Christiane Legrand

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Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France

Christiane Legrand (21 August 1930 – 1 November 2011) was a French soprano. Legrand was born in Paris. Her father Raymond Legrand was a conductor and composer renowned for hits such as Irma la douce, and her mother was Marcelle Ter-Mikaëlian (sister of conductor Jacques Hélian), who married Legrand in 1929. Her maternal grandfather was of Armenian descent and considered a member of the…

Known for

• Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg — Self2008
• Un film et son époque — Self2003
• Joe and the Sleeping Beauty — Fleur de Miel (voice)1973
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
• The Young Girls of Rochefort — Judith (singing voice)1967
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg — Madame Emery (singing voice)1964
• Adieu Philippine — Solistes - La chanteuse corse1962

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Christiane Legrand (born August 21, 1930) is a French singer. Legrand was born in Paris, the daughter of film composer Raymond Legrand. She was the original lead soprano of the Swingle Singers and was the vocalist who dubbed the part of Madame Emery in Les parapluies de Cherbourg, the music for which was composed by her brother Michel Legrand. She also sang the part of Judith in his Les demoiselles de Rochefort. Christiane was the featured soprano in "Fires (Which Burn Brightly)" on the 1973

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Christiane

Gender

female

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Aix-les-Bains

Place of death

15th arrondissement of Paris

Father

Raymond Legrand

Sibling

Michel Legrand

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

French

Genre

jazz

Instrument

voice

Record label

Philips Records

Image

Christiane Legrand (1964).jpg

Voice type

soprano

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