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Maya Casabianca
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Ani ṿe-hu shel zameret mefursemet
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Film & TV
Casablanca, Morocco
Maya Casabianca (1941 – 31 December 2018) was a French-Israeli singer. Born in Morocco, Casabianca came to Paris in the late 1950s. At age 13, she was discovered by producer Jacques Canetti and was hired by Philips Records to compete with Dalida. She performed at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix with Yves Montand and chose her stage name in reference to her hometown of Casablanca. She gained…
Known for
- La Chance aux chansons — Self1984
- Discorama — Self1959
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- 749
- Total plays
- 5,885
Israeli-French singer. She was born in 1945, Casablanca, Morocco, under the name Margalit Azran, hence her stage name Casabianca. She emigrated to Israel with her aunt and uncle in 1948, while her parents went to Paris. Her aunt and uncle, it seems, weren't able to adapt to life in Israel, so when she was 11 (1956) the family moved to Paris and she was reunited with her parents. She was discovered by a neighbor who worked for the Philips recording company <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/May
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Casablanca
- Place of death
- Haifa
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- 0102.b144sites.co.il
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- date of birth
- 1941-01-01
- date of death
- 2018-12-31
- name in native language
- Maya Casabianca
- birth name
- Margalit Azran
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