Michèle Torr
Michèle Torr | |
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 Michèle Torr in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michelle Cléberte Tort |
| Born | 7 April 1947 |
| Origin | Pertuis,France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Author |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Sony Music France Mercury Records Disc'AZ Records |
| Website | micheletorr |
Michèle Torr(bornMichelle Cléberte Tort7 April 1947) is a French singer and author, best known innon-Francophonecountries for her participation in theEurovision Song ContestforLuxembourgin1966and forMonacoin1977.
Early career
[edit]Born inPertuis,Vaucluse, Torr won her first singing contest at age fifteen, in 1962, winning the first year'sOn Chante dans mon Quartiercontest in Avignon. Michèle was a tall beautiful woman with actress-like expression, and easily wins the audience over by singing theÉdith PiafsongExodus.Mireille Mathieuwas runner-up that year withLes cloches de LisbonnebyMaria Candido.Then in 1963, at age sixteen, Michèle won a recording contract with the Mercury label, and opened forJacques Brelat theParis Olympia.She released three EPs (four songs each) throughout 1964, which were aimed at radio and juke-box play. Torr's release ofDans mes bras, oublie ta peinein 1964 was a big hit. Further releases of both original French material, and French covers of British and American hits, proved to be hit and miss. This setting the tone for Torr's career throughout the 60's, as she tried to find her niche. The Mercury contract ended in 1972.
Eurovision Song Contest appearances
[edit]In 1966, Torr was invited to perform theLuxembourgishentry,Ce soir je t'attendais,at the eleventhEurovision Song Contest.This was permitted as there has never been a requirement at Eurovision for the singer to be native to the country they represent; indeed Luxembourg only very rarely chose aLuxembourgeras their performer. As Luxembourg had won the1965 contest,the 1966 contest was held inLuxembourg Cityon 5 March. Torr wound up finishing joint-tenth out of eighteen participants, alongside the entries from Finland and Germany.
Eleven years later, in 1977, Torr again took part in Eurovision, this time representingMonacowith the songUne petite française.The1977contest took place in London on 7 May, and Torr improved on her previous result, finishing fourth of eighteen participants.[1]
In between her two Eurovision appearances, Torr had also taken part in the French Eurovision pre-selection in 1970 with two songs, but had not progressed beyond the semi-final stage.
Later career
[edit]Torr had continued to record and release singles during the early and mid 1970s likeUne vague bleue,a big hit, but she achieved the biggest successes of her career at the end of the decade withEmmène-moi danser ce soir,La séparationandDiscomotion.Through the 1980s she continued to release successful singles and albums and was a regular on television. Her career stalled in the 1990s, with much less new material being released, although compilations of earlier work kept her in the public eye.
On 3 March 2008, she released her albumCes années-làon the Sony BMG Import label.
On 12 November 2012, she released an album of religious songsChanter c'est Prieron the Sony Music France S.M.A.R.T. label.
As of 2015, She continues to tour worldwide on the French music nostalgia circuit, with almost a concert a month.
Decorations
[edit]Discography
[edit]45s
[edit]- Les AmoureuxetPiano va l'amour1973
- Une vague bleue
- Je m'appelle Michèle
- fr:Cette fille c'était moi1975
- Ce soir je t'attendais(Eurovision) 1976
- Une petite Française(Eurovision) 1977
- fr:Emmène-moi danser ce soir1978
- J'aime1978
- Chanson inédite1979
- Lui (1980)
- fr:J'en appelle à la tendresse1981
- Midnight blue en Irlande1983
- Adieu1983
- Donne moi la main, donne moi l'amour1984
Albums
[edit]- 1964:Dans mes bras oublie ta peine
- 1965:Dis-moi maintenant
- 1966:Ce soir je t'attendais
- 1970:tous les oiseaux reviennent
- 1974:un disque d'amour
- 1976:je m'appelle Michèle
- 1976:Michele Torr
- 1977:j'aime
- 1978:Emmène moi danser ce soir
- 1979:chanson inédite
- 1980:à l'Olympia
- 1980:Lui
- 1981:j'en appelle à la tendresse
- 1982:Olympia
- 1983:adieu/à mon père
- 1983:midnight blue en Irlande
- 1983:AdieuDisc'Az 478
- 1984:donne-moi le matin, donne-moi l'amour
- 1985:Michèle Torr
- 1986:Qui
- 1987:chansons de toujours
- 1987:I remember you
- 1988:je t'avais rapporté
- 1988:Argentina
- 1990:la compil' de mes succès
- 1991:vague à l'homme
- 1993:à mi vie
- 1995:à nos beaux jours
- 1996:le meilleur de Michele Torr en public
- 1997:seule
- 1998:portrait de scène
- 1998:Michele Torr 2cd
- 1999:emmene moi danser ce soir en public
- 2000:une petite française 3cd
- 2001:acoustique
- 2001:best of
- 2002:donner
- 2003:à l'Olympia
- 2003:chante Piaf
- 2004:en concert
- 2005:à l'Olympia
- 2006:la louve
- 2007:ces années là
- 2008:Olympia
- 2010:triple best of
- 2011:Olympia
- 2012:chanter c'est prier
- 2013:Herbert Léonard / Michele Torr au Québec
- 2014:diva
- 2016:tout l'amour du monde
- Others
- 2012:Chanter c'est prier
Books
[edit]- 1999: La Cuisine (provençale) de ma mère by Michèle Torr
- 2005: la Couleur des mots (autobiography) by Michèle Torr, and Laurent Fialaix
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Ventes des singles de 1977.
- ^"Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres janvier 2016 - Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication".Archived fromthe originalon 5 June 2016.Retrieved3 April2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Discography and cover art at Encyclopédisque.fr
- Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2002
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