Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco (French: [ʒyljɛt ɡʁeko]; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French actress and popular chanson singer.[1]
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| Born | 7 February 1927 Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
| Died | 23 September 2020 (aged 93) Ramatuelle, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Genres | Chanson |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1949–2016 |
In 1949, she began working with composer Miles Davis. That same year, she began a new singing career with a number of well-known French writers writing lyrics; Raymond Queneau's "Si tu t’imagines" was one of her earliest songs to become popular.
In the late 1960s she featured in the TV serial Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre.[2]
Gréco died on 23 September 2020 in Ramatuelle, France at the age of 93.[3][4]
References
- Poirier, Agnès (17 February 2014). "Juliette Gréco: 'We were very naughty'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- "Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- "La chanteuse Juliette Gréco est morte". 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Le Monde.
- "Juliette Gréco est morte à l'âge de 93 ans". BFMTV. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
Other websites
- Juliette Gréco on IMDb
- Juliette Gréco on Europopmusic.eu (English)
- Biography of Juliette Gréco Archived 2005-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Singing the Praises of Juliette Greco (TCM Movie Morlocks)
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