Sophie (singer)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sophie (born October 9, 1944 in Dax as Arlette Hecquet , † October 28, 2012 in Paris ) was a French chanson singer and radio presenter .

She made her first experiences as a singer as a background singer with Johnny Hallyday . She received a recording deal with Decca Records , which spawned a few singles in the 1960s. From that time on she was also a radio presenter at Radio Monte Carlo . She was commissioned to represent Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm . With Une chanson c´est une lettre she was voted 13th. In the 1980s she moved to RTL Télé Luxembourg as a program announcer.

She died on October 28, 2012 after surgery for an aortic aneurysm .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mort de Sophie Hecquet, un des visages d'RTL dans les années '80. In: sudinfo.be. October 28, 2012, accessed June 8, 2020 (French).
  2. ↑ 1975: Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm: The finalists 1975: 13th place: Sophie for Monaco with "Une chanson c'est une lettre". In: eurovision.de. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Sophie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hecquet, Arlette (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French chanson singer and radio presenter
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Dax (Landes)
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 2012
Place of death Paris