Véronique Rivière
Encyclopedia
Véronique Rivière is a French
singer-songwriter
and actress.
television producer Alexandre Tarta, and her mother is a journalist. She began her career by playing minor acting roles on television, and in 1982, as a cabaret singer at Café de la Gare
in Paris
.
To date, Rivière has released six studio albums and several singles. From 1991 to 2001, she appeared as a backing vocalist on four albums of Swiss
singer Stephan Eicher
.
Rivière is currently performing the role of Francesca Lavie, which was previously played by Diane Tell
, in the musical Je m'voyais déjà. Written by Laurent Ruquier
and directed by Alain Sachs, this production premiered in Paris in 2008 and features the songs of Charles Aznavour
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and actress.
Biography
Rivière's father is Russian-FrenchRussians in France
There are 115,000 people of Russian origin living in France, mostly in Paris, Lyon, and Nice.-History:In the 18th century, the first Russians came to France for diplomatic, technical or commercial purposes...
television producer Alexandre Tarta, and her mother is a journalist. She began her career by playing minor acting roles on television, and in 1982, as a cabaret singer at Café de la Gare
Café de la Gare
The Café de la Gare is a dinner theater located at 41, rue du Temple in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. It lies in a square hidden between Notre Dame de Paris and the historic Marais district. It was originally created in 1968 by a close-knit group of comedy actors who fixed up an old factory...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
To date, Rivière has released six studio albums and several singles. From 1991 to 2001, she appeared as a backing vocalist on four albums of Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
singer Stephan Eicher
Stephan Eicher
Stephan Eicher is a Swiss singer.His songs are sung in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss-German, and Romanche and sometimes he even uses different languages in the same piece.His success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when as part of the...
.
Rivière is currently performing the role of Francesca Lavie, which was previously played by Diane Tell
Diane Tell
Diane Tell is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She first studied music at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Val-d'Or, then studied jazz guitar at Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal...
, in the musical Je m'voyais déjà. Written by Laurent Ruquier
Laurent Ruquier
Laurent Ruquier, born February 24, 1963 in Le Havre , Normandy, France is a popular French journalist, satirical comedian, and TV and radio host. He is also a columnist, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and impresario.-Biography:...
and directed by Alain Sachs, this production premiered in Paris in 2008 and features the songs of Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
.
Albums
| Year | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Aquatinte | Edina Music |
| 2005 | Éponyme | Tacet Production/Mosaic Music |
| 1996 | En vert et contre tout | DBF Music/Tréma-Sony Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
| 1993 | Mojave | Remark/PolyGram PolyGram PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:... |
| 1989 | Véronique Rivière | Polydor |
| 1987 | Et vice verseau | Phonogram/Philips Phonogram Phonogram may refer to:* Phonogram , a comic book by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie* Phonogram , a grapheme which represents a phoneme or a combination of phonemes... |
Singles
| Year | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Matadors" | Tacet Production/Mosaic Music |
| 1989 | "Tout Court" | Polydor |
| 1987 | "A Part Ted" | Phonogram/Philips |
| 1986 | "Absence" | PolyGram |
| 1985 | "Si Seulement Tu Voulais Monter" | Virgin France Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |