Juliette Noureddine, better known by her stage name of Juliette, is a French singer, songwriter and composer.

Biography

She was born on 25 September 1962 in the

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of Paris. Her grandfather, of Algerian origin, arrived in France during the 1920s. Her father, Jacques Noureddine, played the saxophone. Juliette began to learn to play the piano at the young age of seven. Juliette had her beginnings in

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; after spending her teenage years in a religious institute, and after passing through the faculties of Literature and Musicology, she started playing in bars and restaurants throughout Toulouse as a pianist, performing songs by Jacques Brel and

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. It was around the age of 18 that Juliette began to write and sing. Her first song was entitled "This evening I'm sleeping with Chopin." One evening, Juliette sang a song accompanied by the piano in a bar in

. The boss quickly hired her, and she sang there every evening for a year and a half. In 1985 and 1986, she was present at the festival Découvertes du Printemps in Bourges, a festival that features promising young talents. After a tour in Germany, she played the opening act for Jean Guidoni in 1990. It was at this time that she had a meeting with Pierre Philippe. She received the

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at Saarbrücken. In 1991, she published her first album, ''Que Tal?''. She received a nomination for the award of "Victories of Music" ("

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") in 1994, and received the prize of "revelation of the year" at the same awards in 1997. She appeared at l' Olympia for the first time in 1999 for six days, and again for two days in 2005. One of the most original and important voices of today's French music, she has released seven albums and received the medal of Chevalier des Arts et Lettres. She hosts a radio show at the

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station, called ''Juliette'' or ''La clef des sons'' where every Sunday, she presents a selection of eclectic and diverse music, from pop to classical, according to her mood.

Members of the group

*Bruno Grare is the oldest member to work with Juliette. He plays the vibraphone, marimba, percussions and the

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. He is the brother of Denis Grare, who plays with

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. *Didier Bégon is the guitarist (classic and jazz), bassist, and backup singer of the group. He met Juliette in 1998 and later became a member of the group. *Karim Medjebeur plays the piano, percussions, and the

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, along with a few other instruments. He is a backup singer and a dancer for Juliette (solo in the song "Lucy"). *Franck Steckar plays the marimba, accordion, percussions, piano and also sings. Along with Grare, he has been a member of the band since 1993. *Phillipe Brohet plays the clarinet, bass clarinet, flute,

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, and baritone. He has been playing with Juliette since 1998. *Christophe Devillers plays the bass, the double bass and sings in the chorus. He is a recent addition to the group, joining in 2005 and has only worked with Juliette on her latest album ''Mutatis Mutandis''.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1993: ''Irrésistible'' * 1996: ''Rimes féminines'' * 1998: ''Assassins sans couteaux'' * 2002: ''Le Festin de Juliette'' * 2005: ''Mutatis Mutandis'' * 2008: ''Bijoux et Babioles'' * 2011: ''No parano'' * 2013: ''Nour'' * 2018: ''J'aime pas la chanson''

Live albums

* 1987: ''Juliette'' * 1991: ''¿Que tal?'' * 1995: ''Juliette chante aux Halles'' * 1998: ''Deux pianos'', with Didier Goret * 2005: ''Fantasie Heroïque'' (DVD) Concert au Grand Rex 2005

Compilations

* 2000: ''Chansons et Rimes'' (specially edited for Quebec) * 2003: ''Ma vie mon œuvre (vol.1) – vingt ans, vingt chansons'' * 2014: ''Double best of'' – double vinyle lp * 2016: ''Intégrale''

Awards

* Awards of the French Song on Sarrebruck (1990) * Les Victoires de la musique "Female Revelation of the year" (1997) * Les Victoires de la musique "Female Artist of the Year" (2006)

Filmography

References

* ''Translated and adapted from the article Juliette Noureddine, from

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.'' * Extra information obtained from the Websit

External links

Official Site"Clandestine" SiteJuliette ou la clef de sons
(France Musique)
6 Albums of JulietteJuliette (non-official website since 1996)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Juliette 1962 births Living people French women singers French musicians French people of Algerian descent Kabyle people French people of Kabyle descent Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres