Catherine Sauvage
Encyclopedia
Catherine Sauvage born 26 May 1929 in Nancy, France and died on 20 March 1998 in Bry-sur-Marne
(Val-de-Marne) was a French singer and actress.
and fell in love with his songs. From him she sang in 1952 Paris Canaille, which became a hit. In 1954, she won the "Grand Prix du Disque", a famous french reward, for the song L'Homme, from Ferré again. On tour in Canada, she made the acquaintance of Gilles Vigneault
who wrote for her Mon Pays, Le Corbeau, la Manikoutai.
She also performed at the cabaret
s L'Arlequin at 131 bis, boulevard Saint-Germain, then at L'Écluse at 15, Quai des Grands Augustins, in the sixième arrondissement.
She met Léo Ferré
, whom she helped in bringing recognition to his music: "It was the meeting of my life. As a happiness never comes alone, they say, Jacques Canetti
came to hear me a beautiful evening. He was always looking for artists for the record company of which he was the artistic director, as well as for [the concert hall] Les Trois Baudets that he had established. "
Jacques Canetti hired her in 1953 and 1954 to work at Les Trois Baudets. "So I visited that cabaret on Rue Coustou for two years. Later I was featured at the Olympia, and received a grand prize for record L'Homme with Léo Ferré. "
, one of her favorite poets, wrote about her: "And suddenly with her voice, like a gift, every word makes complete sense."
Bry-sur-Marne
Bry-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The commune of Bry-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.-Personalities:...
(Val-de-Marne) was a French singer and actress.
Early life
In 1940, Catherine Sauvage moved with her family into the Free Zone in Annecy. Since high school, she turned to the theater where she performed under her birth name, Janine Saulnier. After eight years of studying piano, singing and drama, she met in 1950 Léo FerréLéo Ferré
Léo Ferré was a Franco-Monegasque poet, composer, singer and musician.Born in Monaco, Ferré mixed love and melancholy with moral anarchy, lyricism with slang, rhyming verse with prose monologues...
and fell in love with his songs. From him she sang in 1952 Paris Canaille, which became a hit. In 1954, she won the "Grand Prix du Disque", a famous french reward, for the song L'Homme, from Ferré again. On tour in Canada, she made the acquaintance of Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault, is a Canadian poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad...
who wrote for her Mon Pays, Le Corbeau, la Manikoutai.
Professional career
Arriving in Paris, she adopts the surname Sauvage, borrowed from a childhood friend, and, began studying drama:- I did my apprenticeship with Jean-Louis Barrault, with John Vilar, Roger Blin, Marcel Marceau. [...] The chance of life allowed me to be presented to Moyses, who was the director of the cabaret Le Boeuf sur le ToitLe Boeuf sur le Toit (cabaret)Le Boeuf sur le Toit is the name of a celebrated Parisian cabaret-bar in Paris, founded in 1921 by Louis Moysés which was originally located at 28, rue Boissy d'Anglas in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was notably the gathering place for the avant garde arts scene during the period between...
. I sang him some stuff like that, recited two or three poems. As a result, Moyses hired me the next day. I used a directory with songs including 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...
. I stayed two months at the Boeuf sur le Toit --- afterwards, I sang at the Quod Libet, a nightclub on 3 rue des Prés-At-Clerics.
She also performed at the cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
s L'Arlequin at 131 bis, boulevard Saint-Germain, then at L'Écluse at 15, Quai des Grands Augustins, in the sixième arrondissement.
She met Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré was a Franco-Monegasque poet, composer, singer and musician.Born in Monaco, Ferré mixed love and melancholy with moral anarchy, lyricism with slang, rhyming verse with prose monologues...
, whom she helped in bringing recognition to his music: "It was the meeting of my life. As a happiness never comes alone, they say, Jacques Canetti
Jacques Canetti
Nissim Jacques Canetti was a French music executive and a famous talent agent, widely credited as being the saviour of French chanson . His brother was the Nobel Prize-winning author, Elias Canetti.- References :...
came to hear me a beautiful evening. He was always looking for artists for the record company of which he was the artistic director, as well as for [the concert hall] Les Trois Baudets that he had established. "
Jacques Canetti hired her in 1953 and 1954 to work at Les Trois Baudets. "So I visited that cabaret on Rue Coustou for two years. Later I was featured at the Olympia, and received a grand prize for record L'Homme with Léo Ferré. "
Performance style
She has always given preference to poetry set to music. Leo Ferre and Gilles Vigneault have said they considered Sauvage their best performer. AragonLouis Aragon
Louis Aragon , was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.- Early life :...
, one of her favorite poets, wrote about her: "And suddenly with her voice, like a gift, every word makes complete sense."
Filmography
- 1956 : Paris mob
- 1966 : Two hours to kill
- 1983 : The bride who came from the cold
- 1988 : The Shop on Main Street
Theatre
- 1954 : The Good Woman of Szechwan of Bertolt Brecht, directed by Roger Planchon, Festival of Lyon, Lyon Comedy Theatre
- 1958 : The Good Woman of Szechwan of Bertolt Brecht, directed by Roger Planchon, Theatre de la Cite Villeurbanne
- 1962 : Frank V of Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Claude Regy and Andre Barsacq, Theatre Workshop
- 1963 : Divine Lyrics by Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, directed by Roger Blin, the Odeon Theatre
- 1977 : The Night of the Iguana of Tennessee Williams, directed by Andreas Voutsinas, Bouffes North