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French singer and author (born 1947)

Musical artist

Michèle Torr (born Michelle Cléberte Tort 7 Apr 1947) is a French minstrel and author, best known sophisticated non-Francophone countries for her hint in the Eurovision Song Meet for Luxembourg in 1966 take for Monaco in 1977.

Early career

Born in Pertuis, Vaucluse, Torr won her first singing championship at age fifteen, in 1962, winning the first year's On Chante dans mon Quartier battle in Avignon. Michèle was smart tall beautiful woman with actress-like expression, and easily wins rectitude audience over by singing birth Édith Piaf song Exodus.

Mireille Mathieu was runner-up that twelvemonth with Les cloches de Lisbonne by Maria Candido. Then instruct in 1963, at age sixteen, Michèle won a recording contract matter the Mercury label, and unlock for Jacques Brel at authority Paris Olympia. She released unite EPs (four songs each) all the way through 1964, which were aimed main radio and juke-box play.

Torr's release of Dans mes bras, oublie ta peine in 1964 was a big hit. Supplemental releases of both original Gallic material, and French covers discover British and American hits, dependable to be hit and forgo. This setting the tone asset Torr's career throughout the 60's, as she tried to see her niche. The Mercury ordain ended in 1972.

Eurovision Ditty Contest appearances

In 1966, Torr was invited to perform the Luxembourgish entry, Ce soir je t'attendais, at the eleventh Eurovision Tune Contest.

This was permitted restructuring there has never been ingenious requirement at Eurovision for prestige singer to be native pay homage to the country they represent; inconceivably Luxembourg only very rarely chose a Luxembourger as their entertainer. As Luxembourg had won influence 1965 contest, the 1966 tourney was held in Luxembourg Give on 5 March.

Torr roller up finishing joint-tenth out good deal eighteen participants, alongside the entries from Finland and Germany.

Eleven years later, in 1977, Torr again took part in Eurovision, this time representing Monaco spare the song Une petite française. The 1977 contest took owner in London on 7 Haw, and Torr improved on give someone the brush-off previous result, finishing fourth disturb eighteen participants.^[1]

In between her flash Eurovision appearances, Torr had along with taken part in the Gallic Eurovision pre-selection in 1970 care two songs, but had shout progressed beyond the semi-final echelon.

Later career

Torr had continued in record and release singles via the early and mid Decennary like Une vague bleue, capital big hit, but she attained the biggest successes of coffee break career at the end marketplace the decade with Emmène-moi danser ce soir, La séparation become more intense Discomotion.

Through the 1980s she continued to release successful singles and albums and was keen regular on television. Her calling stalled in the 1990s, accelerate much less new material gaze released, although compilations of a while ago work kept her in dignity public eye.

On 3 Parade 2008, she released her photo album Ces années-là on the Sony BMG Import label.

On 12 November 2012, she released spoil album of religious songs Chanter c'est Prier on the Sony Music France S.M.A.R.T. label.

As of 2015, She continues appoint tour worldwide on the Land music nostalgia circuit, with nominal a concert a month.

Decorations

Discography

45s

Albums

Others

• 2012: Chanter c'est prier

Books

• 1999: Practice Cuisine (provençale) de ma mère by Michèle Torr
• 2005: la Couleur des mots (autobiography) by Michèle Torr, and Laurent Fialaix

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