Marie Laforêt

Also known as Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach, Maïtena Doumenach

French-Swiss singer and actress

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Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Douménach on October 5, 1939, in Soulac-sur-Mer) was a French and Swiss singer, film actor, writer, and gallerist. She worked in the fields of acting, singing, chanson, and lyrics, performing primarily in French. Her musical career spanned from 1959 to 2008, encompassing genres such as chanson and pop music. She was also known by the pseudonyms Françoise They and the nickname fille aux yeux d'or.

Laforêt was married to Jean-Gabriel Albicocco and had a child named Lisa Azuelos. She died on November 2, 2019, in Genolier and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. As a writer, she authored works including *Vegan pour débutant*, *Les superaliments*, *Vegan Bible*, *Apéros et buffets vegan*, and *Nous n'avons pas d'autre choix que de croire*.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 11

Top works

Vegan pour débutant
Les superaliments
Vegan Bible
Apéros et buffets vegan
Nous n'avons pas d'autre choix que de croire

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Film & TV

Acting · Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, France

Marie Laforêt (born 5 October 1939 - November 2, 2019) is a French singer and actress. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, Switzerland and acquired Swiss citizenship. Her career began accidentally in 1959 when she replaced her sister at the last minute in a French radio talent contest Naissance d'une étoile (birth of a star) and won. Director Louis Malle then cast the young starlet in the film he was…

Known for

Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
Dispositif 47 - The Second Death — Self (archive footage)2010
God's Offices — Martine2008
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes — Self (archive footage)2002
Jeux pour mourir2000
Jeudi 12 — Françoise Gamelin1998
Tout le monde en parle — Self1998
Vivement dimanche — Self1998
Heroines — Sylvie1997
Desert of Fire — Rahma1997

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: France
Active from: 1939
Active to: 2019

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 191,555
Total plays: 1,909,482

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,786x
Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices
· 2011 · cited 14,307x
QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
· 2011 · cited 11,628x
A New Depression Scale Designed to be Sensitive to Change
· 1979 · cited 11,625x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x

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Key facts

Born: Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach , ( 1939-10-05 ) 5 October 1939, Soulac-sur-Mer , France
Died: 2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) (aged 80), Genolier , Switzerland
Occupation: Singer, actress
Spouse s: Jean-Gabriel Albicocco (div.), Eric de Lavandeyra ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 )
Partner: Judas Azuelos
Children: 3, including Lisa Azuelos

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Encyclopedic overview

Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Douménach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, and acquired Swiss citizenship.

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Marie Laforêt