Nicole Rieu

Nicole Rieu (born May 16, 1949 in Chaumont , Haute-Marne ) is a French pop and chanson singer.

Life

Nicole Rieu signed her first record deal with AZ Records in 1969 . In 1973 she moved to Barclay Records and soon had her first single success with the title Je suis . In 1975 she was selected by TF1 to represent France in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest . Her chanson Et bonjour à toi, l'artiste , written by Pierre Delanoë , reached 4th place. She then had numerous other successful records in France, but interrupted her career in the 1980s to give birth to her son. During this time she published children's songs and a Christmas album. From the late 1990s she released regular studio albums again and had live performances.

Discography (albums)

• 1973: Attention (Barclay)
• 1975: Naissance (Barclay)
• 1976: Le ciel c'est ici (Barclay)
• 1977: Si tu m'appelles (Barclay)
• 1978: Le rêve de mai (Philips)
• 1979: La goutte d'eau (Barclay)
• 1981: Zut (RCA Victor)
• 1983: Bonjour la fête (Nicole Rieu chante pour les enfants, Vol. 1 et 2) (Disques Corélia)
• 1984: Pour les enfants avec Armen Djerrahian (Warner)
• 1986: Nicole Rieu chante Noël (Disques Corélia)
• 1988: Compilation Master Série (Barclay - PolyGram)
• 1993: Pêcheur d'éponges (Disques Chêne)
• 1995: Le meilleur de Nicole Rieu (Sergent Major Cie)
• 1998: Vas-y (Disques Yvon chat owner)
• 1998: Compilation Master Série (Nouvelle version) (Universal)
• 2001: Ah ah! (Disques Yvon chat owner)
• 2002: Marie-Madeleine (Productions Miracos)
• 2005: Camargue rouge (Productions Miracos)
• 2007: En voix (nouvel album 2007) (Édina Music / Nocturne)
• 2008: En voix (DVD du concert)
• 2008: Jardins (new album 2008) (Productions Miracos)
• 2008: Noël, chants d'espoir (nouvel album 2008) (Productions Miracos)
• 2009: Nicole Rieu (Compilation) (Sergent Major Cie)
• 2010: Femmes (Productions Miracos)

Web links

• Official website (French)
• Nicole Rieu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Nicole Rieu at Discogs (English)