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Barbara
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French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1930–1997)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 43
Top works
- A Glass of Blessings
- Less than angels
- La Douce colombe est morte
- Amor no correspondido
- The Barbara Pym Omnibus Some Tame Gazelle Excellent Women Jane Andprudence
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Film & TV
Acting · Paris, France
Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997), known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine. Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris, known as La Chanteuse de minuit ('the midnight singer'), before she started composing her own tracks, which brought her to fame. Her most famous songs…
Known for
- Immortelle Barbara - « …Du bout des lèvres » au Grand Rex à Paris, le 18/09/2023 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Au cœur du Papotin — Self2023
- Mitterrand, président culturel — Self (archive footage)2021
- Barbara, chansons pour une absente — Self (archive footage)2017
- À la recherche de... Pierre Richard — Self - Singer, songwriter (archive footage)2017
- Precy Jardin — Self2006
- Chants — Self1995
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Barbara en concert : Pantin 81 — Self1986
- Victoires de la musique — Self1985
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1930
- Active to
- 1997
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 225,439
- Total plays
- 2,585,349
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Barbara was a popular French female singer born as Monique Andrée Serf (9th June 1930 - 25th November 1997) best known under her stage name. "Barbara" had been the title of a famous song in the fifties, whose text comes from Prévert. Monique Serf, born in Paris, France, into a Jewish family, was ten years old when she had to go into hiding during the German occupation of France in World War II. After the war ended, a neighbourhood music teacher heard her sing and took an interest in helping her
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
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Key facts
- Born
- Monique Andrée Serf , 9 June 1930, Paris , France
- Died
- 24 November 1997 (aged 67), Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
- Genres
- Chanson French pop
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter actress
- Instruments
- Vocals piano
- Years active
- 1958–1996
- Label
- Universal Music Group
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Barbara 2 (Repetities 1968-03-07 Grand Gala du Disque Populaire).jpg
Show 11 more facts
- Commons category
- Barbara (singer)
- date of birth
- 1930-06-09
- date of death
- 1997-11-24
- birth name
- Monique Andrée Serf
- name in native language
- Monique Serf
- pseudonym
- Barbara Brodi
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
- nickname
- La Chanteuse de Minuit
- social media followers
- 30000
- Commons Creator page
- Barbara
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Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997), known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine. Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris, known as La Chanteuse de minuit ('the midnight singer'), before she started composing her own tracks, which brought her to fame. Her most famous songs include "Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?" (1962), "Ma plus belle histoire d'amour" (1966) and "L'Aigle noir" (1970), the latter of which is said to have sold over 1 million copies in just twelve hours.