Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco (French: [ʒyljɛt ɡʁeko]; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French actress and popular chanson singer.[1]

Juliette Gréco
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Background information
Born(1927-02-07)7 February 1927
Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Died23 September 2020(2020-09-23) (aged 93)
Ramatuelle, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
GenresChanson
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1949–2016

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

  1. Poirier, Agnès (17 February 2014). Juliette Gréco: 'We were very naughty'. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/17/juliette-greco-miles-davis-orson-welles-sartre. Retrieved 22 January 2016. 
  2. "Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "La chanteuse Juliette Gréco est morte". 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Le Monde.
  4. "Juliette Gréco est morte à l'âge de 93 ans". BFMTV. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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