Catherine Ringer
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Catherine Ringer is a French singer, musician, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, and actress.
Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdale
's Théâtre de Recherche Musicale as well as musical and dance productions. In 1976 she met the Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto
with whom she studied and also performed in various venues in Paris. The hit song "Marcia Baila
" was written as a tribute to Moretto after her death in 1981. On film, Ringer also performed in pornographic movie
s such as La Fessée (1976) and Body Love (1977).
In 1979 she met Fred Chichin
with whom she founded and co-led the music group Les Rita Mitsouko
. Ringer continued leading the group after Chichin's death in November, 2007.
Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale , sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale, is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows....
's Théâtre de Recherche Musicale as well as musical and dance productions. In 1976 she met the Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto
Marcia Moretto
Marcia Moretto, born in 1949 and died in 1981 in Paris, was an Argentine dancer, choreographer and director.She worked with Armando Llamas and also taught dance at Sartrouville in the 1970s. Her students included Catherine Ringer and Frédéric Chichin, the duo of Rita Mitsouko...
with whom she studied and also performed in various venues in Paris. The hit song "Marcia Baila
Marcia Baila
"Marcia Baïla" is a 1985 song recorded by the French duet Rita Mitsouko. It was the third single off their first album, the eponymous Rita Mitsouko, and was released in April of that year...
" was written as a tribute to Moretto after her death in 1981. On film, Ringer also performed in pornographic movie
Pornographic movie
Pornographic films are motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer, often featuring depictions of sexual activity. They are sold and rented out on DVD, shown through Internet and special channels and pay-per-view on cable and satellite, and in adult...
s such as La Fessée (1976) and Body Love (1977).
In 1979 she met Fred Chichin
Fred Chichin
Frédéric "Fred" Chichin was a French musician and songwriter. He was born in Clichy, France.He was the lead member of the band Les Rita Mitsouko, along with Catherine Ringer, whom he met in 1979...
with whom she founded and co-led the music group Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko was a French pop rock group formed by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club, Paris in 1980...
. Ringer continued leading the group after Chichin's death in November, 2007.
Solo discography
- 1988 : Qu’est-Ce Que T’es Belle (duo with Marc Lavoine)
- 1990 : Tatie Danielle (soundtrack, music of Gabriel Yared)
- 1995 : Doux Daddy (soundtrack "Les Trois Frères")
- 1995 : Peut-Etre Ce Soir (from the album "Roots" by Coba)
- 1997 : Sinon, oui (soundtrack "Les Trois Frères", music of Archie Shepp)
- 1997 : Les Joyeux Bouchers ("Jazz à St Germain" with the Renegade Brass Band)
- 1997 : Eso Es El Amor (soundtrack "Un Grand Cri D'Amour")
- 1998 : Rendez-Vous (from the album "Conscious Posi" by Coba)
- 1998 : Sa Raison d'être (from the album "Ensemble" against AIDS)
- 1998 : Paranoïa (from the album "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Doc Gyneco)
- 2001 : Le Vent (soundtrack "Reines d'un Jour")
- 2002 : Tawes (from the album "Uni-vers-elles" by Djura)
- 2003 : Concha Bonita (VHS and DVD)
- 2004 : La Bohême duo with Corneille (CD and DVD)
- 2005 : Maudie (from the album "Le Pavillon Des Fous" de Thomas Fersen)
- 2006 : Concha Bonita (Italian version)
- 2008 : Catherine Ringer chante les Rita Mitsouko and more à la Cigale (CD/DVD)
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), Mahler - first studio album (Because Music)
Filmography
- 1969 : Les Deux Coquines (Kiki) by Marianne OswaldMarianne OswaldMarianne Oswald was the stage name of Sarah Alice Bloch, a French singer and actress born in Sarreguemines in Alsace-Lorraine. She took this stage name from a character she much admired, the unhappy Oswald in the Ibsen play Ghosts...
- 1976 : La Fessée (Marcelle) by Burd Tranbaree
- 197? : Corps brûlants (uncredited) by Bart Caral
- 1977 : Body Love (Martine) by Lasse BraunLasse BraunLasse Braun is an Italian pornographer, film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and researcher.- Introduction :...
with Gilda Arancio and Chantal Virapin - 1977 : Love Inferno (Monique) by Lasse BraunLasse BraunLasse Braun is an Italian pornographer, film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and researcher.- Introduction :...
- 1978 : Color Climax Special 257
- 1979 : Poker Partouze by Joe de Palmer with Cathy Stewart, Marilyn Jess, Dominique Saint Claire
- 1979 : Histoires de cul by Michel Ricaud with Jean-Pierre Armand
- 1979 : Paradise by Pierre B. Reinhard with Jean-Pierre Armand
- 1980 : Petits trous libertins by Pierre B. Reinhard with Hubert Géral
- 1981 : Mélodie pour Manuella by Joë de Palmer with Dominique Saint Claire and Élisabeth Buré
- 1981 : L'Éducation d'Orphelie by Michel Ricaud with Jean-Pierre Armand and Marianne Aubert
- 1981 : Lingeries intimes (La veuve) by Jean-Claude Roy with Marilyn Jess and Olinka Hardiman
- 1981 : Quella porcacciona di mia moglie (Angela) by Lorenzo Onorati
- 1981 : Lea by Lorenzo Onorati with Laura Levi and Marina HedmanMarina HedmanMarina Hedman Bellis, also known as Marina Frajese and Marina Lotar is a Swedish former pornographic actress and model....
- 1981 : Provinciales en chaleur (Julie) by Jean-Claude Roy with Alban CerayAlban CerayAlban Ceray is a Monegasque pornographic actor.Younger, he shared a distant likeness with Bernard Pivot, which was used in some of his movies.-External links:...
, Evelyne Schultz and Cathy Stewart - 1981 : Innocence impudique by Jean-Claude Roy with Alban CerayAlban CerayAlban Ceray is a Monegasque pornographic actor.Younger, he shared a distant likeness with Bernard Pivot, which was used in some of his movies.-External links:...
, Cathy Stewart - 1981 : Gorges profondes et petites filles by Hubert Géral with Jean-Pierre Armand
- 1981 : Marathon Love by Andrei Feher with Olinka Hardiman
- 1982 : L'Inconnue by Alain PayetAlain PayetAlain Payet , also known under the pseudonyms John Love, John Pardaillan, John and Frederick Brasil Amor, James Gardner, James Gartner, Alain Garnier was a film director of French porn movies and erotica.- Biography :He began his career in 70s and for a decade served as an assistant director on...
with Olinka Hardiman - 1983 : Les Boulugres by Jean Hurtado
- 1987 : Soigne ta droite by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
- 2000 : La Dame pipi by Jacques RichardJacques RichardJacques A. G. Richard was a professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Quebec Nordiques. After an impressive junior career, Richard was considered a potential NHL superstar, but failed to live up to the promise. Trouble...
with Brigitte LahaieBrigitte LahaieBrigitte Lahaie is a radio talk show host, actress and former pornographic actress from France. She began her career at age 15 with a minor role in Africa Erotica and performed in pornographic films from 1976 through 1980....