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- How to Profit from Offshore Banking--With a Secret Foreign Trust
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Paris, France
Rose Laurens, previously billed as Rose Merryl (born Rose Podwojny; 4 March 1951 – 29 April 2018), was a French singer-songwriter, known for her 1982 single "Africa", a top-three hit in several European countries. She was also famous for portraying the character of Fantine, on the original 1980 French concept album of Les Misérables, singing "L'air de la misère" and "J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie"…
Known for
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Die verflixte 7 — Self1984
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Vorsicht, Musik — Self1982
- Aujourd'hui la vie — Self1982
- Collaro Show — Self1979
- Midi Première — Self1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Ein Kessel Buntes — Self1972
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1953-03-04
- Active to
- 2018-04-30
Discography
- Déraisonnable...1982
- Africa (Voodoo Master)1982
- Rose Laurens1983
- Vivre1983
- Mamy Yoko1983
- Vivre1983
- Danse moi1984
- Night Sky1984
- Cheyenne1985
- Quand tu pars1985
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- 33,326
- Total plays
- 179,168
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Rose Laurens (born Rose Podwojny on March 4, 1953; died 30 April 2018) was a French singer-songwriter, particularly famous for her 1982 smash single Africa, number three hit in many European countries. She was also the singer for the original version of "J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie" from the French concept album of Les Misérables, a song later adapted into English as "I Dreamed a Dream". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rose+Laurens">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rose
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 4th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- 3rd arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Africa
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
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- place of burial
- Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
- date of birth
- 1951-03-04
- name in native language
- Rose Podwojny
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- pseudonym
- Rose Laurens
- birth name
- Rose Podwojny
- date of death
- 2018-04-29
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- social media followers
- 10000
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