Marie Laforêt is tagged as: french, female vocalists, chanson francaise, ye-ye, french 60s
Marie Laforêt born Maitena Doumenach October 5, 1939 in Soulac-sur-Mer is a French singer and actress Her career began by accident in 1959 when she replaced her sister at the last minute in a French radio talent contest Naissance d'une Étoile won Director Louis Malle then cast the young star of the film that he shot at the time Liberté, a project he finally abandonded do Laforêt first appearance on screen opposite actor Alain Delon in René Clément's 1960 drama Plein Soleil After this film, she became very popular and interpreted many roles in 1960 she married director Jean-Gabriel Albicocco who cast her in some of his own works, including La Fille aux Yeux d'Or (The Girl With Golden Eyes) based on Balzac please?? Eport that would blihennes nickname In her second film Saint Tropez Blues along with a young Jacques Higelin on the guitar she sang the title song and immediately began releasing singles her first hit was in 1963, Les vendanges de l'Amour Her songs offered a more mature poetic Offer alternatives to the bright teenage ye-ye songs charting numbers in France at the time Her melodies borrowed more from exotic folk music, especially South America and Eastern Europe than from modern American and British documents pop Laforêt worked with many importa... Read More About Marie Laforêt Biography...
