Marie Myriam
Marie Myriam | |
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 Marie Myriam in March 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Myriam Lopes |
| Born | 8 May 1957 Luluabourg, Belgian Congo |
| Occupation | Singer |
Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes, 8 May 1957, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)[citation needed] is a French singer.
Career
[edit]Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with L'oiseau et l'enfant ("The bird and the child") the day before her 20th birthday, with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. The single reached No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1977.[1] This achievement made her the first Eurovision winner to be born after the creation of the contest itself.
In 1981, Myriam also represented France in the Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale"; she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the Eurovision Song Contest.[2]
Myriam made an appearance at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2005 as a guest presenter and performer. The same year, she wrote the introduction to the French edition of The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Myriam was married to music producer Michel Elmosnino from the late 1970s until his death at age 67 on 20 December 2013. The marriage produced two children: Laureen, born 1982, now a master of ceremony and Rick, born in 1990, an assistant director and photographer.[4][5]
Discography
[edit]| Marie Myriam discography | |
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| Studio albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 32 |
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| FRA [6] |
QUE [7] | ||
| Marie Myriam | 18 | — | |
| Marie Myriam |
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| Marie Myriam sur l'île aux enfants |
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| Marie Myriam chante Blanche Neige |
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| Calin caline |
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| En plein cœur | — | — | |
| VII |
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| Tous les anges chantent |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| BE (WA) [8] |
FRA [9] | ||
| Sentimentale |
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| Tout simplement |
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| L'oiseau et l'enfant |
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| 14 plus grands succès |
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| Charmes – Ses plus belles chansons |
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| Atouts – Ses plus beaux inédits |
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| Master série |
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| Encore |
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| Référence 80 |
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| 40 ans de carrière |
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84 | 172 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
[edit]| Name | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10][11] |
AUT [12] |
BE (FLA) [13] |
BE (WA) [14] |
GER [15] |
NL [16] |
QUE [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | |||
| "Ma colombe" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "L'oiseau et l'enfant" | 1977 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 42 | Marie Myriam (1977) |
| "La leçon de Prévert" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Aime" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Toutes les chansons du monde" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| "L'amour c'est comme la mer" (Canada and Portugal-only release) | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | |
| "Loin, loin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Un homme libre" | 1979 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | Marie Myriam (1979) |
| "Toujours partir" (b/w "Le cœur somnambule") | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — 11 |
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| "Casimir, mon ami" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Marie Myriam sur l'île aux enfants | |
| "Los olvidados" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Noël" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Les visiteurs de Noël" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Marie Myriam sur l'île aux enfants | |
| "J'aime quand tu es jaloux" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Un sourire en chantant" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Marie Myriam chante Blanche Neige | |
| "Sentimentale" | 1982 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Alors" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |
| "Candy grandit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "La chanson de Nils Holgersson" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sur ma planète" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Nostalgia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Calin caline | |
| "C'est calin caline" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "Qu’est-ce que t'as qui va pas ?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "Tout est pardonné" | 1987 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | En plein cœur |
| "Dis-moi les silences" | 1988 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | |
| "En plein cœur" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | ||
| "Celui qui s'en va" (Canada-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | ||
| "La solitude des rois" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "T'en va pas" (Canada-only release) | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | VII |
| "P'tit homme" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Un homme libre" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tout simplement |
| "L'oiseau et l'enfant" (version 2002) | 2002 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 385. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Lyrics".
- ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. Eurovision Song Contest – Le Livre Officiel Des 50 Ans. Succès Du Livre 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "RICHARD ELMOS".
- ^ Messina, Yann (5 January 2013). "France: Tragic Christmas for Marie Myriam". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) de 1977 par InfoDisc". 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes (albums)" (PDF). banq.qc.ca. p. 522. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par M". www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes (chansons francophones)" (PDF). banq.qc.ca. pp. 566–567. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "MARIE MYRIAM | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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