Colette Deréal, (1927 - 1988), was a French actress and
singer.
Colette Deréal was born Colette Denise De Glarélial,
September 22, 1927 in a small town of Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole in France. Her family moved to Marseille a few months
after her birth but Colette spent hers adolescence in Juan-les-Pins.
As she grew up, her godmother found that Colette had a
lovely soprano voice. At the age of 15 she was introduced to the great master
Reynaldo Hahn, who by listening to her, promised her a career in opera, but
unfortunately, because of jitters and a bad cold, her time with Hahn was a
failure. She decided to turn to the theatre.
At the age of seventeen she went to Paris and enrolled at
the René Simon School of Acting. She appeared in many French films and devoted
herself to the theatre. Her first film
appearance was in "The kingdom of heaven" alongside Serge Reggiani.
This was the beginning of a film career of twenty-four films in France and
Hollywood, including "Little
Boy Lost" with Bing Crosby (1953), "Success Train", an episode of the TV series "Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents" (1955) and "The Happy Road" by and with Gene Kelly (1957). In France she played namely with Jean Gabin, who really appreciated her as a partner.
Boy Lost" with Bing Crosby (1953), "Success Train", an episode of the TV series "Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents" (1955) and "The Happy Road" by and with Gene Kelly (1957). In France she played namely with Jean Gabin, who really appreciated her as a partner.
America offered Colette
a seven-year contract, but homesickness prevailed. Too attached to her
roots, she refused and returned to France. She appeared in several episodes of
the 1959 TV series "Last five minutes." In one episode she sang the song "Do not
play". Following strong demand she
recorded the song and 100,000 copies were sold in a month.
In 1961, Deréal represented Monaco in the Eurovision Song
Contest 1961, with the song "Allons, allons les enfants" (Let's go,
let's go children). Deréal finished joint tenth place with the Finnish entry
"Valoa ikkunassa" (The lights in the window) sung by Laila
Kinnunen and the Dutch entry "Wat een dag" (What a day) sung by Greetje Kauffeld, receiving six points.
Kinnunen and the Dutch entry "Wat een dag" (What a day) sung by Greetje Kauffeld, receiving six points.
As a singer, she had a huge success (she has recorded 260 songs). "At the Gare
Saint-Lazare", "Are more children", "Women with
glasses", "Valse de Cambronne," "Do not play",
"Telstar" and "See you" which earned her 1962 Academy Grand
Prix du Disque Charles Cros, are amongst her greatest hits.
She appeared frequently on the television throughout the
60’s and 70’s then became a journalist at the Tribune de Monaco. She became
active in animal welfare and began painting for pleasure.
Living in La
Turbie (Alpes-Maritimes), it gave her the opportunity to meet her great friend,
Grace Kelly. Perhaps nostalgic for her
singing career, Colette agreed to perform at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo
and in the name of friendship, to sing again for a privileged few. Her last appearance was at the Kim Club in
Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1985.
Colette Deréal died April 12, 1988, struck down by a
heart attack.
(Info various mainly from Wikipedia translation)
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For “Colette Dereal – Sings the Best” go here:
https://www108.zippyshare.com/v/Yl0mJwO5/file.html
1. Ne joue pas
2. On se reverra
3. Lola, Lola
4. Comme une balançoire
5. Rendez-vous à Brasilia
6. Dieu merci
7. C'est toi que j'aime
8. Tu dors
9. Allons, allons les enfants
10. Dum dum
11. Les yeux plus grands que le cœur
12. Et voila...C'est l'amour
13. Notre concerto
14. Amour, soleil et cha cha cha
15. Ça m'amuse
16. Tes yeux lilas
17. Reviendra-t-il le temps
18. Donne Noël, donne BONUS TRACKS
19. Telstar
20. A La Gare Saint-Lazare
21. La Valse Folle
22. Cheveux fous et levres roses
23. Emmene –moi au du Monde
24. Moi
25. Lettre a Veronique
26. Le Carnival De Rio
27. Un Tonnerre De Joie
28. Toi Tu Causes
29. L’iles Aux Souris
30. Porquoi
A big thank you to Audiotut for mp3s which I’ve thrown together to fit on a normal CDR.
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