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A mistral gagnant was a kind of famous candy which involved a lottery. Some of the Mistral candies were "winning" (gagnant) and one could get another one for free. When Renaud was an adult, these candies were not on sale anymore. Renaud says that he never intended to include the song on his album eventually called Mistral gagnant. He reasoned ...
Mistral gagnant is a studio album from French artist Renaud on the Virgin France label, now part of EMI, released in 1985.. The first song, "Miss Maggie", made Renaud a controversial character in the United Kingdom because the song praises women for their non-violence and honesty with the exception of PM Margaret Thatcher (a version of the song with the lyrics adapted in English was also ...
Couplets could also be independent stage numbers. A coupletist (Russian: куплетист, romanized: kupletist) is a poet, singer, or actor who specializes in couplets. With sarcasm and humor, coupletists take on political dignitaries, the prevailing zeitgeist and lifestyle, in short, "all of the world's madness".
Ma Gonzesse (French slang for My Chick) is the name by which the third untitled studio album of French singer-songwriter Renaud is commonly referred to. It was released in 1979 by Polydor Records.
Portrait by André Bouys, 1704. Marin Marais (French: [maʁɛ̃ maʁɛ]; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe for six months.
Monsieur et Madame Denis is a one-act opéra comique with music by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Laurencin (Paul-Aimé Chapelle) and Michel Delaporte, first performed in 1862. [1] The work was based on a popular vaudeville, and included a ‘chaconne’ (also quoted in the overture) which became well known in its own right.
Tromb-al-ca-zar was premiered in the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Salle Choiseul in Paris, preceded by two cantatas by Offenbach, Le Berceau and La Paix du monde. [3] Successful numbers such as the bolero for Hortense Schneider and the song about Bayonne ham , made the work popular along with the in-jokes, despite the thin plot; it was ...
Ginette Leclerc (born Geneviève Lucie Menut; February 9, 1912 – January 2, 1992) was a French film actress. [1] She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981.