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Mireille Mathieu

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Mireille Mathieu
From the beginning, Mireille Mathieu was born to be a singer. As she herself would say, her professional career, which begain on November 21, 1965, has for over 40 years been "a fairy tale come true." Born in Avignon the eldest daughter of Marcelle and Roger Mathieu's 14 children, Mireille gave her first public performance when she was 4 years old at Midnight Mass! Her father, a stonecutter for the cemetery, had also dreamed of singing with his tenor voice. As a child, Mireille saved her pay for her factory job so she could pay for singing lessons. Voice instructor Laure Collière accepted Mireille as a student. In her biography "Mon Credo", during a time of distress she asked "that God please create a miracle" for her to arise from poverty. In the early '60s, French pop vocalist Johnny Hallyday's manager Johnny Stark noticed Mireille's enchanting vocal beauty when she appeared on the TV show "Jeu de la Chance" and won first place. The American impresario later mentored her when she signed a contract with him. With lots of hard work and many nights when she was only able to sleep for four hours and she needed to do a concert, Mireille performed brilliantly and was on her way to success. She was quickly hailed as the next Édith Piaf and her 1965 performance run at the Paris Olympia sparked her recording relationship with Barclay Records, where her first album sold over 1 million copies in a very short time! With much stamina, Mireille forged ahead to make her career in France, Germany, the United States, Russia, and the rest of the world. In 1974 she won the German "Bambi" Music Award, which is equivalent to the American Grammy Award.

In 1997, Mireille was nominated and given the "Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite et des Arts et des Lettres" and decorated with "The Legion of Honor" for her service to the Nation of France." Of her reception by Pope John Paul II, His Holiness has said, "She is the singer of love and peace." For me, Mireille is "un cadeau d' un Dieu" as her last name literally translates.
BornJuly 22, 1946
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BornJuly 22, 1946
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Mireille Mathieu, Ivan Urgant, and Zarifa Mgoyan in Vecherniy Urgant (2012)
Ennio Morricone and Mireille Mathieu
Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Mireille Mathieu
Ennio Morricone and Mireille Mathieu
Ennio Morricone and Mireille Mathieu
Ennio Morricone and Mireille Mathieu
Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Mireille Mathieu
Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Mireille Mathieu
Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Mireille Mathieu
Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu

Known for:

Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve in L'événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune (1973)
L'événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune
5.8
  • Self
  • En personne
  • 1973
Timanttinen vuosi (1973)
Timanttinen vuosi
7.4
  • Mireille Mathieu
  • 1973
Till We Meet Again (1989)
Till We Meet Again
6.8
TV Mini Series
  • Music Department(title song)
Kolme poppelia (1968)
Kolme poppelia
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Mon Credo")
  • 1968

Credits

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Actress

  • C'est plus fort que moi
    Short
    • 1999
  • Carmen Osbahr in Los Cuentos de Cri Cri (1984)
    Los Cuentos de Cri Cri
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Sing mit mir, tanz mit mir
    TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Les Maudits Rois Fainéants
    TV Mini Series
    • 1973
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve in L'événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune (1973)
    L'événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune
    5.8
    • Self
    • En personne
    • 1973
  • Timanttinen vuosi (1973)
    Timanttinen vuosi
    7.4
    • Mireille Mathieu
    • 1973

Music Department

  • Till We Meet Again (1989)
    Till We Meet Again
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • singer: title song
    • 1989
  • Une fille cousue de fil blanc (1977)
    Une fille cousue de fil blanc
    6.1
    • singer: "Une fille au coeur cousu de fil blanc"
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Vivement dimanche (1998)
    Vivement dimanche
    4.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Paris en Colère", "Mon Credo"
    • 2022
  • Mireille Mathieu - Singen, nur singen! (2021)
    Mireille Mathieu - Singen, nur singen!
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Je Sais Comment", "Hymne à l'Amour", "Le Canotier de Maurice Chevalier", "Jezebel", "Mon Credo", "Ce n'est rien", "Une Vie d'Amour", "Quand j'Entends cet Air là", "A Quoi ça Sert l'Amour ?", "Non, je ne Regrette rien"
    • 2021
  • Les 130 ans de la Tour Eiffel, le concert évènement (2019)
    Les 130 ans de la Tour Eiffel, le concert évènement
    TV Special
    • performer: "Paris en Colère"
    • 2019
  • Olivier Rousteing in Wonder Boy (2019)
    Wonder Boy
    6.7
    • performer: "Une Histoire d'Amour"
    • 2019
  • Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander (2016)
    Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Hassan, der Hofhund"
    • 2016
  • Nordstrand (2013)
    Nordstrand
    6.5
    • performer: "Paris en Colère"
    • 2013
  • Was bleibt (2012)
    Was bleibt
    6.5
    • performer: "Sahara"
    • 2012
  • The Sons of Tennessee Williams (2010)
    The Sons of Tennessee Williams
    6.5
    • performer: "La Marseillaise"
    • 2010
  • Starnacht am Wörthersee
    TV Series
    • performer: "Tauch in ein Gefühl", "In meinem Herzen", "Hitmedley"
    • 2008
  • Belle-Baie (2008)
    Belle-Baie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "La Première Étoile"
    • 2008
  • Les grands du rire (2005)
    Les grands du rire
    3.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "La Ballade des Gens Heureux"
    • 2007–2008
  • Eût-elle été criminelle... (2006)
    Eût-elle été criminelle...
    7.8
    Short
    • performer: "La Marseillaise" (1792)
    • 2006
  • Les savates du bon Dieu (2000)
    Les savates du bon Dieu
    6.4
    • performer: "Comme d'Habitude"
    • 2000
  • C'est au programme (1999)
    C'est au programme
    TV Series
    • performer: "C'est si bon"
    • 1999
  • Ostorozno, Modern! (1996)
    Ostorozno, Modern!
    6.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Une Histoire d'Amour" (uncredited)
    • 1997

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.53 m
  • Born
    • July 22, 1946
    • Avignon, Vaucluse, France
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 10 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Sang duets with international stars such as Charles Aznavour, Barry Manilow, Paul Anka, Plácido Domingo, Elvis Presley, Patrick Duffy, Tom Jones and Dean Martin.
  • Quotes
    When I'am recording a disk or going out on the stage, I'am agitated just the same like for the first time. I arrive at the theatre four hours before the beginning of the performance. I must get accustomed to the hall even if I know it well. The most remarkable moment is when you go out on the stage and you hear the applause of the audience!
  • Nickname
    • Mimi

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