A singer with a hoarse voice, John. Pop stars: singers with unusual voices

Whether you're a ridiculous fat man with small, puffy eyes, or a skinny brunette with a cigarette in your mouth, it doesn't matter if you have a unique voice. Singing is somewhat reminiscent of a passionate kiss, because the same organs are involved here - lips and tongue and appearance is no longer important - the voice can deceive the appearance given by nature. The voice is a sound card that depicts a portrait of your soul, no matter how ugly or beautiful it may seem to you. One way or another, here is a list of fifteen female names, which included the owners of the unique voice of all times in the music business according to the magazine Rolling stone.

Ronnie Spector (ur. Veronica Yvette Spector)

Popular tracks: Be My Baby, Baby I love you. Walking in the Rain

Influenced creativity: Joey Ramone, Patti Smith, Billy Joel

Ronnie is a girl band member The Ronettes, her voice became defining for the early sixties, and the music was the most innovative in the field of rock and roll. Magical, with a slight dust of romance, songs performed by Ronnie inspired Patti Smith, Joan Jett and many other singers, but they had the strongest impact on the guitarist The E Street Band Stephen Van Zandt.

Bjork (Isl. Björk Guðmundsdóttir)

Popular tracks: Army of Me, It's Oh So Quiet, Human Behavior

Influenced creativity: Thom Yorke and Jonsi

Her voice is like a non-existent shade in color scheme which sooner or later had to be invented. True, many have already forgotten how unexpected the effect of her appearance in the world of show business was. She's so unique that she can sing ridiculous TV show songs and still be the talk of the world. You can fully appreciate Björk's greatness by listening to her 1997 album. Homogenic is the bible for the vocalist of our time. In a minute, Björk can accelerate to the speed of a train express and in a second reset his drive to zero. She is brilliant and one of a kind.

Christina Aguilera (English) Christina Aguilera)

Popular tracks: Genie in a Bottle, Beautiful, Ain't No Other Man

Influenced creativity: Danity Kane and Kelly Clarkson

I knew she could sing, says Herbie Hancock, referring to her duet with Aguilera from four years ago. - H oh to sing so hard! To be honest, Christina just knocked me out. Aguilera has a strong voice and a good enough school to claim the laurels of the modern blues queen, starting at the age of 11 (that was when she first appeared on the TV show star search). Already in her first hit single Genie In A Bottle it was noticeable that the technique of this young girl refers to the standard examples of the genre.

Mavis Staples (ur. Mavis Staples)

Influenced creativity: Prince, the Pointer Sisters and Amy Uvinehouse

At a time when songs The Staple Singers occupied the rhythm and blues charts, the high contralto of the band's lead vocalist Mavis Staples was something of a symbol of freedom for women who fought for their rights. We won't drag people into church who like to live life in clubs, Father Mavis Roebuck said Pops Staples. - So we have to break into the clubs and start preaching there. When I heard Mavis sing, I realized that the evolution is not over yet, says Bob Dylan.

Gladys Knight (ur. Gladys Maria Knight)

Popular tracks: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Neither One Of Us, Midnight Train To Georgia

Influenced creativity: Mariah Carey and Jill Scott

Gladys Knight is an American soul singer who achieved widespread popularity in the 60s and 70s as the lead singer of a band. Gladys Knight & the Pips. She loves to give advice to her colleagues, such as: Just sing the song and speak the words clearly. Gladys has always taken her songwriting very seriously and left no room for improvisation. Gladys reminds me of a textbook- said Mariah Carey at the ceremony of accepting Knight into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - Take it and learn.

Bonnie Wright (ur. Bonnie Lynn Raitt

Popular tracks: Nick Of Time, I Can't Make You Love Me, Love Me Like A Man

Influenced creativity: Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and The Dixie Chicks.

Patsy Cline (ur. Virginia Patterson Hensley)

Popular tracks: I Fall To Pieces, Walkin' After Midnight, Crazy

Influenced creativity: Loretta Lynn, Linda Ronstadt and Kay Dee Lang

Patsy is the owner of a low erotic voice, she was perhaps the first country singer to break into pop radio stations and paved the way for Dolly Parton, Faith Hill and other artists whose ambitions went beyond the then musicians. Even when Patsy does country, she's still a pop singer says Lucinda Williams. - Sometimes it even seems that she has staged classical vocals.

Joni Mitchell (ur. Roberta Joan Anderso)

Popular tracks: Both Sides Now, Help Me, Raised On Robbery

Influenced creativity: Robert Plant and Fiona Apple.

The role of the archetypal bard girl was inherited by Mitchell from Joan Baez, but Joni went much further - there were enough references to both jazz and blues in her songs. Joni heard Billie Holiday sing Solitude at the age of nine, and from that moment she was not the same as before, Herbie Hancock says She has a strange sense of rhythm Bob Dylan said in an interview with RS. - It is a rhythm in itself.

Dusty Springfield (ur. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien)

Popular tracks : I Only Want To Be With You and Son Of A Preacher Man

Influenced creativity: Duffy and Amy Winehouse

An English folk singer whose career spanned four decades, reaching her greatest popularity in the 1960s and late 1980s. You become a great vocalist when you internally expose yourself on stage. Dusty was never afraid to look fragile and insecure. You will recognize this voice by the first notes- Darlene Love.

Whitney Houston (n. Whitney Houston)

Popular tracks : The Greatest Love Of All, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, I Will Always Love You

Influenced creativity: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige

The daughter of gospel vocalist Cissy Houston, Whitney grew up under the care of her mother's friends Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. When I sang - remembers Houston , - for me it was as natural as to start talking. By the time Whitney was twenty-two years old, she was already considered the leading vocalist of her generation: her debut album had three powerful hits at once: Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know And The Greatest Love Of All.

Nina Simone (Eng. Eunice Kathleen Waymon)

Popular tracks: Feeling Good, Mississippi Goddam, Four Women, I Wish Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

Influenced creativity: Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Erica Badu

American jazz singer, pianist, arranger and composer. Nina Simone had a pathologically enlarged pharyngeal tonsil, which gave her a deep, mesmerizing voice. She has used it in a wide variety of musical genres, be it jazz, soul, pop, gospel or blues. Her voice is called the voice of the black revolution - in the 60s, she gained the love of an inexperienced public and the respect of professionals. Thanks to her popularity, she got the opportunity to speak and be heard. With the help of creativity, Nina conveyed her ideas and political thoughts to people. The topic of discrimination against African Americans in the United States became the leitmotif, because the singer knew firsthand how hard it can sometimes be if your skin color is darker than necessary.

But it is impossible to say unequivocally who Nina Simone was to a greater extent: a singer, composer or pianist. Also, her music cannot be defined by a certain style or manner, because the peculiarity of her work is musical cosmopolitanism: in her performances, using blues melody, she found a place for both Bach's counterpoint and African rhythms.

Janis Lyn Joplin

Popular tracks: Piece of My Heart, Cry Baby and Me and Bobby McGee

Influenced creativity: Bonnie Wright, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams

Considered the best white blues artist and one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock music.

In 1995, Janis Joplin was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joplin literally pounded on stage, and she screamed so furiously that I will remember it for the rest of my life., - singer Melissa Etheridge recalls Janice's performance. - Sometimes it seemed to me that the voice did not belong to Joplin at all, but to some elderly black woman.. Joplin's most powerful vocals, equally appropriate in the psychedelic blues numbers and country soul of her later albums, still sound as if his half-mad owner calculated all the parts in advance to the note.

Etta James

Popular tracks: At Last, A Sunday Kind Of Lov, Tell Mama and What's Love Got To Do With I

Influenced creativity: Beyoncé and Mick Jagger

I will never forget the first time I saw Tina on stage Beyoncé says. - For me, Turner is a symbol of strength.. Tina started touring almost half a century ago; her breakthrough came with a cover version Proud Mary at the Creedence Clearwater Revival, which in 1971 became a declaration of women's independence. In terms of energy, Turner reminded me of a tank, John Fogerty recalls. Over time, Tina's emotions as a vocalist only intensified. Her voice is unclassifiable Melissa Etheridge says. - Tina Turner is pure passion.

Aretha Franklin (ur. Aretha Louise Franklin)

Popular tracks: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, Respect, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Think and Chain of Fools

Influenced creativity: Whitney Houston, Alisha Case, Aaron Neville and Annie Lennox

When it comes to expressing one's personality through a song, Aretha Franklin is the best here. Not only is she the greatest rhythm and blues, soul and gospel singer, she has a gift from above. She owns both technique, and insight, and charisma, and incredible energy. With her exceptionally flexible and powerful vocals, she is often referred to as the Queen of Soul and the greatest female vocalist of the rock and roll era.

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“Before I had money for a Macintosh, I was forced to write music on a shitty Toshiba laptop. I had to download free versions of programs that allowed me to save files only for a day - so I had to finish the track in one night. It motivated me powerfully - but if I didn’t have time, the music just disappeared.” That's right!))))))))) And he writes in the spirit of the previous "speaker" - - dubstep, alternative, indie, etc. Due to age, there is a feeling of "dampness" of the work, but the potential is rather big. King Krule King Krule - Portrait in Black and BluePete Yorn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who first gained international recognition when his music - including the songs "Strange Condition" - appeared in the 2000 film Me, Myself & Irene. Well, to a wide range of listeners, he is known for the fact that he recorded an album with Scarlett Johansson. Pete Yorn Pete Yorn ************************************************************************* Jacob Dylan known to many handsome and son of Bob Dillon. Once the soloist of the group The Wallflowers He also has a very, very beautiful voice. Solo Jacob performs music in the style of country, pop, author ... in general, not what was in the group. And the team performed rock, alternative, pop-rock. In general, Jacob is thrown from side to side, but the essence remains - a magical voice. Jakob Dylan Jakob Dylan The Wallflowers The Wallflowers - Letters from the Wasteland *********************************************************************** Ryan Bingham Former rodeo rider turned musician. Born in 1981. He released several albums: "Mescalito" (2007) and "Roadhouse Sun" (2009). The third album "Junky Star" was released with by The dead horses. Ryan Bingham Ryan Bingham *********************************************************************** John legend American singer who performs R&B, soul, neo-soul music. In general, the music is the most extraordinary) I'm serious. It sounds very rare and recognizable. The most popular song performed by him We just don't care From the latest, not so popular Everybody Knows******************************************************* ********************* If you want a very, very male voice, then you are here, to Scotty McCreery. That's who, despite his young years, has a wonderful vocal that can simply bewitch. Well, by the way, another participant music show. It is worth noting that the boy sings in country style, mostly. But the music is very nice. And the voice, that voice! Scotty McCreery Scotty McCreery *********************************************************************** David Cook American singer. 2008 American Idol music TV show winner. Even before the competition he released his first album - Analog Heart (2006). Well, after the victory, the studio albums "David Cook" (2008) and "This Loud Morning" (2011). David Cook David Cook******************************************************* ************************* I tried to collect such diverse singers for today's post. We've accumulated more, but it's too much for one issue. So I'll do it next time. I hope you will find something new and interesting for yourself or share your impressions about your idols...)))

The contralto is one of the most striking female voices. Its velvety low sound is often compared to a cello. This voice is quite rare in nature, so it is very appreciated for its beautiful timbre and for the fact that the lowest notes for women are available to it.

How and when the contralto is formed

This voice has its own characteristics of formation. Most often it can be determined after 14 or 18 years. The female contralto voice is mainly formed from 2 children's voices: a low alto, which is already early years has a pronounced chest register or soprano with an inexpressive timbre.

Many girls are surprised by the changes and the fact that the range becomes lower, and the voice acquires beautiful expressive low notes.

This situation often occurs: a girl with an inexpressive 1 soprano is told that she has a weak voice and she should not professionally practice vocals. And then, after 14 years, they have expressive chest notes and a feminine sound, which is typical for contralto. The upper register gradually becomes colorless and inexpressive, and low notes, on the contrary, acquire a beautiful chest sound.

Unlike, this type of contralto does not sound like a juicy girl's voice, but the voice of a very adult woman, much older than her calendar age. If the mezzo-soprano voice sounds velvety, but very juicy and beautiful, then the contralto has a slight hoarseness that the average female voice does not have.

An example of such a voice is singer Vera Brezhneva. She had a high soprano as a child, which, unlike other children's voices, seemed inexpressive and colorless. If in adolescence other girls soprano only gained strength and became richer in its timbre, beauty and chest notes, then with Vera the colors of the voice gradually lost their expressiveness, but the chest register expanded.

And in adulthood, she formed a rather expressive female voice a contralto that sounds deep and original. A striking example such a voice can be heard in the songs "Help Me" and "Good Day".

Another type of contralto is formed already in childhood. These voices have a rough sound and are often sung as violas in the school choir. By adolescence, they become mezzo-sopranos and dramatic sopranos, and some turn into deep contraltos. In colloquial speech, such voices sound rude, become like boys.

Girls with such voices are sometimes victims of peer ridicule, and they are often called male names. In adolescence, this type of contralto becomes richer and lower, although the male timbre does not disappear. It is often difficult to understand in the recording who sings, a guy or a girl. If other altos become mezzo-sopranos or dramatic sopranos, then the chest register opens up in the contralto. Many girls even begin to brag about what they can easily copy. male voices.

An example of such a contralto can be Irina Zabiyaka, a girl from the Chile group, who always had a low voice. By the way, she has been studying academic vocals for many years, which allowed her to reveal her range.

Another example of a rare contralto that is formed after the age of 18 is the voice of Nadezhda Babkina. From childhood, she sang in violas, and when she entered the conservatory, the professors identified her voice as a dramatic mezzo-soprano. But by the end of her studies, her low range expanded and by the age of 24 she had formed a beautiful female contralto voice.

Why is this voice valued more than others

In opera, such a voice is rare, since there are not too many contraltos that meet academic requirements. For operatic singing, the contralto not only needs to be low enough, but also to sound expressive without a microphone, and such strong voices are rare. Therefore, girls from the contralto go to sing on the stage or in jazz.

By the way, in jazz direction contraltos are the most important, because the very specificity of music not only allows them to beautifully reveal their natural timbre, but also to play with their voices in different parts of their range. There are especially many contraltos among African American or mulatto women.

Their special chest timbre in itself becomes an ornament to any jazz composition or soul songs. A bright representative of such a voice was Toni Braxton, whose hit "Unbreak my heart" could not be sung beautifully by any singer, even with a very low voice.

In the stage, the contralto is appreciated due to its beautiful velvety timbre and feminine sound. According to psychologists, they subconsciously inspire confidence, but, unfortunately, many young girls confuse them with smoky voices. In fact, it is easy to distinguish such a voice from a low timbre: smoky voices sound dull and inexpressive compared to the low, but sonorous nature of the contralto.

Singers with such voices will be well heard in a large hall, even if they sing in a whisper. The voices of girls who smoke become dull and inexpressive, lose their overtone coloring and are simply inaudible in the hall. Instead of a rich and expressive female timbre, they become completely inexpressive and it is more difficult for them to play on nuances, switch from quiet to loud sounding when necessary, etc. Yes, and in modern stage smoky voices are no longer in vogue.

Famous singers with such a voice

In the popular music of foreign countries, the singer Cher, Shakira, Toni Braxton and Rihanna distinguished themselves with a bright contralto timbre.

Among Russian singers Irina Allegrova, singer Verona, Irina Zabiyaka (soloist of the group "Chili"), Anita Tsoy (this is especially heard in the song "Sky"), Vera Brezhneva and Anzhelika Agurbash possessed a deep and expressive contralto timbre.

“Once, in the early 80s of the last century, as a “legacy” from my sister, who entered a university in another city, I got a cassette without any identification marks. Several songs were recorded on it performed by an Italian woman with an inimitable hoarse voice "Years have passed... This cassette has been gone for a long time. And so... when I got my own computer, I had a goal - to restore my old music library. With great difficulty, through trial and error, I realized that this was Mia's album Martini 1982 "Quante volte...ho contato le stelle". At that time it was the peak of the popularity of the Italian stage. But even then, as a teenager, I realized that this is something else. These are not those hackneyed three-chord Italian hits like the songs of Albano, Pupo or Ricci and Believe (although I also really like them. Mia's songs are to some extent symphonic works in a modern (at that time) arrangement. An amazing voice with a bewitching hoarseness, unusual transitions from one theme to another, and an unprecedented explosion of emotions in each song. It is a pity that she is no longer with us. Although no, she is still with us along with her songs. And it will live as long as we listen to it. And my favorite song of Mia is "Io appartengo a te" (I belong to you)."

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Singer and composer Mia Martini, real name Domenica Berte, was born in Bagnara, Calabria, on September 20, 1947.

Father, Giuseppe Radames Berte (1921), professor of Latin and Greek, who later became director of the school, mother Maria Salvina Dato, elementary school teacher, died in 2003.
She spent her childhood in Macerata in Porto Recanati, with her parents and her three sisters Loredana, Leda and Oliva. The second oldest of the sisters, she always loved to sing, listened to music and from an early age began to perform on local folk festivals, participated in several competitions for young talents.
In 1962 fifteen year old Mimi (short for Domenica ) persuaded her mother to take her to Milan to look for a music label that would take care of her future career.
Mia Martini, a very smart girl with a lively and promising voice, was signed by the Juke Box label.

In 1963, Mimi recorded her first single "I miei baci non puoi scordare", which was released under her real name, Mimi Berte. The single was noticed and several positive articles about this talented girl were published in the press, and the weekly "Tuttomusica" includes her in the so-called group "greffa", a clan of attacking talents.

Meanwhile, Mimi perfected his voice and released the songs "In summer" and "Il magone" (1964), for which he received the first real positive reviews. There follows an offer to participate as a young guest in the TV show "Teatro 10" with the interpretation "E adesso che abbiamo litigato".

In 1966, the single "Non sar? tardi / Quattro settimane" was released, which went unnoticed: Mimi recorded these songs, being impressed by the work of Etta James and Aretha Franklin.
The Berte family moves to Rome, where Mimi studies languages, studies at an art lyceum and... devotes herself body and soul to jam sessions. For some time in the late 60s he worked in the rock band La Macchina. The name of the same band was later changed to I Posteri when it became Mia's backing band.
One night in 1969, her career and life change dramatically when Mimi Berte, her friend Renato Zero and her sister Loredana Berte are detained by the police. Mimi has half a gram of marijuana in her bag, is arrested and spends four months in jail. This event freezes her career for several years.
As a result of the scandal, the yoke remained on her for life - an unstable and unreliable singer, and the disc "Coriandoli spenti", recorded the day before, was not released at all because of these events.

After recording with other singers as a backing vocalist, Mimi Berte returns to her solo career, with works closer to her, in the style of blues and soul, with the influence of Ella Fitzgerald and the Beatles.
The founder of the Piper label, Alberigo Crocetta, fascinated by her voice, decides to promote her on the international stage, replacing her name with a more sonorous one, "Mia Martini", Mia in honor of Mia Farrow, and Martini is chosen from the three most famous Italian words abroad (spaghetti , pizza, and namely Martini). He creates for her the image of a gypsy with a lot of rings on her hands and an obligatory bowler hat.

In the spring of 1971, Martini was contacted by representatives of RCA, who offered her to record an album, for which she had to change accompanying musicians.
With the help of Premiata Forneria Marconi and Osanna, and another group (which included some members of Free Love), she recorded the first RCA single, "Padre davvero", although the cover still said "Mia Martini e La Macchina".

WITH new group she participates in the first festival "Festival d" avanguardia e nuove tendenze "in Viareggio, where, accompanied by the group "La macchina", she wins with "Padre davvero", a song unconventional and disrespectful. On the other side of this disc and "Amore... amore ... un corno".

In Mia Martini's first album "Oltre la collina" some of the songs were written by the famous Claudio Baglioni. "Oltre la collina" is considered one of her best works among all the works realized by the weak half of humanity. Other songs on the album include "Gesu il mio fratello" and "Lacrime di Marzo". Despite the success of the record, it is criticized again and again.

In 1972, as a result of the collaboration between Mia and Bruno Lauzi, the song "Piccolo uomo" was born, which took first place in the national hit parade for five months, won the Festivalbar and was also successful in France, Spain and Latin America.
During this very happy and productive period, she participates in the "Mostra internazionale di musica leggera" in Venice, with the song "Donna sola".

Mia records new album"Il giorno dopo", and she is invited to TV to take part in a special program created by Lucio Battisti (Italian composer), who was amazed by her unusual vocal style.

Unfortunately, along with fame comes all sorts of gossip that will poison her for the rest of her life."
Among the songs of the album "Il giorno dopo" it should be noted "Ma quale amore" by Antonello Venditti, a cover of "Your song" Elton John and "Signora" by Jean Manuel Serrat translated by Paolo Limiti.

Mia Martini continues to collect awards: wins the "Gondola d" oro "(Golden Gondola)" award, is elected " the best singer of the year" in the "Sorrisi e canzoni" referendum, she was awarded the Palma de Majorca European Critics Award.
For the song "Minuetto", written by Franco Califano and Baldan Bembo, Mia Martini is awarded the Grand Prize "Festivalbar '73".

In 1974, a collaboration with Charles Aznavour begins, the pinnacle of which can be considered a concert in the famous Olympia Hall in Paris in 1977, in which she performed like Edith Piaf.
Further success of Mia Martini with regular publication of songs on albums and singles such as "Sensi e controsensi", "Un altro giorno per me", "Donna con te". Participates at the Festivalbar in 1975, with "Per amarti".

Due to disagreements with the label Ricordi, Mia Martini terminates the contract ahead of schedule. Subpoenaed to court, she was unable to substantiate the reason for the breakup and, as a result, was forced to pay a huge amount of penalty.

After moving to RCA, Mia Martini recorded a new album "Che vuoi che sia... se ti ho aspettato tanto".
To support the moderately successful album, RAI is releasing a one-color short film directed by Ruggero Miti.

In 1981, after complex vocal cord surgery that altered her voice, her range widened in favor of a more husky voice. Mia decided that now she can also perform as a cantautrice (singer-songwriter).
She chooses a more moderate and masculine style, far from the eccentricity of the seventies, and releases the album "" Mimi "", consisting of ten songs, written almost entirely by her with arrangements by Dick Halligan."

In 1982, Mia Martini goes to San Remo with the song Ivan Fossati, "E non finisce mica il cielo" and receives the award as the best performer.
In the following years, Mia sings only those songs that she likes, which wins even more love from her fans and leaves us with a dozen even more beautiful and intriguing songs.

In 1992, Mia Martini won second place at the Sanremo Festival with Luca Barbarossa's "Gli uomini non cambiano", one of her last performances.

Men don't change

(Gli uomini non cambiano )

I was the same girl
In love with her father.
For him I'm always wrong
I am his messy daughter.
I tried to win him over
But I never succeeded.
He fought to change it
We needed another life.

The patience of women
It starts at that age,
When a family is born
These bits of hostility.
And you get lost inside the cinema
And you dream of leaving
With the first who understands you, and who lies.

Men don't change
First they talk about love
And then they leave you alone.
Men change you
And you cry a thousand nights "why?"
While men kill you
And they gather with their friends,

to laugh at you.

I also cried for the first time
Squeezed in a corner and crushed.
He did and did not understand
Because I was firm and silent.
But I discovered over time
And getting a little tougher
That a man in a company is worse.
When he is alone, he has more fear.

Men don't change.
They make money to buy you
And then they sell you at night.
The men don't come back
And they give you everything you don't want.
But why...

On Friday, May 12, 1995, Mia Martini was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her apartment in Cardano al Campo, near Milan. By official version, an overdose of cocaine, but her sister Loredana Berte believes the cause is "drug abuse".

Loredana Berte, with the support of her sister Leda, recently brought charges against her father Giuseppe Radames Berte, saying that he was indirectly responsible for the death of their famous sister.

The third of four sisters, Olivia, spoke out in defense of her father: “My father is not some kind of monster, he is a common person", she declared. "They speak without knowing anything, and yet Mimi last period In her life, she became so close to him that she even moved to live near him. The relationship between them was active, friendly, moreover, full of love.

Before going to her place to rest (for the last time), Mia talked with her father, then warmly said goodbye to him and left. No one saw her alive again.

She was very lonely.

Mia Martini

(When love ends)

"Almeno Tu Nell" Universo" Sanremo 1989

Gli uomini non cambiano

(Men don't change)

San Remo, 1992

Mia Martini and Roberto Murolo

"Cu"mmè"

Spanish in Neapolitan dialect

Surely, many of us hear about Isabelle Geffroy for the first time, because in our country she is much better known under the pseudonym ZAZ. He, according to the singer herself, means the versatility of her music, which mixes all styles from A to Z and from Z to A. A few years ago, a recording of a street performance spread on the Internet at an incredible speed (in France this is not at all uncommon, but rather the norm ) girls with an unusual hoarse voice and incredible charm. Today we know a little more about the singer.

She performed a lot on the streets of Paris, changed groups one after another, and each time conquered her audience with an unusual voice. Fans even compared Isabelle to the legendary Edith Piaf. The real glory came to ZAZ after winning the prestigious competition, the French analogue of our "Star Factory". At the moment, in the personal collection of this talented Frenchwoman, there is a huge variety of various awards and titles. However, compatriots, unlike us, treat Isabelle with more than restraint. As many years of experience show, the French, devoted to Edith for centuries, are not too fond of those who seek to take her place.

Alizee

The fate of this girl is shrouded in mystery to such an extent that from time to time they even attribute her death from a drug overdose, the presence of twins, and indeed, several versions arose that Alizée does not exist at all - various performers perform under her name. In fact, she is alone, alive and well, widely known in France and also famous for the fact that she constantly participates in all kinds of shows. media personality.

She was born on the south coast of France. Parents, big fans of windsurfing, named Alize after one of the winds. She is one of those child stars who usually lose popularity as they get older. Alize, however, was not going to give up, childhood, and then adolescence, had long ended, and the singer still remained on the first lines of the charts, performed new songs, released albums, won the audience. Today, Alize sings less, preferring dancing, but is still loved by fans.

Amel Bent

Amel Bent is a typical representative of France - the daughter of an Algerian and a Moroccan. She was born in the commune of La Courneuve, from childhood she was fond of singing and even took part in the popular competition "Nouvelle Star". True, she did not manage to snatch victory from more professional rivals, but the producers became interested in Amel. A new star has risen into the sky.

Amel released the album "Un Jour d" été, then "Ma Philosophie". The first single from "Ma Philosophie", which the singer recorded with the French rap singer Diam's, went platinum and remained at the first position of the French for 6 weeks after the release. chart In 2006, at the Victoires de la musique award ceremony, Amel was recognized as the “Discovery of the Year.” Amel continues to perform a lot and even managed to go on tour in Russia, although today the singer has temporarily suspended her activities - Amel got married and gave birth daughter.

Isabelle Marie-Anne de Truchy de Varenne was born in the suburbs of Paris. For her craving for adventure and restlessness, her mother gave her a nickname - Zazi, that was the name of the heroine of one of her favorite books "Zazi in the Metro". She wanted to be a writer, cinematographer, fashion model or writer, but fate led her to music.

On account of Zazi there are several successful albums, prestigious prizes and awards, and, despite a solid work experience, the love of the public has still been preserved.

Mylene Farmer

This name is probably familiar to every music lover. And the question here is not love specifically for French music, but for music in general, because what Mylene Farmer creates is difficult to drive into any framework, one can only admire. Mylene Farmer has been on the scene for a long time, her experience deserves respect. Few people stay that long, even in France, where stability is valued above all else. Farmer - was born in Canada in 1961, then moved with her parents to France. It was in her homeland that Milen realized that she wanted to be only an actress! It’s true that everything didn’t work out from the very beginning - they didn’t take the poor thing either to the theater or to the cinema. However, she managed to star in several commercials.

A chance meeting with the composer and poet Jerome Daan turned her whole life upside down. Songs performed by Milen conquered all of France, and then the planet. In addition, Mylene also became famous for her videos, each of which is more like a skillfully filmed short film. Today, Farmer continues to sing, record songs, and, oddly enough, remain the favorite of the French, despite the fact that local music lovers have a rather biased attitude towards “their own”.

Lara Fabian

Despite the fact that we traditionally consider Fabian a French singer, she has the most indirect relationship to France. Lara was born in Belgium to a Flemish and Sicilian family, where she first captivated the public with her voice, and then moved to Canada. Today, Fabian enters a lot in Europe, in her arsenal English and Italian, but most of the songs are still recorded in her native French. Since 2000, the singer began to appear on TV screens in France with enviable regularity. The girl takes part in various programs. At the same time, her albums scatter at an incredible speed - 5 million copies in a few months.

Following Celine Dion, Isabelle Boulet and Lara Fabian, the world appeared new star. Although young talent was acquired in Canada, for Europe such a bright take-off could not go unnoticed: in 2001, Natasha was given an unprecedented honor - she had an almost unique opportunity to represent France at Eurovision with the song "Je n "ai que mon âme" ("I only have my soul"), authored by Robber Goldman (brother of Jean-Jacques Goldmann). She took only fourth place, but won the hearts of all the French.

By 2003, Natasha St. Pierre confidently won the status of the star of the French song. She gave solo concerts, won one competition after another, and in general, I must say, she moved so rapidly to the top of Olympus that other, much more seasoned performers could only envy her. Natasha was offered cooperation by Garou himself, who organized a European tour for her, then she recorded several successful albums under the guidance of older French comrades.