Frida Boccara
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Frida Boccara was a French singer.
Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca
, Morocco. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest
selection panel in 1964 but she was unsuccessful. At the Eurovision Song Contest
held in Madrid
, Spain in 1969 she represented France and performed "Un jour, un enfant
" (One day a child) – music by Emile Stern and text by Eddy Marnay
. Her song (along with the entries from Netherlands
, United Kingdom, and Spain) shared first place.
Boccara renewed her links with Eurovision by participating in the French national finals of 1980 and 1981. However, neither song won.
She died in 1996 in Paris, of a pulmonary
infection
.
Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
, Morocco. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
selection panel in 1964 but she was unsuccessful. At the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...
held in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain in 1969 she represented France and performed "Un jour, un enfant
Un Jour, Un Enfant
"Un jour, un enfant" was one of four winning songs in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, this one being sung in French by Frida Boccara representing France...
" (One day a child) – music by Emile Stern and text by Eddy Marnay
Eddy Marnay
Eddy Marnay was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 100 songs, including works for Édith Piaf and Céline Dion. He also wrote the title song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York....
. Her song (along with the entries from Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, United Kingdom, and Spain) shared first place.
Boccara renewed her links with Eurovision by participating in the French national finals of 1980 and 1981. However, neither song won.
She died in 1996 in Paris, of a pulmonary
Human lung
The human lungs are the organs of respiration in humans. Humans have two lungs, with the left being divided into two lobes and the right into three lobes. Together, the lungs contain approximately of airways and 300 to 500 million alveoli, having a total surface area of about in...
infection
Infection
An infection is the colonization of a host organism by parasite species. Infecting parasites seek to use the host's resources to reproduce, often resulting in disease...
.
Discography
- 1959 : «Baccara 9» n° 17 (VA compilation, EP) — Mes Frères/La Chanson d’Orphée
- 1960 : L'Orgue des amoureux/Le Doux Caboulot (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1960 : Verte Campagne/Quand la valse est là/Le Grand Amour/Depuis ce temps-là (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1961 : La Seine à Paris/Les Amours du samedi/Les Bohémiens/Jenny (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1961 : On n'a pas tous les jours 20 ans/Berceuse tendre/Les Nuits/Les Yeux de maman (super 45 tours Totem)
- 1961 : Cherbourg avait raison/Comme un feu/Un jeu dangereux/Tiens, c'est Paris (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Les Trois Mots/Aujourd'hui je fais la fête/Je veux chanter/Je ne peux plus attendre (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Le Ciel du port/Les Portes de l'amour/Ballade pour un poète/D'abord je n'ai vu (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Un premier amour/Bruxelles/L'Homme de lumière/Les Pas (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1962 : Java des beaux dimanches/Les Javas/Rose de sang/Quien sabe (Qui peut savoir) (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1963 : Moi je n'avais pas compris/J'ai peur de trop t'aimer/On les a attendus/Rien a changé (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1963 : Souviens-toi des Noëls de là-bas/Donna/Johnny Guitar/Ballade pour notre amour (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1964 : Autrefois/Chaud dans mon cœur/Le Souffle de ma vie/Je suis perdue (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1965 : Tous les enfants/Aujourd'hui/Plus jamais/Un jour (super 45 tours Festival)
- 1967 : Frida Boccara (33 tours MusiDisc, compilation des années 1961–1965)
- 1969 : Un jour, un enfant (33 tours Philips)
- 1969 : Les Vertes Collines (33 tours Philips, paru au Brésil seulement)
- 1970 : Au pays de l’arbre blanc (33 tours Philips)
- 1971 : Pour vivre ensemble (33 tours Philips)
- 1971 : Place des Arts 71 (live à MontréalMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, double 33 tours Philips, réédité en CD en 2006 au Canada seulement) - 1971 : So ist das Leben/Er wird Dir dankbar sein (45 tours Polydor, paru en AllemagneGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
seulement) - 1972 : Rossini et Beaumarchais (33 tours Philips)
- 1972 : Greatest Hits (compilation 33 tours Philips, disque paru aux Pays-Bas seulement)
- 1974 : Je me souviens (Mia Malinconia et Je me souviens, version instrumentale, du film AmarcordAmarcordAmarcord is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the fictional town of Borgo in 1930s Fascist Italy...
de Federico FelliniFederico FelliniFederico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
, 45 tours Deram) - 1975 : Oriundi (33 tours London)
- 1976 : Valdemosa – Oublier (33 tours Philips)
- 1978 : An Evening With Frida Boccara (Live at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne - 2 LP Philips)
- 1978 : L’Année où Piccoli... (33 tours Philips)
- 1979 : Un monde en sarabande (33 tours Philips)
- 1980 : Un enfant de France/Écrit dans la pierre (45 tours Philips)
- 1983 : Dis-leur/Aime-moi (45 tours Kébec-Disc au Canada et Ariola en France)
- 1984 : Cent mille chansons, « Série grandes vedettes » (compilation 33 tours Philips)
- 1988 : Témoin de mon amour (33 tours Productions Guy Cloutier, paru au Canada seulement)
- 1989 : Expression (compilation CD Polygram, 23 titres)
- 1993 : Master Série (compilation CD Polygram, 16 titres, disque paru au QuébecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
seulement) - 1994 : Un jour, un enfant (compilation CD Spectrum Music, Karussell France)
- 1997 : Frida Boccara (compilation CD Podis, Polygram France, 23 titres)
- 1999 : Un jour on vit (CD Disques Yvon Chateigner)
- 1999 : Ses premiers succès (compilation CD Disques Yvon Chateigner)
- 2003 : Canta en espanol (compilation CD Divucsa Music SA, disque paru en EspagneSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
seulement) - 2005 : Live Place-des-Arts de Montréal (CD XXI-21/Universal Canada, disque paru au Canada seulement)
- 2006 : Un sourire au-delà du ciel (CD Édina Music – Nocturne)
- 2007 : La Grande Frida Boccara, l'ultime compilation (compilation CD 25 titres XXI-21/Universal Canada, disque paru au Canada seulement)
- 2008 : Un enfant de France (CD Édina Music – Nocturne)
- 2010 : Les grandes années – 1972–1988 (coffret de trois CD Marianne Mélodie)
- 2010 : Collection Chanson Française (compilation CD Disques Mercury)
External links
- The Biography of Frida Boccara at "Blog Officiel de Frida Boccara"
- Blog Officiel de Frida Boccara
- Frida Boccara at French Wikipedia
- The Discography of Frida Boccara at Encyclopédisque
- The Discography of Frida Boccara
- The Discography of Frida Boccara at Discogs.com
- Spanish Discography of Frida Boccara
- The Grave of Frida Boccara: Cimetière parisien de Bagneux - 63ème division
- Site officiel d'Eddy Marnay
- List of Jacques Brel cover versions
- La Fabuleuse Historie de La "Rose d’Or"
- Frida Boccara _ fans at Facebook
- Lyrics: "Un Jour, Un Enfant"