Danièle Dupré
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Danièle Dupré was a French singer from the 1950s, most notable for representing Luxembourg
in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest
with her song Amours mortes (tant de peine)
– Faded Love (So Much Pain) – where she finished in a tie for fourth.
A fairly minor star, her recordings occasionally appear on eBay
and other places where EPs and 45 RPM
singles are sold, and appear occasionally on compilations of 1950s French music.
She spent some time in Brazil as a child. After returning to France, she appeared in a movie, La Parisienne, and went on to receive operatic training. She apparently injured her voice during this training, turning to what was then considered light music.
She toured France, and was invited to perform in the Eurovision contest for Luxembourg. The contest had nowhere near the prestige it has today, and she was ambivalent about the song she was to perform. Like a few performers at the time, she only practiced her song once, at the pre-show rehearsal. At the competition, she met Paule Desjardins
, the French
contestant, with whom she maintained a long friendship.
Her recordings include several EP
s for Polydor that include songs such as "Merci mon Dieu, La chanteuse de blues," "Mon vieux marin" (with the orchestra of Armand Migiani), "Paris-java," "Sarah," "Tu me donnes," "Une femme est jolie," "Mon coeur est un violin," "Marjolaine," "Patricia" and "La gommeuse de 1900."
She retired from the music business in 1958, realizing that rock and roll
was eclipsing the music she performed. She turned to interior design, where her most notable work is in the terminal of the São Paulo
airport. She gave an interview for the French OGAE
(Eurovision fanclub) magazine in 1999 that was later translated into English and published in Eurosong News (the continent-wide OGAE magazine).
Note: The translation and the article in the 11 November 1957 issue of La Semaine Radiophonique were used as sources for this article.
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
Luxembourg was one of the countries to participate in the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.From their debut to 1993 Luxembourg competed frequently in the Contest, being absent from the contest once during this period...
in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions....
with her song Amours mortes (tant de peine)
Amours mortes (tant de peine)
"Amours mortes " was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, performed in French by French singer Danièle Dupré....
– Faded Love (So Much Pain) – where she finished in a tie for fourth.
A fairly minor star, her recordings occasionally appear on eBay
EBay
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and other places where EPs and 45 RPM
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
singles are sold, and appear occasionally on compilations of 1950s French music.
She spent some time in Brazil as a child. After returning to France, she appeared in a movie, La Parisienne, and went on to receive operatic training. She apparently injured her voice during this training, turning to what was then considered light music.
She toured France, and was invited to perform in the Eurovision contest for Luxembourg. The contest had nowhere near the prestige it has today, and she was ambivalent about the song she was to perform. Like a few performers at the time, she only practiced her song once, at the pre-show rehearsal. At the competition, she met Paule Desjardins
Paule Desjardins
Paule Desjardins is a French singer who represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "La belle amour" which finished second with 17 points.- References :...
, the French
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
France is one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest and has entered the competition fifty-four times since their debut at the very first contest in 1956. France is one of only seven countries to be present at the very first contest, and has only been absent from two...
contestant, with whom she maintained a long friendship.
Her recordings include several EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s for Polydor that include songs such as "Merci mon Dieu, La chanteuse de blues," "Mon vieux marin" (with the orchestra of Armand Migiani), "Paris-java," "Sarah," "Tu me donnes," "Une femme est jolie," "Mon coeur est un violin," "Marjolaine," "Patricia" and "La gommeuse de 1900."
She retired from the music business in 1958, realizing that rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
was eclipsing the music she performed. She turned to interior design, where her most notable work is in the terminal of the São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
airport. She gave an interview for the French OGAE
OGAE
OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...
(Eurovision fanclub) magazine in 1999 that was later translated into English and published in Eurosong News (the continent-wide OGAE magazine).
Note: The translation and the article in the 11 November 1957 issue of La Semaine Radiophonique were used as sources for this article.