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Patricia Kaas is a French singer, recording artist, musician, and actor. Born in Forbach, France, she began her work period in 1986. She performs in the genres of chanson, pop music, and jazz, utilizing her mezzo-soprano voice. Her recordings have been released through Polydor and Columbia Records.

Kaas participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She speaks French, German, and Lorraine Franconian, with the latter serving as her native language. Her artistic output is categorized under tags including French pop and female vocalists.

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Forbach, Moselle, France

Patricia Noëlle Kaas (born 5 December 1966) is a French singer and actress. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson. Since the appearance of her 1988 debut album Mademoiselle chante..., Kaas has sold over 17 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Finland, Ukraine, and South Korea with her third album Je te dis vous.…

Known for

  • Class Reunion — Elle-même2025
  • Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Les 20 chansons de Jean-Jacques Goldman préférées des Français — Self2021
  • Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos — Self2019
  • Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Patricia Kaas: 3sat Festival 2017 — Self2017
  • Amanda — Self2016
  • Quotidien — Self - Guest2016
  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui2014

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1966
chansonchanson françaisefemale vocalistsfrenchfrench popfrench rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
214,987
Total plays
3,180,857

Tags

frenchfemale vocalistsjazzchanson francaisechanson

Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer. Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to jazz, comparable with that of Lara Fabian. Since the appearance of her debut album Mademoiselle chante… in 1988 Kaas has sold more than 15 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany and Switzerland with her third album Je te dis vous, which reached 11th and 2

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Key facts

Born
Patricia Noëlle Kaas , ( 1966-12-05 ) 5 December 1966 (age 59) , Forbach , Lorraine , France
Genres
Chanson , cabaret , jazz , pop , jazz fusion
Occupation
Singer
Years active
1985–2017 • 2024–present
Labels
Polydor , CBS
Website
www .patriciakaas .net

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Patricia
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Forbach
Languages spoken
Lorraine Franconian
Native language
Lorraine Franconian
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
Official website
www.patriciakaas.net
Image
Patricia Kaas (2009) (cropped).jpg
Voice type
mezzo-soprano
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Patricia Kaas
date of birth
1966-12-05
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start of work period
1986-00-00
social media followers
100000
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Encyclopedic overview

Patricia Noëlle Kaas ( French: [kas]; born 5 December 1966) is a French singer. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson.

Since the appearance of her 1988 debut album Mademoiselle chante..., Kaas won 6 Victoires de la Musique awards and has sold over 20 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Finland, Ukraine, and South Korea with her third album Je te dis vous. In 2002, Kaas made her film debut in And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen with Jeremy Irons. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow and finished in eighth place.

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