Carole Fredericks
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Carole Denise Fredericks (June 5, 1952, Springfield, Massachusetts
– June 7, 2001, Dakar
, Senegal
) was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France. Carole emerged from the shadow of her brother, the legendary blues musicologist Taj Mahal
, to achieve fame and popularity in Europe and the French-speaking world. For more than two decades Paris, France was her adopted home and Dakar, Senegal was her favorite vacation spot. Although Fredericks left her mother country, she never left her roots. Steeped in the fertile music traditions of her parents, striving professionals from the Carolinas and the West Indies, she emerged as a powerful singer who wove the passionate threads of blues, jazz, gospel and R&B into a uniquely French tapestry.
s and on Sundays was the lead singer for a local gospel choir. Her father, the son of immigrants from the island of St. Kitt, was a pianist and wrote arrangements for jazz trios. Carole grew up in a household filled with music from around the world. Her parents encouraged creative expression in all their children. Carole's brothers and sister developed careers in art, music, dance and theatre. Her oldest brother is Grammy winning blues musician, Taj Mahal
.
Her parents, who came of age during the Harlem Renaissance
, instilled in their children a sense of pride in their West Indian and African ancestry through their stories. Carole never got to know her father. At age 2, Harry was killed in a construction accident, he was crushed by a tractor when it flipped over. This was an extremely traumatic experience for her at an early age and, although her mother would remarry later, the loss of her father left a painful void that remained with her the rest of her life.
By the time she was 20, Carole was living in Oakland, California
. A year after her graduation from Classical High School, Carole persuaded Taj to send for her. Upon arrival in San Francisco, Taj put his sister to work as a background vocalist on a number of his albums - Mo' Roots
; Music Fuh Ya'
; Together; and Evolution
. To supplement the income from session work, Carole was employed as a receptionist for the Pacific Personnel Services. She was one of 71 voices in the New Generation Singers Gospel Choir (Oakland, California) and performed with Odetta in the stage play 'Look What A Wonder'. Fredericks organized a trio; piano, bass and voice, and booked singing engagements on the weekends.
In an interview from OH LA! Magazine Carole explains, "I was part of a choir for three years and I was doing backup work. It was not enough to sustain a comfortable lifestyle and I started to get sick and tired of this life. I refused to get by on my brother's name. During this period, I was working in San Francisco at a French restaurant, La Belle Helene. Some of the patrons would often suggest that I go to France. They said I would do very well there. They were very convincing and without knowing a bit of French, I left it all. I bought a one-way ticket and I was off to Paris. Everyone thought I was crazy."
"He called his friends and I found myself working almost immediately. I started to sing everywhere. It was barely three weeks after my arrival that I was signed with Carla Music to record a disco album entitled Black Orchid."
One of the songwriters for Black Orchid was another American singer, Ann Calvert. Through Ann, Fredericks met Baltimore native Yvonne Jones. Together they formed a trio of background vocalists that were in demand by leading recording artists - Dalida
, Johnny Hallyday
, Hugues Aufray
, Carlos
and Sylvie Vartan
.
Carole was determined to learn French as quickly as possible. As her command of the language improved, engagements extended from the studio to the stage. By 1985, Fredericks was earning a comfortable salary as a singer and performing in concerts with Laurent Voulzy
, Michel Berger
, France Gall
and Eddy Mitchell
.
1985
In 1985, Carole was featured in the Gilbert Bécaud
spectacular. Later that year, she toured Scandinavia
with Mireille Mathieu
. She was cast in Je vous aime by Claude Berri
and in Roman Polanski
's Pirates opposite Walter Matthau
. Other film roles followed.
1986
Fredericks' determination to master the French language greatly contributed to her success. Not only did the language come easily to her, she understood its nuances which allowed her to sing in French as if it were her first language. By now Fredericks was singing with leading Francophone artists - Johnny Hallyday
, Mylène Farmer
, François Feldman
, Patricia Kaas
, Julien Clerc
, and Liane Foly
.
Her reputation as a gifted singer willing to lend her musical talent in support of another artist and keen bilingual skills brought her name to the attention of pop music composer Jean-Jacques Goldman
.
Carole's good fortune resulted in a telephone call from Jean-Jacques, asking her to sing on his next album and tour with him.
"That was a turning point for my life. He had seen me shine in my little corner; he allowed me to take center stage," said Carole. Jean-Jacques and Carole collaborated on a number of significant film soundtracks and albums projects.
In September 1987, Carole went into the studio with Jean-Jacques Goldman to record background vocals on his album Entre gris clair et gris foncé
. She then toured with him for a year, August 1988 to August 1989.
1989
Jean-Jacques asked Carole to record Brother, the theme song for the film L'UNION SACRÉE by Alexandre Arcady in 1989. In between projects with Jean-Jacques, Carole continued to go out on tour this time with Mylène Farmer and she was in the studio working on albums for Vanessa Paradis
, Véronique Sanson
.
1990
Jean-Jacques invited Carole to join him and second guitarist, Michael Jones, on stage. Almost immediately, Carole was catapulted into prominence with the release of their debut album Fredericks Goldman Jones
. The album went Diamond, selling 600,000 copies in the first 6 months, 1 million copies in the first year. Fredericks Goldman Jones toured extensively throughout Europe, South East Asia, Japan, Africa and the French-speaking world. It also resulted in one of the best known songs by the trio titled "À nos actes manqués
".
1992
Fredericks Goldman Jones released a second album Sur scène
in 1992. The album reached Platinum sales.
Fredericks was asked to sing on an album project with Eric Clapton
and Elton John
. She sang on Runaway Train for the Elton John album The One.
1993
Before the Iron Curtain
collapsed, Fredericks Goldman Jones visited Moscow to record their third album Rouge
. The album featured the voices of Russia's Red Army Choir
. Fredericks Goldman Jones and the Red Army Choir
embarked on a international tour. The album skyrocketed to Diamond status.
1994
For their next album, Fredericks Goldman Jones recorded a live performance at a Paris night club. The album featured the sweaty trio singing selections from their earlier albums. The result was - Fredericks Goldman Jones Du New Morning au Zénith
. In a breakout performance, Carole took command of the stage supported by Becky Bell and Yvonne Jones, Jean-Jacques, Michael Jones and the entire band showcasing three R&B classics - Aretha Franklin's Think MySpace.com video, Knock on Wood YouTube.com video, and Tobacco Road. The gritty club atmosphere, performance spontaneity and realism were captured on film then released as a music video. The album and subsequent DVD went Platinum.
1995
In 1995 Jean-Jacques wrote a new album, D'eux for Céline Dion
. Carole, Yvonne Jones and Becky Bell were asked to provide background vocals for the album. D'eux became a breakthrough international hit for Céline Dion and was released in the United States under the name The French Album. D'EUX / THE FRENCH ALBUM sold a record 9 million copies worldwide to become the best selling French-language album of all time.
1996
Carole recorded Springfield
, the first of two solo albums, in July 1996. Named after her hometown in Western Massachusetts, Springfield was dedicated to her mother, Mildred, who died just before the album was completed.
"She is no longer of this world but she is always with me. The gift that I have, I received it from her," said Carole.
Springfield
pays tribute to those who influenced Carole's music and became her idols: Aretha Franklin
, the Beatles
, Sam and Dave, and Mahalia Jackson
. She decided to sing what she knew best: gospel and the blues. Gildas Arzel provided the music with arrangements by Erick Benzi
. Carole wrote 12 original songs collaborating with Jacques Veneruso, Jean-Jacques Goldman
, Christophe Satterfield and Yvonne Jones. Springfield also showcased You Had It Comin, a rare duet with older brother Taj Mahal. Recorded entirely in English, Springfield was released to rave reviews in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Carole embarked on a solo European tour with her band Les Dragons.
1997
Carole was joined by Maria Popkiewicz and Yvonne Jones in the studio to add vocals to En passant
, the newest solo album by Jean-Jacques Goldman
.
1998
Run Away Love, a single from the album Springfield debuted as the theme song to an action film Une Chance sur Deux starring Vanessa Paradis
, Jean-Paul Belmondo
, and Alain Delon
.
Carole recorded Personne Ne Saurait, a duet with the all boy group Poétic Lover. Dailymotion.com video The song was written by Goldman and Jacques Veneruso. The CD single generated "best in sales in its class for autumn 1998" on the pop charts. A celebrity, Carole made the rounds for talk shows and television interviews.
Jean-Jacques took time out to write a second album for Céline Dion
,
S'il Suffisait D'aimer
. Carole returned to the studio to lend her vocal support on the album.
1999
Carole followed the success of Springfield
with an all French album Couleurs et Parfums
in 1999. The album name was no accident - "I love color," she said. "It's like life, the sun, it's smiling. As for perfume, I always wear the same mixture of an extract of coconut oil and of Nocturne de Caron. That is my signature."
Couleurs et Parfums
was the natural evolution of an artist coming into her own. Again Carole surrounded herself with good friends and musicians - Yvonne Jones, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso and newcomer, Frédéric Kocourek. Together they created a rap, rhythm and blues inspired album. Everything came together...Carole's early experiences in America and her love affaire with France found full expression on Couleurs et Parfums 11 original tracks.
Four hit singles emerged from Couleurs et Parfums
...
"Qu’est-ce qui t’amène?" (debuted April 30, 1999)
Respire (debuted September 27, 1999)
Le Prix a Payer (April 16, 2000 debuted with only radio promotion )
December 2–11, 1999 Carole headlined as a solo act in Paris at Saint-Germain-des-Prés Auditorium. She shared the stage with invited guests: Jean-Jacques Goldman, Faudel
, Allan Théo
, Bruno Pelletier
, Michael Jones, Kani Curry of Poétic Lover and Nicole Amovin.
Liane Foly
and Carole Fredericks perform Une femme amoureuse / A Woman in Love before a studio audience for the music television show, TAPIS ROUGE on France2.
Dailymotion.com video
Carole ended the 20th Century with a performance on December 31, 1999 at the world famous Le Lido
in Paris. Early in 2001, Carole Fredericks performs with Roch Voisine
the new single release L’Aziza on the studio television show, Taratata
. Following the performance, Carole and Roch are interviewed. L’Aziza was written by Daniel Balavoine
and was a great anti-racist hit by this French humanist singer-songwriter in the 1980s.
Dailymotion video
victims, the Make-a-Wish Foundation
, and Amnesty International
. She performed for nine seasons with Les Enfoirés
on behalf of Les Restos du Cœur, an organization set up by French humorist, Michel Coluche
(whose former wife Véronique Colucci took over at his death), to care for the hungry and homeless in France.
, Senegal
, Carole suffered a heart attack which proved fatal. At the request of the French Minister of Culture, friends and fans, Carole was laid to rest in historic Montmartre Cemetery
. On Monday, June 18, a religious funeral service was held for her at Eglise Notre-Dame de Clignancourt, the church that stands across from her apartment in the 18th district.
Montmartre Cemetery
20 Avenue Rachel
75018 Paris, France
23rd Division - Avenue Carrière
In May 2002, a year after her untimely death, the Fredericks family (Connie Fredericks-Malone and brothers, blues icon, Taj Mahal, Edward Fredericks, Richard Fredericks and Osborne Williams) established CDF Music Legacy, LLC, a family company dedicated to preserving their late sister's legacy. CDF Music Legacy secured the world rights to all of Carole Fredericks’ solo recordings in France.
In 2003, CDF Music Legacy secured permission to create French teaching materials that used Ms. Fredericks’ catalog of music including the songs recorded with the group, Fredericks Goldman Jones
. In tribute to her memory, Carole Fredericks’ biography, songs and music videos were transformed into Activity Books that formally combined popular French music and teaching methodology. Tant Qu’Elle Chante, Elle Vit! Apprendre le français grâce à l'héritage de Carole Fredericks was introduced to educators at the American Association of Teachers of French conference in Martinique.
By 2004 her solo albums, Springfield and Couleurs et parfums were available for the first time in the United States. Later that same year, CDF Music Legacy joined forces with Tralco Educational Services, (Hamilton Ontario Canada) to develop a second Activity Book based on Ms. Fredericks’ French language album. In 2005 Couleurs et parfums: Apprendre le français grâce à l'héritage de Carole Fredericks was unveiled in Quebec, Canada at the American Association of Teachers of French Conference.
As of today, both Tant Qu’Elle Chante, Elle Vit! and Couleurs et parfums Activity Books are used by teachers of French in more than 2000 K-12 schools and 65 colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada and as far away as Singapore.
On August 18, 2006, the family and a team of French language educators established the Carole D. Fredericks Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization devoted to promoting the study of French as a second language, the study of francophone cultures and the preservation of Ms. Fredericks’ musical legacy. The Foundation publishes the activity books, and develops related methodologies that employ Ms. Fredericks’ music.
Also in 2006, Carole Fredericks’ life and contribution to the study of French were recognized posthumously by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Carole and Taj Mahal received the James W. Dodge Memorial Foreign Language Advocate Award in recognition of the spotlight they shine on the vast potential of music to foster genuine intercultural communication and to maintain cultural heritages.
Jean-Jacques Goldman
wrote the following comments in a note that was read at the NECTFL ceremony.
Carole was the voice of featured characters in two Alan Simon children's albums:
In his 2002 tour, "UN TOUR ENSEMBLE", Goldman paid tribute to his fallen friend, Carole Fredericks. During the concert, Michael Jones and Goldman sang Juste Après, a song from the Rouge
album made famous by the trio. Midway through the song a screen was lowered and film footage of Carole was shown as her voice is heard singing with them. Dailymotion video
2001 L’AZIZA, Time: 7:59 Dailymotion.com
Early in 2001, Carole Fredericks performs with Roch Voisine
the new single release L’Aziza on the studio television show, Taratata
. Following the performance, Carole and Roch are interviewed. L’Aziza was written by Daniel Balavoine
and suggested by Jean-Jacques Goldman
for Voisine's new album.
Dailymotion video
1999 Une femme amoureuse / A Woman in Love, Time : 4:32
Liane Foly
and Carole Fredericks perform Une femme amoureuse / A Woman in Love before a studio audience for the music television show, TAPIS ROUGE on France2.
Dailymotion.com video
1998 Personne ne saurait, Time 4:37
Carole Fredericks and Poetic Lovers perform Personne ne saurait for M6 Hit television and studio audiences. Personne ne saurait was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Jacques Veneruso. Released on the Couleurs et Parfums
album.
Dailymotion.com video
1995 Knock On Wood, Time 4:47
Celine Dion
, Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones and company perform Eddie Floyd
's Knock on Wood for Taratata
TV5 studio and television audiences.
YouTube.com video
1995 Think, Time: 2:36
Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman
, Michael Jones, Yvonne Jones, Becky Bell perform Aretha Franklin
's Think live for New Morning audience. Recorded for Fredericks Goldman Jones album, Du New Morning au Zénith
.
MySpace.com video
1994 Oh Happy Day, Time 5:15
Carole Fredericks, Florent Pagny
, Chérubins de Sarcelle choir perform Edwin Hawkins
’ classic gospel song Oh Happy Day for Les Enfoirés
Au Grand Rex live concert and television audiences.
YouTube.com video
Le pénitencier / House of the Rising Son, Time: 4:23
Isabelle Boulay
avec/with Carole Fredericks,
Tapis Rouge Television show
YouTube.com video
2006 JAMES W. DODGE AWARD
The 53rd Annual Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages awarded Carole Fredericks (posthumous award) and her brother, blues musician Taj Mahal
, the James W. Dodge Memorial Foreign Language Advocate Award in recognition of the spotlight they shine on the vast potential of music to foster genuine intercultural communication and to maintain cultural heritages.
2004 JUST PLAIN FOLKS (JPF) MUSIC AWARDS
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
– June 7, 2001, Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France. Carole emerged from the shadow of her brother, the legendary blues musicologist Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (musician)
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
, to achieve fame and popularity in Europe and the French-speaking world. For more than two decades Paris, France was her adopted home and Dakar, Senegal was her favorite vacation spot. Although Fredericks left her mother country, she never left her roots. Steeped in the fertile music traditions of her parents, striving professionals from the Carolinas and the West Indies, she emerged as a powerful singer who wove the passionate threads of blues, jazz, gospel and R&B into a uniquely French tapestry.
Early Years
Carole Denise Fredericks was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 5, 1952, the youngest of Mildred and Harry Fredericks' five children. Carole and her siblings were raised in Springfield and educated in the public school system. Her mother who was originally from Bennettsville, South Carolina, sang with Big BandBig band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
s and on Sundays was the lead singer for a local gospel choir. Her father, the son of immigrants from the island of St. Kitt, was a pianist and wrote arrangements for jazz trios. Carole grew up in a household filled with music from around the world. Her parents encouraged creative expression in all their children. Carole's brothers and sister developed careers in art, music, dance and theatre. Her oldest brother is Grammy winning blues musician, Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (musician)
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
.
Her parents, who came of age during the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke...
, instilled in their children a sense of pride in their West Indian and African ancestry through their stories. Carole never got to know her father. At age 2, Harry was killed in a construction accident, he was crushed by a tractor when it flipped over. This was an extremely traumatic experience for her at an early age and, although her mother would remarry later, the loss of her father left a painful void that remained with her the rest of her life.
By the time she was 20, Carole was living in Oakland, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. A year after her graduation from Classical High School, Carole persuaded Taj to send for her. Upon arrival in San Francisco, Taj put his sister to work as a background vocalist on a number of his albums - Mo' Roots
Mo' Roots
Mo' Roots is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated# "Johnny Too Bad" # "Black Jack Davey"# "Big Mama"# "Cajun Waltz"# "Slave Driver"...
; Music Fuh Ya'
Music Fuh Ya' (Musica Para Tu)
Music Fuh Ya' is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:# "You Got It"# "Freight Train"# "Baby, You're My Destiny"#"Sailin' Into Walkers Cay"# "Truck Driver's Two Step"# "The Four Mills Brothers"# "Honey Babe"...
; Together; and Evolution
Evolution (The Most Recent)
Evolution is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:# "Sing A Happy Song"# "Queen Bee"# "Why You Do Me This Way"# "Salsa De Laventille"# "Most Recent Of Muthafusticus"# "Lowdown Showdown"...
. To supplement the income from session work, Carole was employed as a receptionist for the Pacific Personnel Services. She was one of 71 voices in the New Generation Singers Gospel Choir (Oakland, California) and performed with Odetta in the stage play 'Look What A Wonder'. Fredericks organized a trio; piano, bass and voice, and booked singing engagements on the weekends.
In an interview from OH LA! Magazine Carole explains, "I was part of a choir for three years and I was doing backup work. It was not enough to sustain a comfortable lifestyle and I started to get sick and tired of this life. I refused to get by on my brother's name. During this period, I was working in San Francisco at a French restaurant, La Belle Helene. Some of the patrons would often suggest that I go to France. They said I would do very well there. They were very convincing and without knowing a bit of French, I left it all. I bought a one-way ticket and I was off to Paris. Everyone thought I was crazy."
Arrival in France
Carole arrived in France with the hope of pursuing a singing career in January 1979. She knew no one. In a chance encounter, Carole met the owner of La Belle Helene at the airport."He called his friends and I found myself working almost immediately. I started to sing everywhere. It was barely three weeks after my arrival that I was signed with Carla Music to record a disco album entitled Black Orchid."
One of the songwriters for Black Orchid was another American singer, Ann Calvert. Through Ann, Fredericks met Baltimore native Yvonne Jones. Together they formed a trio of background vocalists that were in demand by leading recording artists - Dalida
Dalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
, Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
, Hugues Aufray
Hugues Aufray
Hugues Aufray is a French singer. He began his career singing in Spanish....
, Carlos
Carlos (singer)
Carlos , born Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto, and sometimes called Jean-Christophe Doltovitch, was a leading French singer, entertainer and actor.-Biography:...
and Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French...
.
Carole was determined to learn French as quickly as possible. As her command of the language improved, engagements extended from the studio to the stage. By 1985, Fredericks was earning a comfortable salary as a singer and performing in concerts with Laurent Voulzy
Laurent Voulzy
Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974...
, Michel Berger
Michel Berger
Michel Berger , born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday...
, France Gall
France Gall
France Gall is a popular French yé-yé singer.Gall was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with, French singer-songwriter Michel Berger....
and Eddy Mitchell
Eddy Mitchell
Eddy Mitchell is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires , taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine...
.
1985
In 1985, Carole was featured in the Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love"...
spectacular. Later that year, she toured Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
with Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu is a French chanteuse, and pop singer. Hailed in the French press as the successor to Édith Piaf, she has achieved great commercial success, recording over 1200 songs in nine different languages, with more than 120 million records sold worldwide.-Childhood to early...
. She was cast in Je vous aime by Claude Berri
Claude Berri
Claude Berri , born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor. "Out of my failure as an actor was born my desire to direct. Then my relative failure as a director forced me to become a producer. In order to get my...
and in Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
's Pirates opposite Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
. Other film roles followed.
1986
Fredericks' determination to master the French language greatly contributed to her success. Not only did the language come easily to her, she understood its nuances which allowed her to sing in French as if it were her first language. By now Fredericks was singing with leading Francophone artists - Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
, Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
, François Feldman
François Feldman
François Feldman is a French singer. He had a great success in the 1980s and the 1990s in France.-Biography:The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and James Brown, among other artists...
, Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas is a French singer and actress.Kaas is a very successful French-speaking singer, with an International following...
, Julien Clerc
Julien Clerc
Julien Clerc, , born as Paul Alain Leclerc on 4 October 1947 in Paris, Clerc's parents divorced when he was still young. He grew up listening to classical music in his father's home, while his mother introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf...
, and Liane Foly
Liane Foly
Liane Foly, is an popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.-Early years:Foly was born the 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to...
.
Her reputation as a gifted singer willing to lend her musical talent in support of another artist and keen bilingual skills brought her name to the attention of pop music composer Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
.
Fredericks Goldman Jones
- "[Carole] arrived in France in 1979. Shortly afterwards she launched a career as a studio musician - i.e. one of those people with extraordinary technical skills who put her talent at the service of other singers. In the course of her career Carole provided backing vocals for a lot of different singers and that is how I came to meet her myself" ... Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Carole's good fortune resulted in a telephone call from Jean-Jacques, asking her to sing on his next album and tour with him.
"That was a turning point for my life. He had seen me shine in my little corner; he allowed me to take center stage," said Carole. Jean-Jacques and Carole collaborated on a number of significant film soundtracks and albums projects.
In September 1987, Carole went into the studio with Jean-Jacques Goldman to record background vocals on his album Entre gris clair et gris foncé
Entre gris clair et gris foncé
Entre gris clair et gris foncé is a 1987 double album recorded by French artist Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was his fifth studio album and was released in November 1987. It provided four successful singles : "Elle a fait un bébé toute seule" , "Là-bas" , "C'est ta chance" and "Puisque tu pars"...
. She then toured with him for a year, August 1988 to August 1989.
1989
Jean-Jacques asked Carole to record Brother, the theme song for the film L'UNION SACRÉE by Alexandre Arcady in 1989. In between projects with Jean-Jacques, Carole continued to go out on tour this time with Mylène Farmer and she was in the studio working on albums for Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
, Véronique Sanson
Véronique Sanson
Véronique Sanson is a two-time Victoires de la Musique Award-winning French singer-songwriter, musician, and producer with an avid following in her native country.She brings a very personal vocal style to the singing of French pop songs: Her voice has a very strong vibrato.Unlike...
.
1990
Jean-Jacques invited Carole to join him and second guitarist, Michael Jones, on stage. Almost immediately, Carole was catapulted into prominence with the release of their debut album Fredericks Goldman Jones
Fredericks Goldman Jones
Fredericks Goldman Jones is a 1990 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was the trio's first studio album and was recorded at the studios ICP and Guillaume Tell, in Paris...
. The album went Diamond, selling 600,000 copies in the first 6 months, 1 million copies in the first year. Fredericks Goldman Jones toured extensively throughout Europe, South East Asia, Japan, Africa and the French-speaking world. It also resulted in one of the best known songs by the trio titled "À nos actes manqués
À nos actes manqués
"À nos actes manqués" is a 1991 song recorded by the French trio Jean-Jacques Goldman, Carole Fredericks and Michael Jones . Released as the second single from their eponymous album, the song was one of the summer hits in France and was the trio's most successful single in terms of ranks on the...
".
1992
Fredericks Goldman Jones released a second album Sur scène
Sur scène
Sur scène is a 1992 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was its first live album and its second album overall. It was recorded between August and November 1991 in Vienne, Aix-les-Bains and Lyon and was released on 26 November 1992...
in 1992. The album reached Platinum sales.
Fredericks was asked to sing on an album project with Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
and Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
. She sang on Runaway Train for the Elton John album The One.
1993
Before the Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain
The concept of the Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological fighting and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989...
collapsed, Fredericks Goldman Jones visited Moscow to record their third album Rouge
Rouge (album)
Rouge is a 1993 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was its second studio album and was recorded at the studios Guillaume Tell, ICP and la Blaque, located in France and Belgium...
. The album featured the voices of Russia's Red Army Choir
Red Army Choir
The A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble , in short, the Alexandrov ensemble is a performing ensemble that serves as the official army choir of the Russian armed forces...
. Fredericks Goldman Jones and the Red Army Choir
Red Army Choir
The A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble , in short, the Alexandrov ensemble is a performing ensemble that serves as the official army choir of the Russian armed forces...
embarked on a international tour. The album skyrocketed to Diamond status.
1994
For their next album, Fredericks Goldman Jones recorded a live performance at a Paris night club. The album featured the sweaty trio singing selections from their earlier albums. The result was - Fredericks Goldman Jones Du New Morning au Zénith
Du New Morning au Zénith
Du New Morning au Zénith is a 1994 double album recorded live by Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. Composed of 31 tracks, it contains many successful songs from Goldman's previous albums and from the trio's two studio albums Fredericks Goldman Jones and Rouge...
. In a breakout performance, Carole took command of the stage supported by Becky Bell and Yvonne Jones, Jean-Jacques, Michael Jones and the entire band showcasing three R&B classics - Aretha Franklin's Think MySpace.com video, Knock on Wood YouTube.com video, and Tobacco Road. The gritty club atmosphere, performance spontaneity and realism were captured on film then released as a music video. The album and subsequent DVD went Platinum.
1995
In 1995 Jean-Jacques wrote a new album, D'eux for Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
. Carole, Yvonne Jones and Becky Bell were asked to provide background vocals for the album. D'eux became a breakthrough international hit for Céline Dion and was released in the United States under the name The French Album. D'EUX / THE FRENCH ALBUM sold a record 9 million copies worldwide to become the best selling French-language album of all time.
Solo career
At this point, Carole began writing songs for her own solo project.1996
Carole recorded Springfield
Springfield (album)
Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day," the traditional "Silent Night," "You Had It Comin’," a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love," which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo...
, the first of two solo albums, in July 1996. Named after her hometown in Western Massachusetts, Springfield was dedicated to her mother, Mildred, who died just before the album was completed.
"She is no longer of this world but she is always with me. The gift that I have, I received it from her," said Carole.
Springfield
Springfield (album)
Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day," the traditional "Silent Night," "You Had It Comin’," a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love," which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo...
pays tribute to those who influenced Carole's music and became her idols: Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, the Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Sam and Dave, and Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson – January 27, 1972) was an African-American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel"...
. She decided to sing what she knew best: gospel and the blues. Gildas Arzel provided the music with arrangements by Erick Benzi
Erick Benzi
Erick Benzi is a French musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.He is the former member of group Canada . Benzi is one of biggest and the most requested Francophone producers...
. Carole wrote 12 original songs collaborating with Jacques Veneruso, Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
, Christophe Satterfield and Yvonne Jones. Springfield also showcased You Had It Comin, a rare duet with older brother Taj Mahal. Recorded entirely in English, Springfield was released to rave reviews in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Carole embarked on a solo European tour with her band Les Dragons.
1997
Carole was joined by Maria Popkiewicz and Yvonne Jones in the studio to add vocals to En passant
En passant (album)
En passant is a 1997 album recorded by French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. The CD was produced between April and August 1997 in collaboration with Erick Benzi at the Kevin Mobile, Mega and Gimmick studios, and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG record label on 26 August 1997.-Album...
, the newest solo album by Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
.
1998
Run Away Love, a single from the album Springfield debuted as the theme song to an action film Une Chance sur Deux starring Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
, and Alain Delon
Alain Delon
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is a French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot...
.
Carole recorded Personne Ne Saurait, a duet with the all boy group Poétic Lover. Dailymotion.com video The song was written by Goldman and Jacques Veneruso. The CD single generated "best in sales in its class for autumn 1998" on the pop charts. A celebrity, Carole made the rounds for talk shows and television interviews.
Jean-Jacques took time out to write a second album for Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
,
S'il Suffisait D'aimer
S'il suffisait d'aimer
S'il suffisait d'aimer is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on September 7, 1998. It's her 19th French album and 24th in total...
. Carole returned to the studio to lend her vocal support on the album.
1999
Carole followed the success of Springfield
Springfield (album)
Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day," the traditional "Silent Night," "You Had It Comin’," a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love," which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo...
with an all French album Couleurs et Parfums
Couleurs et Parfums
-Couleurs et parfums :Couleurs et parfums is a 1999 album by Carole Fredericks, an American born singer most noted for her work in France, featuring a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time entitled KAAI DJALLEMA sung in Wolof and English. The album combines Fredericks’ early experiences in the...
in 1999. The album name was no accident - "I love color," she said. "It's like life, the sun, it's smiling. As for perfume, I always wear the same mixture of an extract of coconut oil and of Nocturne de Caron. That is my signature."
Couleurs et Parfums
Couleurs et Parfums
-Couleurs et parfums :Couleurs et parfums is a 1999 album by Carole Fredericks, an American born singer most noted for her work in France, featuring a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time entitled KAAI DJALLEMA sung in Wolof and English. The album combines Fredericks’ early experiences in the...
was the natural evolution of an artist coming into her own. Again Carole surrounded herself with good friends and musicians - Yvonne Jones, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso and newcomer, Frédéric Kocourek. Together they created a rap, rhythm and blues inspired album. Everything came together...Carole's early experiences in America and her love affaire with France found full expression on Couleurs et Parfums 11 original tracks.
Four hit singles emerged from Couleurs et Parfums
Couleurs et Parfums
-Couleurs et parfums :Couleurs et parfums is a 1999 album by Carole Fredericks, an American born singer most noted for her work in France, featuring a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time entitled KAAI DJALLEMA sung in Wolof and English. The album combines Fredericks’ early experiences in the...
...
December 2–11, 1999 Carole headlined as a solo act in Paris at Saint-Germain-des-Prés Auditorium. She shared the stage with invited guests: Jean-Jacques Goldman, Faudel
Faudel
Faudel , born Faudel Belloua on June 6, 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie, is a French singer of Algerian descent.-Early years:...
, Allan Théo
Allan Théo
Allan Théo is a French singer. He remained particularly known for his 1998 single "Emmène-moi", which peaked at number six.-Albums:* 2002 : Soupir – #40 in France, #19 in Belgium...
, Bruno Pelletier
Bruno Pelletier
Bruno Pelletier , is a francophone Quebecer singer.-Life:Pelletier was born in Charlesbourg, a suburb of Quebec City. In 1983 Pelletier performed in the bands Amanite and Sneak Preview, which sang in English. He later started a group called Pëll, singing in French. At 23 years old, he moved to...
, Michael Jones, Kani Curry of Poétic Lover and Nicole Amovin.
Liane Foly
Liane Foly
Liane Foly, is an popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.-Early years:Foly was born the 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to...
and Carole Fredericks perform Une femme amoureuse / A Woman in Love before a studio audience for the music television show, TAPIS ROUGE on France2.
Dailymotion.com video
Carole ended the 20th Century with a performance on December 31, 1999 at the world famous Le Lido
Le Lido
Le Lido is a cabaret and burlesque house on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, famous for its exotic shows, which rival those of Las Vegas and where Elvis Presley gave an impromptu concert...
in Paris. Early in 2001, Carole Fredericks performs with Roch Voisine
Roch Voisine
Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, OC better known as Roch Voisine, is a Canadian Acadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host...
the new single release L’Aziza on the studio television show, Taratata
Taratata
Taratata is a French TV show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current rock acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. This show often involves surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists...
. Following the performance, Carole and Roch are interviewed. L’Aziza was written by Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and inspired many singers in the 1980s, such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Michel Berger, his closest friend...
and was a great anti-racist hit by this French humanist singer-songwriter in the 1980s.
Dailymotion video
Philanthropy / Charity
Always willing to lend her support for worthy causes, Carole contributed her talents at concerts and on recordings for AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
victims, the Make-a-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...
, and Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
. She performed for nine seasons with Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés , is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur .-History:...
on behalf of Les Restos du Cœur, an organization set up by French humorist, Michel Coluche
Coluche
Michel Colucci , better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humour....
(whose former wife Véronique Colucci took over at his death), to care for the hungry and homeless in France.
- "A larger than life figure with a generous spirit, Carole was a performer who threw herself into her live performances body and soul. She liked nothing more than getting involved in fund-raising tours with singers and musician friends. Indeed, Carole was a regular at charity concerts organized by Restos du Cœur and Les Enfoirés. On March 8 (2001)... she brought the house down at "Voix de l'Espoir [Voices of Hope]" concert organized on International Women's Day. Taking the stage at Club Med World in Paris with a host of other female singers including Princess Erika, Jocelyne Beroard, Rokia Traoré and Lââm, Carole helped to raise much needed funds for the construction of a Pan-African children's hospital in Dakar [Senegal, West Africa]." - Pierre Rene-Worms for rfimusique.com.
Death
Two days after celebrating her 49th birthday in DakarDakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, Carole suffered a heart attack which proved fatal. At the request of the French Minister of Culture, friends and fans, Carole was laid to rest in historic Montmartre Cemetery
Montmartre Cemetery
Montmartre Cemetery is a cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France.-History:Cemeteries had been banned from Paris since the shutting down of the Cimetière des Innocents in 1786, as they presented health hazards...
. On Monday, June 18, a religious funeral service was held for her at Eglise Notre-Dame de Clignancourt, the church that stands across from her apartment in the 18th district.
Montmartre Cemetery
20 Avenue Rachel
75018 Paris, France
23rd Division - Avenue Carrière
- "Carole Fredericks was a great lady of song whose light has been turned out. She has left a memory of an incomparable voice and of an unforgettable spirit. Always smiling, generous and accessible, she lived to sing..." OH LA! Magazine June 18, 2001
Legacy
Popular in France and in Europe for more than two decades, Carole Fredericks was relatively unknown in the United States. In the last ten years, her surviving siblings with the help of French educators have raised awareness about her career by employing Carole's music to teach the French language.In May 2002, a year after her untimely death, the Fredericks family (Connie Fredericks-Malone and brothers, blues icon, Taj Mahal, Edward Fredericks, Richard Fredericks and Osborne Williams) established CDF Music Legacy, LLC, a family company dedicated to preserving their late sister's legacy. CDF Music Legacy secured the world rights to all of Carole Fredericks’ solo recordings in France.
In 2003, CDF Music Legacy secured permission to create French teaching materials that used Ms. Fredericks’ catalog of music including the songs recorded with the group, Fredericks Goldman Jones
Fredericks Goldman Jones
Fredericks Goldman Jones is a 1990 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was the trio's first studio album and was recorded at the studios ICP and Guillaume Tell, in Paris...
. In tribute to her memory, Carole Fredericks’ biography, songs and music videos were transformed into Activity Books that formally combined popular French music and teaching methodology. Tant Qu’Elle Chante, Elle Vit! Apprendre le français grâce à l'héritage de Carole Fredericks was introduced to educators at the American Association of Teachers of French conference in Martinique.
By 2004 her solo albums, Springfield and Couleurs et parfums were available for the first time in the United States. Later that same year, CDF Music Legacy joined forces with Tralco Educational Services, (Hamilton Ontario Canada) to develop a second Activity Book based on Ms. Fredericks’ French language album. In 2005 Couleurs et parfums: Apprendre le français grâce à l'héritage de Carole Fredericks was unveiled in Quebec, Canada at the American Association of Teachers of French Conference.
As of today, both Tant Qu’Elle Chante, Elle Vit! and Couleurs et parfums Activity Books are used by teachers of French in more than 2000 K-12 schools and 65 colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada and as far away as Singapore.
On August 18, 2006, the family and a team of French language educators established the Carole D. Fredericks Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization devoted to promoting the study of French as a second language, the study of francophone cultures and the preservation of Ms. Fredericks’ musical legacy. The Foundation publishes the activity books, and develops related methodologies that employ Ms. Fredericks’ music.
Also in 2006, Carole Fredericks’ life and contribution to the study of French were recognized posthumously by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Carole and Taj Mahal received the James W. Dodge Memorial Foreign Language Advocate Award in recognition of the spotlight they shine on the vast potential of music to foster genuine intercultural communication and to maintain cultural heritages.
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
wrote the following comments in a note that was read at the NECTFL ceremony.
- "I am especially touched by this award given to our friend Carole.
- Carole was born once in the United States, the land of her parents, of her childhood, of her preparation, of her musical culture. She was born a second time in France, the land of her artistic recognition, her loves and friends, of her pleasures, of her home. Yet a third time she was born in Senegal, the land of her roots, of her heart, perhaps the place where she felt best, the land of her departure, as well. '
- Although Carole was profoundly American, she was symbol of the mix of cultures that she represented in the most beautiful way: by her voice, through the music. Thank you for this gesture which honors her memory. She lives still in France, through her songs and in many hearts. Through her, it is the America that we love."
- - Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
Solo albums
- Black Orchid (1979, Carla Music)
- SpringfieldSpringfield (album)Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day," the traditional "Silent Night," "You Had It Comin’," a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love," which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo...
(1996, M6 Interactions) - Couleurs et ParfumsCouleurs et Parfums-Couleurs et parfums :Couleurs et parfums is a 1999 album by Carole Fredericks, an American born singer most noted for her work in France, featuring a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time entitled KAAI DJALLEMA sung in Wolof and English. The album combines Fredericks’ early experiences in the...
(1999, BMG)
Studio albums / Groups
- Fredericks Goldman JonesFredericks Goldman JonesFredericks Goldman Jones is a 1990 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was the trio's first studio album and was recorded at the studios ICP and Guillaume Tell, in Paris...
(1990, CBS) with Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
and Michael Jones - RougeRouge (album)Rouge is a 1993 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was its second studio album and was recorded at the studios Guillaume Tell, ICP and la Blaque, located in France and Belgium...
(1993, Columbia) with Red Army ChoirRed Army ChoirThe A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble , in short, the Alexandrov ensemble is a performing ensemble that serves as the official army choir of the Russian armed forces...
, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones - Pluriel: The Best of Fredericks Goldman Jones 1990 - 1996 (2000)
Live albums
- Sur scèneSur scèneSur scène is a 1992 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was its first live album and its second album overall. It was recorded between August and November 1991 in Vienne, Aix-les-Bains and Lyon and was released on 26 November 1992...
(1992, Columbia) with Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
and Michael Jones - Du New Morning au ZénithDu New Morning au ZénithDu New Morning au Zénith is a 1994 double album recorded live by Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. Composed of 31 tracks, it contains many successful songs from Goldman's previous albums and from the trio's two studio albums Fredericks Goldman Jones and Rouge...
(1995, Columbia) with Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
and Michael Jones
Compilations
- Les Enfoirés La Compil’ (volume 2) (2001 EMI Music)
- Enfoirés en 2000 (2000, BMG)
- Les Enfoirés Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 (1999, BMG)
- Enfoirés en coeur (1998, WEA Music)
- le Zénith des Enfoirés (1997, BMG)
- la Soirée des Enfoirés 96 (1996, WEA Music)
- Les Enfoirés La Compil’ (1996, WEA Music)
- Pluriel 90/96 (1996, Columbia) with Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones
- les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique (1995, TSR)
- les Enfoirés au Grand Rex (1994, WEA Music)
- les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (1993, Columbia)
- la soirée des Enfoirés à l'Opéra (1992, Columbia)
Other Credits
Carole Fredericks is credited with performances on these albums:- Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, The One
- Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
, Big ThingBig ThingBig Thing is the fifth album by Duran Duran, released worldwide in 1988. It reached #15 in the UK and #24 in the US.A CD reissue was released in 1994. The album is was reissued as a three disc boxset on .- Background :...
, Decade: Greatest HitsDecade: Greatest HitsDecade – Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Duran Duran, released on November 15, 1989 .The remix single "Burning the Ground" was released to radio to promote this album; it was created by producer John Jones mixing snippets of the band's biggest hits from the previous decade into a new...
, GreatestGreatest (Duran Duran album)In November 2003, the videotape compilation was released in DVD format, titled Duran Duran: Greatest — The DVD, with hidden extra materials, including alternative versions of some of the videos and interviews of the band, however, this version is much criticised for its extensive use of easter egg...
- Taj MahalTaj Mahal (musician)Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
, Mo' RootsMo' RootsMo' Roots is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated# "Johnny Too Bad" # "Black Jack Davey"# "Big Mama"# "Cajun Waltz"# "Slave Driver"...
; Music Fuh Ya'Music Fuh Ya' (Musica Para Tu)Music Fuh Ya' is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:# "You Got It"# "Freight Train"# "Baby, You're My Destiny"#"Sailin' Into Walkers Cay"# "Truck Driver's Two Step"# "The Four Mills Brothers"# "Honey Babe"...
; Together; EvolutionEvolution (The Most Recent)Evolution is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.-Track listing:# "Sing A Happy Song"# "Queen Bee"# "Why You Do Me This Way"# "Salsa De Laventille"# "Most Recent Of Muthafusticus"# "Lowdown Showdown"...
, Satisfied 'N Tickled TooSatisfied 'N Tickled TooSatisfied 'N Tickled Too is a 1976 album by Taj Mahal and was released on the Columbia Records label.-Track listing:# "Satisfied 'n Tickled Too" # "New E-Z Rider Blues" # "Black Man, Brown Man"...
- Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, D’Eux / D’Elles, All The Way – A Decade of Song, The Collector's Series Vol. I, D'eux (The French Album), Falling into YouFalling into YouFalling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall...
, S'il suffisait d'aimerS'il suffisait d'aimerS'il suffisait d'aimer is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on September 7, 1998. It's her 19th French album and 24th in total...
- Johnny HallydayJohnny HallydayJohnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
, Sang pour sang; Ça ne change pas un hommeÇa ne change pas un hommeÇa ne change pas un homme is a 1991 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was in late December 1991 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at a peak at #3 on the charts on January 1, 1991, and totaled 43 weeks on the chart...
, CadillacCadillac (album)Cadillac is a 1989 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released in June 1989 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at #1 for eight consecutive weeks on the SNEP albums chart on July 2, 1989, and totaled 61 weeks in the top 50...
- Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
, Singulier 81 – 89, En passantEn passant (album)En passant is a 1997 album recorded by French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. The CD was produced between April and August 1997 in collaboration with Erick Benzi at the Kevin Mobile, Mega and Gimmick studios, and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG record label on 26 August 1997.-Album...
, Entre gris clair et gris foncéEntre gris clair et gris foncéEntre gris clair et gris foncé is a 1987 double album recorded by French artist Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was his fifth studio album and was released in November 1987. It provided four successful singles : "Elle a fait un bébé toute seule" , "Là-bas" , "C'est ta chance" and "Puisque tu pars"...
, Fredericks Goldman JonesFredericks Goldman JonesFredericks Goldman Jones is a 1990 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was the trio's first studio album and was recorded at the studios ICP and Guillaume Tell, in Paris...
by Jean-Jacques Goldman
- Liane FolyLiane FolyLiane Foly, is an popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.-Early years:Foly was born the 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to...
, Cameleon
- FaudelFaudelFaudel , born Faudel Belloua on June 6, 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie, is a French singer of Algerian descent.-Early years:...
, Samra
- Julien ClercJulien ClercJulien Clerc, , born as Paul Alain Leclerc on 4 October 1947 in Paris, Clerc's parents divorced when he was still young. He grew up listening to classical music in his father's home, while his mother introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf...
, Si j’étais elle
- Vincent Baguian, Mes Chants
- Patricia KaasPatricia KaasPatricia Kaas is a French singer and actress.Kaas is a very successful French-speaking singer, with an International following...
, Dans ma chairDans ma chairDans ma chair is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1997 and achieved success in many countries.-Background and writing:...
- Mylène FarmerMylène FarmerMylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
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, L’Autre
- Francis CabrelFrancis CabrelFrancis Cabrel is a well-known French singer-songwriter and guitarist. Inspired heavily by Bob Dylan, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the realm of folk, with occasional forays into blues or country. Several of his songs, such as "L'encre de tes yeux" and "Petite Marie"...
, Samedi Soir Sur La Terre
- France GallFrance GallFrance Gall is a popular French yé-yé singer.Gall was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with, French singer-songwriter Michel Berger....
, Evidemment Integrale
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, H. F. T en Concert, Vol. 1, La Tentation du Bonheur
- Florent PagnyFlorent PagnyFlorent Pagny is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" and "Caruso" .As of 2008, he has sold 4,268,980 copies of singles,...
, Florent Pagny [Box Set]
- Vanessa ParadisVanessa ParadisVanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
, Variations sur le même t'aimeVariations sur le même t'aimeVariations sur le même t'aime is the second album by popular French singer Vanessa Paradis. It was released in France in 1990, and contains the hit singles "Tandem" and "Dis-lui toi que je t'aime".-Background and writing:...
Carole was the voice of featured characters in two Alan Simon children's albums:
- Les Enfants du Futur (Walt Disney Records/Fr, 1996)
- Le Petit Arthur (Polygram Music/ Les Editions de l'Enchanteur, 1995)
Movies
- Tom est tout seul (1995) .... La chanteuse noire
- Roselyne et les lionsRoselyne et les lionsRoselyne et les lions is a 1989 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix.-Cast:* Isabelle Pasco - Roselyne* Gérard Sandoz - Thierry* Gabriel Monnet - Frazier* Philippe Clévenot - Bracquard* Günter Meisner - Klint...
(1989) .... La Grenouille
- ... aka Roselyne and the Lions (UK)
- Les deux crocodiles (1987) .... Mamoudou, femme de Julien
- ... aka The Two Crocodiles (International: English title)
- Les frères Pétard (1986) .... La chanteuse
- ... aka The Joint Brothers (USA: review title)
- I Love You (1986) .... Angèle
- Pirates (1986) .... Surprise
Self –Television
- TaratataTaratataTaratata is a French TV show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current rock acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. This show often involves surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists...
1993 -2001 - LES RESTOS DE CŒURRestaurants du CœurThe Restaurants du Cœur is a French charitable organisation, the main activity of which is to distribute food packages and hot meals to the needy....
1992 - 20001
Self - Video
- LE PRIX A PAYER (2000)
- PERSONNE NE SAURAIT (1998)
- RESPIRE (1999)
- QU'EST-CE QUI T'AMENE? (1999)
- 2001 : l'Odyssée des Enfoirés (2001)
- Yannick NoahYannick NoahYannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
Enfants De La Terre Tennis –Concert 2000
- Les Enfoirés en 2000
- Jean-Jacques Goldman INTEGRALE DES CLIPS 1981/2000
- Jean-Jacques Goldman Souvenirs de Tournées (2000)
- CARNET DE ROUTE 1981 / 1986, TRACES
- les Enfoirés : Dernière édition... avant l'an 2000–1999
- Fredericks Goldman Jones Du Morning Au Zenith (1999)
- Enfoirés en coeur (1998)
- Poetic Lover (1998 Documentary)
- Le Zénith des Enfoirés (1997)
- Run Away Love (1997)
- Change (1996)
- la Soirée des Enfoirés 96 (1996)
- les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique (1995)
- Fredericks Goldman Jones Tours et Détours (1995 Documentary concert video)
- les Enfoirés au Grand Rex (1994)
- les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (1993)
- La Soirée des Enfoirés à l'Opéra (1992)
- En Concert (Mylène Farmer album) (1990 Documentary concert video)
Important performances
2002 Hommage à Carole Fredericks, Time: 5:15 Dailymotion.comIn his 2002 tour, "UN TOUR ENSEMBLE", Goldman paid tribute to his fallen friend, Carole Fredericks. During the concert, Michael Jones and Goldman sang Juste Après, a song from the Rouge
Rouge (album)
Rouge is a 1993 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was its second studio album and was recorded at the studios Guillaume Tell, ICP and la Blaque, located in France and Belgium...
album made famous by the trio. Midway through the song a screen was lowered and film footage of Carole was shown as her voice is heard singing with them. Dailymotion video
2001 L’AZIZA, Time: 7:59 Dailymotion.com
Early in 2001, Carole Fredericks performs with Roch Voisine
Roch Voisine
Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, OC better known as Roch Voisine, is a Canadian Acadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host...
the new single release L’Aziza on the studio television show, Taratata
Taratata
Taratata is a French TV show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current rock acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. This show often involves surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists...
. Following the performance, Carole and Roch are interviewed. L’Aziza was written by Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and inspired many singers in the 1980s, such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Michel Berger, his closest friend...
and suggested by Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
for Voisine's new album.
Dailymotion video
1999 Une femme amoureuse / A Woman in Love, Time : 4:32
Liane Foly
Liane Foly
Liane Foly, is an popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.-Early years:Foly was born the 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to...
and Carole Fredericks perform Une femme amoureuse / A Woman in Love before a studio audience for the music television show, TAPIS ROUGE on France2.
Dailymotion.com video
1998 Personne ne saurait, Time 4:37
Carole Fredericks and Poetic Lovers perform Personne ne saurait for M6 Hit television and studio audiences. Personne ne saurait was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Jacques Veneruso. Released on the Couleurs et Parfums
Couleurs et Parfums
-Couleurs et parfums :Couleurs et parfums is a 1999 album by Carole Fredericks, an American born singer most noted for her work in France, featuring a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time entitled KAAI DJALLEMA sung in Wolof and English. The album combines Fredericks’ early experiences in the...
album.
Dailymotion.com video
1995 Knock On Wood, Time 4:47
Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones and company perform Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
Eddie Lee Floyd is an American soul/R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s and the song "Knock on Wood".-Biography:...
's Knock on Wood for Taratata
Taratata
Taratata is a French TV show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current rock acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. This show often involves surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists...
TV5 studio and television audiences.
YouTube.com video
1995 Think, Time: 2:36
Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
, Michael Jones, Yvonne Jones, Becky Bell perform Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
's Think live for New Morning audience. Recorded for Fredericks Goldman Jones album, Du New Morning au Zénith
Du New Morning au Zénith
Du New Morning au Zénith is a 1994 double album recorded live by Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. Composed of 31 tracks, it contains many successful songs from Goldman's previous albums and from the trio's two studio albums Fredericks Goldman Jones and Rouge...
.
MySpace.com video
1994 Oh Happy Day, Time 5:15
Carole Fredericks, Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" and "Caruso" .As of 2008, he has sold 4,268,980 copies of singles,...
, Chérubins de Sarcelle choir perform Edwin Hawkins
Edwin Hawkins
Edwin Hawkins is a Grammy Award-winning American gospel and R&B musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger. He is one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. He are best known for his arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" , which was included on the Songs of the Century list...
’ classic gospel song Oh Happy Day for Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés , is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur .-History:...
Au Grand Rex live concert and television audiences.
YouTube.com video
Le pénitencier / House of the Rising Son, Time: 4:23
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay is a francophone Canadian pop singer.-Biography:In 1990, some friends registered her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won at the Granby song festival for her...
avec/with Carole Fredericks,
Tapis Rouge Television show
YouTube.com video
Awards
2008 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITIONInternational Songwriting Competition
The International Songwriting Competition is an annual song contest based in Nashville, TN, whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. ISC is designed to nurture the musical talent of...
- Reason To Stay (Gildas Arzel / Carole Fredericks) - Honorable Mention in the "Blues" category
- Shine (Erick Benzi / Carole Fredericks) - Honorable Mention in the "Gospel / Christian" category
2006 JAMES W. DODGE AWARD
The 53rd Annual Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages awarded Carole Fredericks (posthumous award) and her brother, blues musician Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (musician)
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
, the James W. Dodge Memorial Foreign Language Advocate Award in recognition of the spotlight they shine on the vast potential of music to foster genuine intercultural communication and to maintain cultural heritages.
2004 JUST PLAIN FOLKS (JPF) MUSIC AWARDS
- SpringfieldSpringfield (album)Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day," the traditional "Silent Night," "You Had It Comin’," a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love," which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo...
- Best Gospel Album - Shine (Erick Benzi / Carole Fredericks) - Best Gospel Song
- Save My Soul (Erick Benzi / Carole Fredericks) - Best Gospel Song, 2nd Place
External links
- www.cdfmusiclegacy.com CDF Music Legacy, LLC website
- www.caroledfredericksfoundation.org Carole D. Fredericks Foundation, Inc. website
- www.carolefredericks.net Official Fan Website (French Language)