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List Of Number-one Singles Of 1961 (France)
This is a list of the French singles & airplay chart reviews number-ones of 1961. Number-ones by week Singles chart See also *1961 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1961. Specific locations *1961 in British music * 1961 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1961 in country music *1961 in jazz Events *January 15 – Motown Records signs ... * List of number-one hits (France) References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of French Number-One Hits Of 1961 1961 in France 1961 record charts Lists of number-one songs in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in the history of music and an icon of 20th-century pop culture. One of France's most popular and enduring singers, he was dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, while music critic Stephen Holden described Aznavour as a "French pop deity". He was also arguably the most famous Armenian of his time. In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer of the Century by CNN and users of ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 In France
Events from the year 1961 in France. Incumbents *President: Charles de Gaulle *Prime Minister: Michel Debré Events *8 January - French referendum on Algerian self-determination is approved by three-quarters of voters. *18 March - A ceasefire takes effect in the Algerian War of Independence. *21 April-26 April - Algiers putsch, failed coup d'état attempt organized by four retired French army generals. *31 May **Rebel generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zelelr are sentenced to 15 years in prison. **President John F. Kennedy and Charles De Gaulle meet in Paris. *17 June - A Paris-to-Strasbourg train derails near Vitry-le-François; 24 are killed, 109 injured. *21 September - Organisation armée secrète (OAS) slips an anti-de Gaulle message into TV programming. *October - The Renault 4, a small estate car similar in concept to the Citroen 2CV saloon, is launched at the Paris Salon. *10 October - Simca launches the Simca 1000, a small rear-engined four-door family saloon. *17 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Number-one Hits (France)
This is a list of singles that have peaked at number-one in France from the Top 100 Singles chart compiled weekly by Institut français d'opinion publique (1955 - 1983) and Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (since 1984). 1950s IFOP 1960s 1970s 1980s SNEP 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *French popular music *List of artists who reached number one on the French Singles Chart List inclusion * All acts are listed alphabetically. * Solo artists are alphabetized by last name (unless they use only their first name, e.g. Alizée, listed under A), Groups by group name excluding "A," "An", "The" (in English), "Le", "La" an ... {{FrenchNumber1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1961. Specific locations *1961 in British music * 1961 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1961 in country music * 1961 in jazz Events *January 15 – Motown Records signs The Supremes. *January 20 – Francis Poulenc's ''Gloria'' receives its premiėre in Boston, USA. *February 9 – The Beatles at The Cavern Club: The Beatles, at this juncture John, Paul, George and Pete, perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their December return to Liverpool from Hamburg. Beginning with this lunchtime session, the group would go on to make almost 300 appearances here in total. *February 12 – The Miracles' "Shop Around" becomes Motown's first million-selling single. *February 13 – Frank Sinatra forms his own record label, Reprise Records, which will later release recordings by The Beach Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, The Kinks and Jimi Hendrix. *February 14 – The Platters file a lawsuit ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Tisot
Henri Tisot (1 June 1937 – 6 August 2011) was a French actor, writer, and humorist. He was best known for playing Adolf Hitler in the farcical film ''The Fuhrer Runs Amok'', for his parodies of the speeches of General Charles de Gaulle, and for the television series ''La trilogie marseillaise''. at Henri Tisot was born in . He died at the age of 74 in Sanary-sur-Mer
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Les Compagnons De La Chanson
Les Compagnons de la chanson were a French harmony vocal group from Lyon, France, founded in 1946. Their best known song was "Les trois cloches" recorded with Edith Piaf in 1946. They were a nine-member group, and they were popular in France with some success internationally, and they continued to perform until 1985. Career They were originally part of a choir formed in 1941 as part of the Compagnons de France movement of Vichy France, then renamed the Compagnons de la musique. The group met Edith Piaf first in 1944 in a benefit concert for railway workers in Paris and Piaf decided to help promote the group. She launch the group in Paris in May 1946 at a concert in Club des Cinq. Jean Cocteau, who was in attendance at their show, wrote of their performance: "The miracle has happened that these two solitudes joined together to create a sound artefact which so expresses France that the tears start to flow." In July 1946, Les Compagnons and Piaf recorded a French language song, "Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Chaussettes Noires
Les Chaussettes Noires ( en, 'The Black Socks') were a French rock and roll band founded in 1960, that was among the pioneer of rock music in France, together with Les Chats sauvages. It was originally composed of Claude Moine, a.k.a. Eddy Mitchell (vocals), William Benaïm (guitar solo), Tony D'Arpa (rhythm guitar), Aldo Martinez (bass guitar), and Jean-Pierre Chichportich (drums) Les Chaussettes Noires signed in late 1960 with Barclay Records, under which the band recorded a score of successful gramophone record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts nea ...s, including: "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (1960), "Tu parles trop" (1960), "Daniela" (1961) — which remains their biggest hit, "Eddie Sois Bon" (1961) — a French language, French adaptation of Chuck Berry's 1958 song "Johnny B. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Faut Savoir (song)
"Il faut savoir" (''You've got to learn'') is a song written in 1961 by Armenian- French artist Charles Aznavour. History For the first time it was released as a single in 1961 by Barclay Records, with Paul Mauriat's arrangement. It was a No 1 hit in France in 1961 (for 15 weeks) and No 42 hit of 1962 in Italy. Adaptations *''You've got to learn'', written by M. Stellman (English) Cover versions * Steve Lawrence * Fausto Papetti (1962) * Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blu ... (1975): You've Got To Learn See also * Il faut savoir References External links * Charles Aznavour songs French songs Songs written by Charles Aznavour 1961 songs 1961 singles Barclay (record label) singles {{1960s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nous Les Amoureux
"Nous les amoureux" (; "We, the Lovers" or "Us Lovers") was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in French for by French singer Jean-Claude Pascal. The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following 's Dario Campeotto with " Angelique" and preceding the 's The Allisons with " Are You Sure?"). By the close of voting, it had received 31 points, placing it first in a field of 16 and thus helping Luxembourg to achieve the rare feat of moving from last to first in successive years. The song tells the story of a thwarted love between the singer and his lover ("they would like to separate us, they would like to hinder us / from being happy"). The lyrics go on about how the relationship is rejected by others but will finally be possible ("but the time will come. ..and I will be able to love you without anybody in town talking about it. .. odgave us the right to happiness and joy."). Later, Pascal explained that the song was about a homosexual relations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known songs are " Bambino", " Les enfants du Pirée", " Le temps des fleurs", " Darla dirladada", " J'attendrai", and " Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken word by Alain Delon. First an actress, she made her debut in the film '' A Glass and a Cigarette'' by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. One year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with "Bambino". Following this, she became the most important seller of records in France between 1957 and 1961. Her music charted in many countries in Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia. Among her greatest sales successes were " Le jour où la pluie viendra", " Gigi l'amoroso", " J'attendrai", and " Salama ya salama". She sang with singers such as Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Pascal
Jean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer. Early life He was born in Paris into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers. His mother, Arlette Lemoine, was the great-granddaughter of English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth. His father, Roger Villeminot, died the year of his birth. He began his secondary education in 1938 at the Collège Annel, in Compiègne, and concluded it at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris. In 1944, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the 2nd Armored Division of General Leclerc. He was the first French soldier to enter Strasbourg in November 1944, while the German Army was still in the process of evacuating the city. For this, he received the '' Croix de Guerre'' in 1945. Career After surviving World War II in Strasbourg, Pascal studied at the Sorbonne before turning to fashion-designing for Christian Dior. While working on costumes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
