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Montpellier, Hérault, France
Juliette Gréco (7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and…
Known for
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story — Self (archive footage)2021
- Paris Calligrammes2020
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Singer2019
- On l'appelait Roda — Self2018
- The Incredible Mr. Piccoli — Self - Actress (archive footage)2017
- Vadim Mister Cool — Self (archive footage)2016
- Hôtel La Louisiane — Self2015
- Le regard de Georges Brassens — Self2013
- Juliette Gréco, l'insoumise — Self2012
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1927-02-07 ) 7 February 1927, Montpellier , France
- Died
- 23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) (aged 93), Ramatuelle , France
- Genres
- Chanson Cabaret
- Occupations
- Singer actress
- Years active
- 1946–2016
- Labels
- Philips Barclay RCA Victor Disques Meys
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Juliette
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Montpellier
- Place of death
- Ramatuelle
- Spouse
- Philippe Lemaire
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- chanson
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
- Official website
- www.juliettegreco.fr
- Image
- Juliette gréco.jpg
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- Commons category
- Juliette Gréco
- date of birth
- 1927-02-07
- date of death
- 2020-09-23
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- nickname
- La Gréco
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- social media followers
- 9190
- copyright representative
- SACEM
- name in native language
- Juliette Gréco
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Encyclopedic overview
Juliette Gréco ( French: [ʒyljɛt ɡʁeko]; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best-known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career concluded with her final worldwide tour titled "Merci", which began in 2015.
As an actress, Gréco played roles in films by French directors such as Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juliette Gréco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.