The star of the world pop Mireille Mathieu

Mireille Mathieu is an outstanding pop singer of France, well known and beloved by many far beyond its borders. She recorded more than a hundred million solo albums sold worldwide, and about 1,200 songs in eleven foreign languages.

Her extraordinary voice, great beauty and power, was delighted and fascinated the public for nearly half a century, and the name became the symbol and personification of the country, along with such eternal values as the arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame-Дам-де-Пари or the Eiffel tower. Creative path of the great stars and high internal culture constantly, as predicted by Chevalier, on" солнечной side". Singer, for whom singing is not just a profession but a higher calling and passion has always sung of love, kindness and peace, gave the listeners faith in life and positive. The legendary singer was born 22 July 1946 in Avignon, Provence in a large, close-knit but poor family Marseli-Софи and Roger. Mireille was the eldest child of fourteen of their children. Near the cemetery" Санкт Veran" the father of the family, a hereditary Mason, belonged to a small shop of tombstones, which is still operated by the family. Roger dreamed of becoming a singer, but, at the insistence of the family, continued the family business. However, the love he kept singing and sang in the Church choir. His passion has infected man and daughter. For the first time in front of a large audience Mirelle sang during the midnight mass on Christmas eve 1950, when she was only 4 years old, receiving as a reward a Lollipop. School of the future singer went wrong from the first day. Her left-handed from birth, tried to force writing with the right hand. Therefore, interrupting his education at the age of 14, she started working in a local factory to help the family financially and pay for their singing lessons. It should be noted that Mathieu since childhood, had a phenomenal memory and, later on, never used on stage, the services of a prompter. When the factory closed, Mireille, along with her two sisters, worked at a summer youth camp. Then she met an old Gypsy woman, who, having spread out the Tarot cards predicted that in the near future she will be famous. And so it happened. Musical career, Andrew began taking part in the city competition of singing in 1962, but to get the first prize it failed. A year later, she again met with failure. And only the third attempt of the future singer was a success.

She won, singing the song from the repertoire of Edith Piaf" La Vie En Rose". Songs for the young Mireille Mathieu struck gold. She was rewarded with a free trip to Paris for a TV show talent" Jeu de la Chance" (Game of luck). To listen Mathieu came in a black dress, imitating his idol, the great Piaf. First, the comments of the judges regarding her provençal accent made her jittery. But the success of the performance among the audience was huge. In 1965-м year she signed a contract known Manager johnny stark, who worked with such stars as Yves Montand. This determined the future career of the artist as a singer. 20 December 1966 and she already acted in one of the most popular in the world and Paris Olympia concert hall, where he performed three songs Piaf. Then they producer refused to work in the manner of Edith and decided to search for own style of the performer.

Her amazing vocals to" Олимпии" persuaded initially skeptical Paul Mauriat to prospects Mirelle, and he started along with stark to hone her talent. The composer wrote for the Mathieu a number of song compositions –" La premiere etoile" ("Первая star")," Viens dans ma rue" ("Приходи on my street") and others. The first album Mirelle songs Leah Francis" Имя your", Paul Mauriat Mon" Мое credo", released in 1966-м year the record company Barclay, made the singer famous in the country and abroad. By 1968 they already controlled 40 percent of the local market pop-музыки. Mathieu became the most popular singer in France, because of its performance and stark, who had taught her staging of the breath, proper pronunciation of words, and the ability to adequately stand on the stage, to keep the audience fully enjoy her unique voice.

Mirelle a lot of touring, and the first fees parents bought the house because I always wanted to help the family out of poverty. Twice she performed in the theater of London Palladium before the Royal family. Mathieu was on tour in Canada and the United States, where, in particular, participated in the entertainment TV show" Шоу ed Sullivan". During a visit to Hollywood singer, met with Elvis Presley, performed with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Despite the dominance in world music Rock-н-ролла, for many years, Andrew remained popular and loved by the audience who are thousands have met her before and after appearances with flowers and requests for autographs, admiring her truly French charm and flair.

Mathieu repeatedly came to our country, where it is always a full house enthusiastically applauded. For the first time the legendary French visited the USSR in 1967-м in a pop theater. During the second visit in 1976, she participated in a concert held at the Bolshoi theatre in the held in the country for a week of French television. Then, in 1987-м, she gave 20 concerts in the UK capital" Олимпийский" and in the Leningrad sports-концертном complex named after Lenin.

Mireille Mathieu is a frequent speaker in Russia In the following years she toured many cities of Russia, including the Urals. From 2009 to 2014 was one of the main guest stars at the festival" Спасская tower", sang the national anthem songs" Дорогая my capital"," Очи black"," Подмосковные PM". The singer with a phenomenal voice and a constant" фирменной" hairstyle delicate and elegant, transforming the performance of each song in a unique little show, repeatedly noted in interviews that she was glad to open for myself new cities that he loves the audience and we are grateful for reciprocity. Mathieu has always enjoyed at home a huge success, but more often performed abroad. In 1975, she appeared on the stage of the new-йоркского Carnegie-холла later with Placido Domingo in" Сказки Cree-кри". Mireille Mathieu sings frequently about love 1978-м year, David sculpted another statue" Марианны" – the symbol of France. Prior to that, in addition to her were honoured Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Laetitia Casta.

In 1985-м year, I again took to the stage hall" Олимпия". A year later, gave a concert in Beijing. After 2 years at the invitation of South Korea singing at the opening of the Olympic games in Seoul. At the request of President Francois Mitterrand, in 1989-м Mathieu spoke at the celebrations dedicated to the memory of General Charles de Gaulle. The following year passed a concert of the singer in the Parisian Congress Palace. In November 1996-го singer awaited triumph in Los-Анджелесе concerts in honor of her favorite actress and singer Judy garland. In 2001-м year, I sang in the Kyiv Palace" Украина", which was attended by the President of the country Victor Yanukovych. Later he acted in German, Augsburg. The fortieth anniversary of creativity of the singer said on November 24, 2005-го in Paris" Олимпии".

PERSONAL LIFE MIREILLE MATHIEU

Mirelle was never married and has no children, that is her choice. She chose to devote yourself to becoming a singer and never retreated from his decision. Unlike most stars, she doesn"t like publicity. At social events she usually appears in the family (mom or sister Monica). The star is characterized by a constancy of tastes – the singer throughout his career has not changed her hairstyle: the short haircut with bangs to mid-forehead. It became her hallmark, as well as the peculiarities of makeup, namely lipstick. She prefers a perfume based on Lily, and her favorite fashion designer - Christian Lacroix. Currently, the legend of the French chanson live in Лос-Анджелесе.

MIREILLE MATHIEU TODAY

lately, Mireille Mathieu had three concerts in Russia in 2008, 2010 and 2012. And the last time she gave a concert in Moscow, but also in the Urals, in Perm, Tyumen and Ekaterinburg. Since 2009, the singer became the main participant of the international festival" Спасская tower" on red square, where they played military orchestras. In 2010-м she went on a concert tour in the Baltic countries, gave a concert in Warsaw. And in honor of 50-летия her career in March 2015-го held a tour around the cities of Germany and Austria. The singer has won several awards including, the Legion of honor of France and order of friendship of Russia. Superstar – a devout Catholic, she regularly provides selfless assistance to orphanages, provides shelters for children-инвалидов. In may 2015 have been cancelled (due to crisis and the fall of the ruble) touring singer in Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok and Novosibirsk.