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Véronique (given Name)
Véronique is a French feminine given name (etymologically derived from the Latine name '' Veronica''). It may refer to: *Véronique Ançay (born 1970), Swiss ski mountaineer *Véronique Augereau (born 1957), French voice actress *Véronique Béliveau (born 1955), Canadian actress and pop/rock singer * Veronique Belleter (born 1977), Belgian cyclist *Véronique Besse (born 1963), French politician * Véronique Boiry (born 1948), French illustrator * Véronique Bonnecaze, French pianist * Veronique Branquinho (born 1973), Belgian fashion designer *Véronique Brisy (born 1960), Belgian swimmer * Véronique Brouquier (born 1957), French fencer *Véronique Cloutier (born 1974), French Canadian TV and radio personality *Véronique Delobel (born 1978), French retired competitive ice dancer * Véronique Genest (born 1956), French actress *Véronique Gens (born 1966), French soprano *Véronique Jannot (born 1957), French actress and singer *Véronique Louwagie (born 1961), French politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica (name)
Veronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the Greek name Berenice (Βερενίκη), which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, ''Phereníkē'', or Φερονίκη, ''Pheroníkē'', from φέρειν, ''phérein'', to bring, and νίκη, ''níkê'', "victory", i.e. "she who brings victory". The Ancient Macedonian form of the name was extensively used as a royal feminine name by the reigning dynasties of the states of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic age, most notably by the Ptolemies of Egypt and by the Seleucids of the Levant. In medieval etymology, Veronica was sometimes supposed to derive from Latin ''vera'' (true) and Greek ''eikon'' (image). Its popularity in medieval and modern times is derived from the prominence in Christianity of Saint Veronica and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Gens
Véronique Gens (born 19 April 1966) is a French operatic soprano. She has spent much of her career recording and performing Baroque music, Baroque music. Gens was born in Orléans, France, and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning first prize at the school. Her debut in 1986 was with William Christie (musician), William Christie and his Les Arts Florissants (ensemble), Les Arts Florissants. She has since worked with Marc Minkowski, René Jacobs, Christophe Rousset, Philippe Herreweghe, Martin Gester, and Jean-Claude Malgoire. While she started out as a Baroque specialist, Gens has also come into demand for roles in Mozart operas, and as an interpreter of songs by Hector Berlioz, Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Debussy (see also Beau Soir), Gabriel Fauré, Fauré and others. Her numerous recordings include many works by Mozart and Henry Purcell, Purcell, as well as Joseph Canteloube, Joseph Canteloube's ''Chants d'Auvergne'' and Berlioz's ''Les nuits d'été, Nuits d'été''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Tadjo
Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and diaspora, she feels herself to be pan-African, in a way that is reflected in the subject matter, imagery and allusions of her work. Biography Early years and education Born in Paris, Véronique Tadjo is the daughter of an Ivorian civil servant and a French painter and sculptor. Brought up in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, she travelled widely with her family. Tadjo completed her BA degree at the University of Abidjan and her doctorate at the Sorbonne in African-American Literature and Civilization. In 1983, she went to Howard University in Washington, D.C., on a Fulbright research scholarship. Career In 1979, Tadjo chose to teach English at the Lycée Moderne de Korhogo (secondary school) in the North of Côte d'Ivoire. She subsequently became a lecturer in the English department at the University of Abidjan until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Silver
Véronique Silver (September 2, 1931 – July 24, 2010) was a French actress. retrieved 2nd August 2010 She was born in . Partial filmography *: '' Si Versailles m'était conté...'' (directed by ) (with |
Véronique Sanson
Véronique Marie Line Sanson (; born 24 April 1949) is a three-time Victoires de la Musique award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer with an avid following in her native country. Ten years after Barbara, Véronique Sanson became one of the first French female singer-songwriters to break into stardom with her debut album Amoureuse in 1972. She also became one of the most successful and most prominent members of the Seventies "Nouvelle chanson française" ("New French chanson"), alongside Alain Souchon, Bernard Lavilliers, Jacques Higelin, Michel Polnareff, Catherine Lara, Yves Duteil, Maxime Le Forestier, Renaud, William Sheller, Michel Jonasz, Michel Berger, Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine, Louis Chédid, or Francis Cabrel. Unlike most previous French artists of the Sixties Yé-yé era, who mostly released EPs consisting of a collection of singles, B-sides and covers, Sanson and her counterparts of the "nouvelle chanson française" established the dominance of singer- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Müller
Véronique Müller (born 9 February 1948, in Morat) is a Swiss singer. Biography Before her musical career, she worked as Petula Clark's secretary. She also spent time in England where she was a pupil of Freddie Winrose, who was the producer of Shirley Bassey. She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporat ... with the entry " C'est la chanson de mon amour" ("This the song of my love"), where she finished in 8th place. She later co-wrote Switzerland's entry in the 1980 contest, " Cinéma", performed by Paola, which placed 4th. Discography Albums * Y Usne Breitegrade (1984) * Viviamo Per Amare (1990) * Los E Mal... - Neui Lieder Für Chind Und Settegi Wo Gross Worde Sind (Unknown) * Véronique Muller Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Mathieu
Véronique Mathieu (born 28 October 1955 in Nancy, France, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2014, representing the East of France. She is a member of the Radical Party (France), Radical Party, associated to the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party. From 2012 to 2013, Mathieu served on the special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering in the European Parliament. References External links 1955 births Living people Politicians from Nancy, France MEPs for East France 2004–2009 MEPs for East France 2009–2014 Radical Party (France) MEPs MEPs for France 1999–2004 20th-century women MEPs for France 21st-century women MEPs for France Articles containing video clips Regional councillors of Grand Est {{France-politician-RPV-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Marot
Marie-Véronique Antoinette Colette Jeannine Marot (born 16 September 1955) is a former marathon runner from France who moved to England in 1976. She twice broke the British record for the marathon, with 2:28:04 at the 1985 Chicago Marathon and 2:25:56 when winning the 1989 London Marathon. The latter time stood as the UK record for 13 years. She is also a three-time winner of the Houston Marathon and represented Great Britain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Career Marot was born in Compiègne, France. She moved to England in 1976 to study at York University and became a British citizen in 1983. Early in her running career, Marot competed in several fell races. In 1979 she unofficially completed the Ennerdale Fell Race before women were allowed to take part, to the consternation of the race organiser. The next year, women were allowed to compete over the full course. Marot first ran under three hours for the marathon, running 2:55:38 at the 1980 Barnsley Marathon. At the inaugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Mang
Véronique Ngo Mang (born December 15, 1984) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France. Biography She arrived in France with her mother, brother and sister in 1995. She represented Cameroon until 2003 when she gained French citizenship. She started running at age 12 in France. She suffered a strained leg muscle in 2000 and a knee injury in 2001. She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in the 100 metres which was held at Almería. She went on to win gold, 0.02 ahead of compatriot Sylviane Félix. She later teamed up with Félix, Lina Jacques-Sebastien and Fabé Dia to win the 4 × 100 metres relay She also competed at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Niamey. She went on to claim gold in the 100 metre event, compatriot Fabienne Beret-Martinel claimed bronze. She also won gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay with Beret-Martinel, Aurelie Kamga and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Louwagie
Véronique Louwagie (born 20 March 1961) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been representing Orne's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly since the 2012 election. Political career In parliament, Louwagie serves on the Committee on Finance and Budgetary Affairs. In this capacity, she is the parliament's rapporteur on the health budget. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French- Turkish Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since the 2017 elections, Louwagie has been serving as one of the eleven deputy chairpersons of the Republicans' parliamentary group, under the leadership of chairman Christian Jacob. In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Louwagie endorsed François Fillon as the party's candidate for the office of President of France. In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, she endorsed Laurent Wauquiez. In 2018, Wauquiez included her in his shadow cabinet. Following Jacob's election as LR chairman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Jannot
Véronique Jannot (born 7 May 1957) is a French actress and singer. She was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie. Discography Albums *2012: ''Tout doux'' Singles *1975: "L'Atlantique" (with Pierre Bachelet) *1981: "Pause café" *1982: "J'ai fait l'amour avec la mer" (with Pierre Bachelet) *1982: "Comédie comédie" (with Pierre Bachelet and Jean-Pierre Lang) *1984: "Désir, désir" (with Laurent Voulzy Lucien Voulzy (, born 18 December 1948), better known as Laurent Voulzy (), is a French singer-songwriter, composer and musician. Life and career Voulzy was born in Paris, France. He originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus ...) *1985: "Si t'as pas compris" *1985: "Vague à l'âme" *1985: "C'est trop facile de dire je t'aime" *1985: "La Première Scène" *1986: "Ma repentance" *1986: "Fragile fragile" *1988: "Mon héros préféré" *1988: "Aviateur" (certified silver) *1988: "Chagrin" *1989: "Love me forever" *1989: "Reviens-me dire" Theater Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Genest
Véronique Genest (born Véronique Combouilhaud, 26 June 1956) is a French actress. She is best known for her starring role as Commissaire Julie Lescaut in the French police drama series ''Julie Lescaut'' which ran from 1992–2013. Filmography Film * 1980 : ''The Lady Banker, La Banquière'' (English Title: The Lady Banker) * 1982 : ''Guy de Maupassant'' : Fanny * 1982 : ''Légitime violence'' : Lucie Kasler * 1983 : ''Il quartetto Basileus'' (Italian/French Collaboration) : Sophia * 1983 : ''J'ai épousé une ombre'' : Patricia Meyrand * 1983 : ''Debout les crabes, la mer monte !'' : Marthe * 1984 : ''Tango'' * 1985 : ''La Baston'' : Denise Levasseur * 1985 : ''Ça n'arrive qu'à moi'' : Prudence * 1986 : ''Suivez mon regard'' (English Title: Follow My Gaze) : Une fille délurée * 1986 : ''Triple sec'' (Short) * 1986 : ''Chère canaille'' : Frédérique Henriot * 1987 : ''Association of Wrongdoers, Association de malfaiteurs'' (English Title: Association of Wrongdoers) : M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
