Frida Boccara
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Frida Boccara | |
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 Frida Boccara in 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara |
| Born | 29 October 1940 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Origin | Casablanca, Morocco Livorno, Italy |
| Died | 1 August 1996 (aged 55) Paris, France |
| Genres | Chanson, French pop, French jazz, Folk music, Classical music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1959-1996 |
| Labels | Universal-Philips-Polydor, Disques Yvon Chateigner, Edina Music - Nocturne |
Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara (29 October 1940 – 1 August 1996) was a Moroccan-born French singer of Italian descent who performed and recorded in a number of languages, including French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian.
Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco, from a Jewish family of Italian origin that lived in Tunisia before they settled down in Morocco. In the late 1950s, she moved from Casablanca to Paris, France, and then she started her artistic career as a singer. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest selection panel in 1964, but she was unsuccessful. At the Eurovision Song Contest held in Madrid, Spain, in 1969, she represented France and performed "Un jour, un enfant" (A Day, a Child) – music by Emile Stern and text by Eddy Marnay. Her song (along with the entries from Netherlands, the UK, and Spain) shared first place. [citation needed]
Later years/death
Boccara renewed her links with Eurovision by participating in the French national finals of 1980 and 1981. However, neither song won. She died in 1996 in Paris, France at age 55, from a pulmonary infection.
Discography
- 1959 : «Baccara 9» n° 17 (VA compilation, EP) — Mes Frères/La Chanson d’Orphée
- 1960 : L'Orgue des amoureux/Le Doux Caboulot (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1960 : Verte Campagne/Quand la valse est là/Le Grand Amour/Depuis ce temps-là (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1961 : La Seine à Paris/Les Amours du samedi/Les Bohémiens/Jenny (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1961 : On n'a pas tous les jours 20 ans/Berceuse tendre/Les Nuits/Les Yeux de maman (super 45 tours Totem)
- 1961 : Cherbourg avait raison/Comme un feu/Un jeu dangereux/Tiens, c'est Paris (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Les Trois Mots/Aujourd'hui je fais la fête/Je veux chanter/Je ne peux plus attendre (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Le Ciel du port/Les Portes de l'amour/Ballade pour un poète/D'abord je n'ai vu (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Un premier amour/Bruxelles/L'Homme de lumière/Les Pas (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Java des beaux dimanches/Les Javas/Rose de sang/Quien sabe (Qui peut savoir) (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1963 : Moi je n'avais pas compris/J'ai peur de trop t'aimer/On les a attendus/Rien a changé (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1963 : Souviens-toi des Noëls de là-bas/Donna/Johnny Guitar/Ballade pour notre amour (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1964 : Autrefois/Chaud dans mon cœur/Le Souffle de ma vie/Je suis perdue (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1965 : Tous les enfants/Aujourd'hui/Plus jamais/Un jour (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1967 : Frida Boccara (33 tours MusiDisc, compilation des années 1961–1965)
- 1969 : Un jour, un enfant (33 tours Philips)
- 1969 : Les Vertes Collines (33 tours Philips, paru au Brésil seulement)
- 1970 : Au pays de l’arbre blanc (33 tours Philips)
- 1971 : Pour vivre ensemble (33 tours Philips)
- 1971 : Place des Arts 71 (live à Montréal, double 33 tours Philips, réédité en CD en 2006 au Canada seulement)
- 1971 : So ist das Leben/Er wird Dir dankbar sein (45 tours Polydor, paru en Allemagne seulement)
- 1972 : Rossini et Beaumarchais (33 tours Philips)
- 1972 : Greatest Hits (compilation 33 tours Philips, disque paru aux Pays-Bas seulement)
- 1974 : Je me souviens (Mia Malinconia et Je me souviens, version instrumentale, du film Amarcord de Federico Fellini, 45 tours Deram)
- 1975 : Oriundi (33 tours London)
- 1976 : Valdemosa – Oublier (33 tours Philips)
- 1978 : An Evening With Frida Boccara (Live at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne - 2 LP Philips)
- 1978 : L’Année où Piccoli Jouait "Les Choses de la Vie" (33 tours Philips)
- 1979 : Un monde en sarabande (33 tours Philips)
- 1980 : Un enfant de France/Écrit dans la pierre (45 tours Philips)
- 1983 : Dis-leur/Aime-moi (45 tours Kébec-Disc au Canada et Ariola en France)
- 1984 : Cent mille chansons, « Série grandes vedettes » (compilation 33 tours Philips)
- 1988 : Témoin de mon amour (33 tours Productions Guy Cloutier, paru au Canada seulement)
- 1989 : Expression (compilation CD Polygram, 23 titres)
- 1993 : Master Série (compilation CD Polygram, 16 titres, disque paru au Québec seulement)
- 1994 : Un jour, un enfant (compilation CD Spectrum Music, Karussell France)
- 1997 : Frida Boccara (compilation CD Podis, Polygram France, 23 titres)
- 1999 : Un jour on vit (CD Disques Yvon Chateigner)
- 1999 : Ses premiers succès (compilation CD Disques Yvon Chateigner)
- 2003 : Canta en espanol (compilation CD Divucsa Music SA, disque paru en Espagne seulement)
- 2005 : Live Place-des-Arts de Montréal (CD XXI-21/Universal Canada, disque paru au Canada seulement)
- 2006 : Un sourire au-delà du ciel (CD Édina Music – Nocturne)
- 2007 : La Grande Frida Boccara, l'ultime compilation (compilation CD 25 titres XXI-21/Universal Canada, disque paru au Canada seulement)
- 2008 : Un enfant de France (CD Édina Music – Nocturne)
- 2010 : Les grandes années – 1972–1988 (coffret de trois CD Marianne Mélodie)
- 2010 : Collection Chanson Française (compilation CD Disques Mercury)
External links
- Frida Boccara at IMDb
- The Biography of Frida Boccara at "Blog Officiel de Frida Boccara" Template:Fr icon
- Blog Officiel de Frida Boccara Template:Fr icon
- Frida Boccara at French Wikipedia Template:Fr icon
- The Discography of Frida Boccara at Encyclopédisque Template:Fr icon
- The Discography of Frida Boccara Template:Fr icon
- The Discography of Frida Boccara at Discogs.com
- Spanish Discography of Frida Boccara
- The Grave of Frida Boccara: Cimetière parisien de Bagneux - 63ème division Template:Fr icon
- Site officiel d'Eddy Marnay
- List of Jacques Brel cover versions
- La Fabuleuse Historie de La "Rose d’Or" Template:Fr icon
- Frida Boccara _ fans at Facebook
- Lyrics: "Un Jour, Un Enfant"
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