Hélène Rollès (; at times just the mononym Hélène; born 20 December 1966) is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV

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'' Helen and the boys'' ('' Hélène et les Garçons''), alongside Sébastien Roch.

Life and career

In the 1990s, she played Hélène Girard, Justine's old sister, in the sitcom ''Premiers Baisers''. Due to the interest around the role character, Jean-Luc Azoulay decided to create a sitcom based on her character in 1992 and named it '' Hélène et les Garçons''. '' Hélène et les Garçons'' became an instant television success. This TV show which recounts love stories of a student band at the university, garnered up to 6,500,000 viewers every night. The show has been adapted for foreign countries like the US, Norway, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Sweden and Russia. Rollès made her musical debut with ''Pour l'amour d'un garçon'' and ''Peut être qu'en septembre''. Her career peaked in 1993, when she published her most popular album, ''Je m'appelle Hélène'', which sold 900,000 and went triple platinum. In February 1993, Rollès was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique. The same year, the book ''Je m'appelle Hélène'' was published by editions Montjoie. The director Morgan Delaunay has published a documentary on the net titled ''Hélène Rolles, une étoile pas comme les autres''. She participated in a spin-off series of ''

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'' and ''Première Compagnie'' ( reality show). In February 2013, Rollès adopted two children, a brother and a sister, from Ethiopia.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

*1988: Dans ses grands yeux verts *1989: Ce train qui s'en va *1989: Sarah *1990: Jimmy, Jimmy *1990: Makko (Générique du dessin animé) *1992: Pour l'amour d'un garçon (#4 in France) *1993: Peut être qu'en septembre (#11 in France) *1993: Dona, Dona (duo Dorothée) *1993: Je m'appelle Hélène (#5 in France)"Je m'appelle Hélène", French Singles Char
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(Retrieved May 11, 2008) *1994: Dans les yeux d'une fille *1994: Amour secret *1994: Le Miracle de l'amour *1995: Moi aussi je vous aime *1995: Imagine *1995: Toi *1996: Je t'aime *1997: À force de solitude *1998: C'est parce que je t'aime *2003: Que du vent *2003: Sur mon étoile *2010: Salut, ça va? (duo Dorothée) *2011: Les Mystères de l'amour *2012: C'était à toi que je pensais *2012: Robin des bois *2016: Effacer le passé *2016: Nos tendres années *2017: Di dou dam *2021: Un amour

Videography

* ''Hélène 1992'' * ''Hélène 1993'' * ''Zénith 1993'' * ''Hélène 1994'' * ''Hélène 1995'' * ''Bercy 1995''

References

External links

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Hélène Rollès, toujours par amour

Toi, Hélène Rollès

Hélène notre étoile

Hélène Rollès Online

''Hélène et les garcons'', and Hélène Rollès
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