Florence Passy (August 7, 1931 – May 16, 2007) was a French pop singer . She is known for having sung songs that have inspired, among others, Claude Nougaro as well as Jean-Claude Pascal.
Florence Passiflora Cappoccia was born in Russange (Moselle, France).She took piano and opera singing lessons at the Luxembourg Conservatory where she obtained a state diploma. The singer Lina Margy advised her to try her luck in Paris. Florence Passy followed the advice and met Jacques Canetti who invited her to sing in his cabaret. The success was immediate and Florence recorded many songs including, La valse parisienne, Ton adieu, Comme une symphonie, Nous les amoureux (a song also covered by Jean-Claude Pascal).
In the early 1950s, she met the trumpeter Pierre Sellin who became her accompanist and her husband. The couple then performed all over the world and hosted many dance evenings, such as in La Baule, Monte-Carlo and Évian-les-Bains. In the sixties, she covered hits of the time on the labels 'PBM', 'Actualité' or 'Disque du jour'.
In the 1970s, Florence Passy decided to put an end to her career as an artist to take care of her disabled daughter.
She died in Paris on May 16, 2007. She was 75 years old.
(Scant information edited from Wikipedia)
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Why Florence Passy I hear you cry? She was not one of the well known “chanteuse” of her time, but when I came across some of her early cover versions which made me chuckle, I decided to investigate. Although she recorded many sides I could not find any compilations or information about her, so hopefully my small bio will not let her be forgotten. If anyone can point me in the direction of more information about Florence, then please do.
Here’s a little anthology covering most of her 1960’s discography all taken from various albums found on the streamers @ 192. Playlist is in order of source but not date.
For “Florence Passy - Le Disque Du Jour Classics “(2025 FromTheVaults)” go here:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/gNGpGV2M
1. Florence Passy - Amour Bresilien.mp3"
2. Florence Passy - C'est Pas Serieux.mp3"
3. Florence Passy - L'amour C'est Comme Un Jour.mp3"
4. Florence Passy - Le Jour Le Plus Long.mp3"
5. Florence Passy - Ma Melodie.mp3"
6. Florence Passy - Pardon Pour Notre Amour.mp3"
7. Florence Passy - Petit Gonzales.mp3"
8. Florence Passy - Quand Le Soleil Etait La.mp3"
9. Florence Passy - Retiens La Nuit (From Les Parisiennes).mp3"
10. Florence Passy - The Locomotion.mp3"
11. Florence Passy - Aimez-Vous Brahms.mp3"
12. Florence Passy - Le Voyageur Sans Etoile.mp3"
13. Florence Passy - Pepe.mp3"
14. Florence Passy - Ton Adieu.mp3"
15. Florence Passy\Denise Lebrun - La porte bleue (feat. Didier Boland et son orchestre).mp3"
16. Florence Passy\Los Cangaceiros, Yvan Morice - Gondolier.mp3"
17. Florence Passy\Los Cangaceiros, Yvan Morice - Marjolaine (feat. Florence Passy.mp3"
18. Florence Passy - Comme Une Symphonie.mp3"
19. Florence Passy - Il Faut Savoir.mp3"
20. Florence Passy - Marin.mp3"
21. Florence Passy - Tu Peux Le Prendre.mp3"
22. Florence Passy - Miserere (feat. Pierre Sellin et son orchestre) (feat. Pierre Sellin et son orchestre).mp3"
23. Florence Passy - Les criquets (feat. Didier Boland, Orchestre des Rois).mp3"
24. Florence Passy - Nous les amoureux (feat. Didier Boland, Orchestre des Rois.mp3"
25. Florence Passy - Sœur Anne (feat. Didier Boland, Orchestre des Rois.mp3"
26. Florence Passy - Anastasia (feat. Pierre Selin et son orchestre). mp3"
27. Florence Passy - Piano piano (feat. Pierre Selin et son orchestre).mp3"
28. Florence Passy - Pour toi seul (feat. Pierre Selin et son orchestra.mp3"
29. Florence Passy - Seulement (feat. Pierre Selin et son orchestre).mp3"
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