Graziella de Michele
Encyclopedia
Graziella de Michele is a French
singer-songwriter
(born in Lyon
) famous for her 1987 single "Le Pull-over blanc", which was a top three hit on the SNEP singles chart and achieved Silver
status. The song was first covered by Arno Hintjens
in 1990, then by Alexandre Balduzzi and Nolwenn Leroy
in 2003 on Star Academy 2's album Fait sa boum. De Michele's next singles passed unnoticed and therefore the singer can be considered as a one-hit wonder
.
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...
(born in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
) famous for her 1987 single "Le Pull-over blanc", which was a top three hit on the SNEP singles chart and achieved Silver
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
status. The song was first covered by Arno Hintjens
Arno Hintjens
Arno Hintjens , usually referred to as Arno, is a Belgian artist born in Ostend. He was the frontman of the group TC Matic. After the band split in 1986 he went solo....
in 1990, then by Alexandre Balduzzi and Nolwenn Leroy
Nolwenn Leroy
Nolwenn Leroy, , is a French singer and songwriter, discovered by the French television reality show Star Academy. She is best known for her two Number One singles "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!"....
in 2003 on Star Academy 2's album Fait sa boum. De Michele's next singles passed unnoticed and therefore the singer can be considered as a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
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Singles
- 1985 : "Let's Fall in Love"
- 1987 : "Le Pull-over blanc" - #3 in France, Silver disc
- 1987 : "Cathy prend le train"
- 1989 : "La Lettre de Jersay"
- 1989 : "Barcelone"
- 1993 : "Vision d'Amsterdam"
- 1994 : "17 ans"
- 1994 : "Le jeune homme de Berlin"
Collaborations
- 1985 : cover of Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" on the compilation Les Enfants du Velvet
- 1990 : cover of TéléphoneTéléphoneTéléphone was a French rock band formed in 1976 by Jean-Louis Aubert , Louis Bertignac , Corine Marienneau and Richard Kolinka ....
's "New York avec toi" on the album Diversion, release for the ten years of Virgin France - 1995 : "Ce garçon qui s'en va", dedicated to Cleews Vellay (lyrics : Lionel Florence, music : Guy Delacroix), on the album Entre sourire et larmes (Squatt / Sony Music), released to raise funds against AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
- 1997 : about ten cover versions on the series of Atlas compilations Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises, including "Message Personnel", originally recorded by Françoise HardyFrançoise HardyFrançoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...