paris in 1943. At first they sang as amateurs in cinemas and cabarets on the left bank of the Seine. A radio broadcast brought them attention and they recorded with the orchestra of Jacques Hélian and Raymond Legrand (with the latter the second recording of “ C'est si bon ” in 1948 ) and also with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Around 1955 they withdrew into their private life, but appeared again occasionally in the 1980s (for example in various television series such as Trente-six chansons ) and were reissued by Pathé Marconi .

In addition to C'est si bon, her singing numbers included: De temps en temps, Revoir la France, Marchand de fleurs, Plus je t'embrasse, Le manège aux souvenirs, Après la pluie, Le beau temps, Qui sait, qui sait, qui sait?, Chacun son bonheur, Au pays des merveilles, Cinq minutes de plus and Faire le tour de France (they also played as part of the tour's musical caravan ).

Odette Étienne was married to sports journalist Jacques Goddet (1905–2000) from 1952 to 1957 . While the older Louise was brown-haired, the sister Odette was blonde.

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