Biography
Mirey Mathieu is a star of French pop, which has gained world glory. During the musical career, 133 million copies of solo albums and 55 million singles were sold.
The world-famous French chanson of Mirere Mathieu was born in June 1946 in Provence. Here, in the city of Avignon, childhood and youth of the future star were held.
Mother's childhood fell on the post-war time, and the future singer grew in a terrible poverty. Mireille, the eldest of 14 children, remembered the cold Barack for his whole life, in which the poor, but a friendly family junteled. In a 5-room municipal apartment, where children first experienced unheard of pleasure - took a bath, Mathieu moved when the eldest daughter turned 15.
"Piercing poverty", according to Mirey Mathieu, taught to work. And the love for singing the girl inherited from the Mason Father, who sang at work and in church church. At 4 years of age, the singer debuted to a considerable audience of the parishioners of the church, who came to the evening Mass on Christmas Eve. It happened in 1950. Noticing at the granddaughter's granddaughter to music, the grandmother took up to teach the Milery Muchny literacy.
The school years of the Mirey Mathiera does not like to remember. He studied the girl from the hands is bad, although the data for successful studies were. For example, the Moire had a phenomenal memory that later allowed to refuse to help souflers. Mathieu was born left. And the first teacher wanted to fix it, by all means. The teacher mercilessly beat the Mirley by hand and transplanted to the back of the desk. The girl closed and even started stuffing when reading.
In 14 years, Mirey Mathieu threw school and went to the local factory. The money earned went to the payment of the lessons of vocal and food. In addition, in the factory of Mirere Mathieu organized a choral team, in which he performed as a soloist.
Music
The star biography of Mirere Mathieu began when the girl turned 16. The Mirey acted in the annual competition, which was held in Avignon, and took 2nd place. A year later, in 1965, Mathieu was leading. For the victory in the competition City Hall of the city sent a young singer to Paris, where the TV show "Game Fortune".
In November of the same turning day of the year, for the first time appeared in front of the French public. The girl sang a song Jezebel and fascinated listeners. The public it seemed that his favorite Edith Piaf came to life on the stage. On the second day after the speech of Mirere Mathieu, a contract was already proposed. More precisely, the contract producer Johnny Star signed with the father of a minor singer.
But it was only the beginning of a long and difficult way. Mathieu was taught everything: how to move, walk on heels, behave in society and keep on stage. And Mirey taught foreign languages and tried to get rid of Avignon accent.
In 1966, the audience was able to see the new Mirey Mathieu. She performed on the prestigious scene of France - in the Concert Hall "Olympia". The speech of the singer was extremely liked, but the audience paid attention to the similarity with Piaf. In order not to become a copy of the star, the beginning chanson had to find its own style of execution. And Mathieu succeeded. The words of the Patriarch of the French chanson Maurice Chevalle, who said that there is a big difference between the two singers there is a big difference. "The baby Piaf walked along the shadow side of life, and you, the Miley, go on the sunny," he said.
Glory Mirey Mathieu fled ahead of the artist. In the very first year, the Career Frenchwoman visited the United States, where the concerts of the singer visited 50 million Americans. Following this Mirey conquered Germany.
Mathieu's debut disk had a grandiose success: the album was separated by a million edition. The first singer fees bought a spacious home to her parents. The first international tour took place in 1970 and covered the countries of the European continent and North America.
The repertoire of the singer was regularly replenished with hits - at the beginning of the musical career, the artist sang a festival "Pardon Mua" ("Forgive me this kindergarten"), soon there was a famous song "Chao, Bambino". Later, Mathieu performed the song "Melody of Love."
The name of the new star soon knew everything. Mirey sang along with Frank Sinatre and Din Martin. With Charl, Aznavour, performed the Eternal Love Hang, who fell into the album of the singer. In the London Palladium, where the royal family spoke, Mirey Mathieu sang twice. In 1984, a concert of Mirere Mathieu and Placido Domingo took place.
However, the Great Chance visited concerts on almost all famous scenes in the world. Mathieu came and in the USSR, where they collected alllands. With Russia, artist is associated with long-standing friendly relations. Soviet listeners loved the creativity of the Frenchwoman. For the first time Mathieu arrived in the country in 1967. And the second time, in 1976, the singer spoke at a concert dedicated to the week of French cinema in the Bolshoi Theater. After a year, chanson gathered the audience in the Moscow SC "Olympic" and in the Leningrad CCM named after V. Lenin.
But the real triumph in Russia will overtake singer in the mid-2000s. Mathieu participated in a festive concert on Red Square in honor of the anniversary of the Victory Day in 2005. The singer gave a solo concert in the Kremlin Palace about the 45th anniversary of creative activity, and since 2009 he participated annually at the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival, which also became Red Square. Such a dense cooperation with Russian musicians could not affect the repertoire of the Mireley. In the piggy bank of the vocalist appeared songs "The eyes of black", "Moscow Region", "Do not leave, my darling".
In the native France of the Mireley - a cult special. In 1978, the singer screamed the next statuette of the country symbol - "Marianna". Previously, such an honor was honored by Brick Bardo, Catherine Denev and Leticia Caste.
Moire Mathieu 39 released albums. The actress repertoire is 566 compositions in French, 273 - in German, 53 - in English, 37 - in Spanish and 15 - in Italian. The last solo discs that received the names of the "Mirey Mathieu: Christmas" and "Mirey Mathieu sings Ennio Moricone" came out in 2015 and 2016.
Personal life
It seems that this is a closed side in the life of the singer. Personal life of Mirere Mathieu was always interested in the public. Miniature - only 153 cm - French-franc with 33 shoes size and branded bangs (and it remains today) surprisingly charming. But the singer never got married and did not start the family. Even in the secular events of the Mirey, he tried to always appear accompanied by Mom or the sister of Monica.
Singers have no children. This is a choice of Mirey. But charity helps to implement the Maternal instinct singer: dozens of shelters for disadvantaged children are under the patronage Mathieu. In addition to daily assistance, traditionally singer sends wards for Christmas gifts.
Mirley all his own dedicated to creativity. It seems that the love and passion of this woman live exclusively in the songs.
Throughout the life of Mirere Mathieu remains surprisingly constant in their tastes. The singer does not change the haircuts, which is visible in the last photo of the singer. The secret of youth for himself, Mirey Mathieu considers the inclusion in the daily diet of one apple. Loves perfume with the fragrance of the valley and a certain color of lipstick. Christian Lakrua's favorite designer has been left for many years.
Chasonier lives in Los Angeles.
Mirey Mathieu now
Mirey Mathieu continues to concert activities. In 2017, together with Tamara, the Gverdzitel Star of the French stage became the guest Guest of the next festival "Spasskaya Tower", completing a two-hour speech of dozens of creative teams from 14 countries of the world.In December, Mirey Mathieu spoke at UNESCO headquarters in Paris in a duet with the Russian Executive Guard. Singer sang Padam Padam Hike. Music evening was timed to the World Wide Day of the Disabled. At the concert, the French singer talked with performers from Russia: the visually impaired musician Valentin Tkachenko and the wheelchair Yulia Samoylova.
Now began selling tickets to the XI International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower", which will be held in Moscow at the end of August 2018. It is assumed that Mirey Mathieu will again become an honorable guest of the event.
Discography
- 1966 - En Direct de L'Olympia
- 1967 - MADE IN FRANCE
- 1969 - Olympia
- 1970 - Mireille ... Mireille
- 1973 - L'AMOR ET LA VIE
- 1975 - Apprends-Moi
- 1976 - LA VIE EN ROSE
- 1978 - Fidelement Vôtre
- 1980 - FRENCH COLLECTION
- 1984 - Chanter.
- 1989 - L'American
- 1991 - Mireille Mathieu
- 1995 - Vous Lui Direz
- 2002 - De Tes Mains
- 2005 - Mireille Mathieu