Danielle Licari
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Danielle Licari is a French singer who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. She's now remembered in France as a backing vocalist in chanson
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In 1969, she recorded her greatest hit, Concerto Pour Une Voix. The album has sold over 15 million copies.
In 1968, she recorded "Treize jours en France" composed by Francis Lai; she also recorded a second version of “Love Story” dedicated to her by the same composer.
In 1972, she submitted her song "Au cœur d'une chanson" to compete in the Eurovision
contest representing France. The French committee selected Betty Mars
and her song “Come-Comedie” instead.
In 1972, she represented France in the "World Popular Song Festival" held in Tokio, Japan. Her song "Une Vie" was a finalist.
In July 1978, she sang with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the choir of St-Dominique Church. The piece chosen was a musical drama called Concerto pour Helene, in honour of Helene Boule, the wife of the founder of Quebec City
, as part of the city's 370th anniversary celebrations. The work was composed by Claude Léveillé.
Wyclef Jean
sampled "Concerto Pour Une Voix" in his 1997 song "Apolcalypse."
She has sold over 20 million copies of her albums during her career. Her songs are found in easy listening
CD compilations worldwide.
. She used her voice like a musical instrument giving a soft, unique dream-like tone. She has been called la voz de la sirena ("the voice of a mermaid"). Most of her recordings are arrangements of classical themes composed originally for instruments rather than voice, while the arrangements consist generally of large orchestral ensembles mixed with a pop-rock band instrumentation. She incorporated pop-rock elements that made her music appealing. Her singing style influenced Japanese Anime
soundtracks of 1980s such as Seiji Yokoyama
(Saint Seiya
).
's albums.
Chanson
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specialising in chansons is known as a "chanteur" or "chanteuse" ; a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.-Chanson de geste:The...
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Career
In 1964, she dubbed the singing in the movie "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" for the role of Geneviève Emery, played by Catherine DeneuveCatherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
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In 1969, she recorded her greatest hit, Concerto Pour Une Voix. The album has sold over 15 million copies.
In 1968, she recorded "Treize jours en France" composed by Francis Lai; she also recorded a second version of “Love Story” dedicated to her by the same composer.
In 1972, she submitted her song "Au cœur d'une chanson" to compete in the Eurovision
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...
contest representing France. The French committee selected Betty Mars
Betty Mars
Betty Mars was a French singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early life :...
and her song “Come-Comedie” instead.
In 1972, she represented France in the "World Popular Song Festival" held in Tokio, Japan. Her song "Une Vie" was a finalist.
In July 1978, she sang with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the choir of St-Dominique Church. The piece chosen was a musical drama called Concerto pour Helene, in honour of Helene Boule, the wife of the founder of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, as part of the city's 370th anniversary celebrations. The work was composed by Claude Léveillé.
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
sampled "Concerto Pour Une Voix" in his 1997 song "Apolcalypse."
She has sold over 20 million copies of her albums during her career. Her songs are found in easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
CD compilations worldwide.
Singing style
Her characteristic singing style lacked lyrics, communicating emotions through sounds, the way a violin would. This may have fueled her popularity in non-French speaking countries like Germany, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Japan and KoreaKorea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. She used her voice like a musical instrument giving a soft, unique dream-like tone. She has been called la voz de la sirena ("the voice of a mermaid"). Most of her recordings are arrangements of classical themes composed originally for instruments rather than voice, while the arrangements consist generally of large orchestral ensembles mixed with a pop-rock band instrumentation. She incorporated pop-rock elements that made her music appealing. Her singing style influenced Japanese Anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
soundtracks of 1980s such as Seiji Yokoyama
Seiji Yokoyama
is a prolific Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima who is best known for his work on the Saint Seiya series. He is a graduate student of Kunitachi College of Music....
(Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya
, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...
).
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | La Geographie en Chansons | Barclay | France & Canada |
| 1965 | Lecon de Choses en Chansons | Barclay | France & Canada |
| 1966 | Vivre la Nuit | Phillips | France and Japan |
| 1967 | Jesus: La Vie de Jesus en 12 Chansonswith the Francois Rauber Orchestra | Phillips | France |
| 1969 | Sanctus: Musique Sacree Pour Piano, Orgue et Voix | Phillips | France, Canada, Mexico |
| 1969 | Classics Pour Une Voix | Barclay | World wide release |
| 1970 | On Est Bien La-La | Barclay | France |
| 1974 | Screen Themes Golden Prize | Barclay | France, Canada and Japan |
| 1974 and 1975 | Danielle Licari | Barclay | France, Canada, Japan, Mexico |
| 1974 | Danielle Licari Live in Japan (with Obi) | Barclay | Japan |
| 1975 | Le Marche Persan | Barclay | France, Canada, Japan, Mexico |
| 1976 | Rhapsodie pour deux voix | Barclay | France, Canada, Japan, Mexico |
| 1977 | Saggitarius | Barclay | France, Canada, Mexico |
| 1978 | Rappel | Barclay | France, Canada, Mexico |
| 1979 | Concerto Pour Elle | Heloise | France and Canada |
| 1980 | Elisabeth Serenade | Amo Records | France, Japan |
| 1980 | Danielle Licari Chante Ennio Morricone:Mal de Toi | Le Petit Menestral | France |
| 1981 | Heidi | Ades | France |
| 1982 | Concerto Pour deux Voix | Victor | Brazil, France, Canada |
| 1984 | Lonely Shepherd | Disques Star | France and Canada |
| 1984 | Romance | Star | France and Canada |
| 1993 | Sanctus: Musique Sacree Pour Piano,Orgue et Voix (re-release) | PolyGram Projects | France and Canada |
| 1995 | Danielle Licari chante les plus grands | Disques Quality | Canada |
| Pinocchio, Joli Pantin | Ades |
Backing vocals
Danièle Licari also sang for other artists, and specially in French singer-songwriter 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...
's albums.
| Year | Title | Artist | Label | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Léo Ferré chante Baudelaire | Léo Ferré | Barclay | France, Canada |
| 1970 | Amour anarchie | Léo Ferré | Barclay | France, Canada |
| 1970 | L'Albatros (excerpts from Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer... 's movie soundtrack) |
Léo Ferré | Barclay | France |
| 1973 | Il n'y a plus rien | Léo Ferré | Barclay | France, Canada |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Concerto pour une voix" | Barclay | Worldwide |
| 1970 | "Adagio Romantique" | Barclay | France, Japan, Mexico |
| 1971 | "Prelude Pour Un Amour: Melodie Pour un Autoumne" | Barclay | France |
| 1972 | "Une Vie" | Barclay | France, Japan |
| 1975 | "Histoire D'O (Geschichte der O)" | Barclay | Canada, France and Germany |
| 1975 | La Canzone di Orlando | Barclay | Italy, Canada, France |
| "Concerto Pour Une Voix" | Multiple labels | Japan, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Israel | |
| "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" | Multiple labels | France, Canada, Japan | |
| "Rhapsodie Pour Deux Voix" | Barclay | France | |
| 1977 | "Adagio de Albinoni / Concerto No 1En Si Bemol De Tchaikowski" | Barclay | France and Canada |
| 1979 | "Concerto pour Elle" (Re-release) | Barclay | France |
| 1981 | "Les Chansons de Pierrot" | France | |
| 1981 | "Prelude Pour Un Amour: Melodie Pour un Autoumne" (Re-release) | Barclay | Canada |
| 1983 | "Le Chant des étoiles" | Barclay | France |
Collections
- The Greatest Hits (Universal). Distributed in Latin America, Spain, France, Canada, USA, Japan, Korea and many more
- The Best Collection of World Popular Music: Pops and Vocals, Volume 5. (PolyGram Records)
- 1981: Double compilation – Concerto pour une voix (Pro-Culture, Canada only)
- 1993: Master Série (PolyGram)
- 1994: Best of Best (RCA Victor, Japan only)
- 1999: Concerto pour une voix – compilation CD (RCA Victor, Japan only)
Soundtracks
- 1964 – "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" (While parts of the melody are used throughout the movie, the full song is sung by the character Geneviève Emery, played by Catherine Deneuve and dubbed by Danielle Licari).
- 1985 – Asterix et la surprise de Cesar
- 1981 – "J'en ai rêvé" ("Once Upon a Dream") in Disney's second French version of Sleeping Beauty (first was released by Huguette Boulangeot)