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Céline (song)
"Céline" is a 1966 song recorded by French singer Hugues Aufray. It was composed by Mort Shuman and written by the performer himself and . Reception The single sold over 200,000 copies in France. Due to the success of the song, the name Céline became popular, and Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ..., born in 1968, was named after the song. Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Céline 1966 songs Songs written by Hugues Aufray ...
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Hugues Aufray
Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (; born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City,Ian Bell, ''Once Upon a Time'' (London 2013) p. 215 as well as from record shops, and his translations capture the rawness of the original songs. His most famous original songs are " Santiano", " Céline", "Stewball" and "Hasta Luego". Early life Aufray was born to Henry Auffray, an industrialist,« Biographie d'Hugues Aufray »
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and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran (1898-1992), a musician and second cousin of the French author

Chanson
A (, ; , ) is generally any Lyrics, lyric-driven French song. The term is most commonly used in English to refer either to the secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval music, medieval and Renaissance music or to a specific style of French pop music which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. The genre had origins in the monophony, monophonic songs of troubadours and trouvères, though the only polyphonic precedents were 16 works by Adam de la Halle and one by Jehan de Lescurel. Not until the ''ars nova'' composer Guillaume de Machaut did any composer write a significant number of polyphonic chansons. A broad term, the word ''chanson'' literally means "song" in French and can thus less commonly refer to a variety of (usually secular) French genres throughout history. This includes the songs of chansonnier, ''chanson de geste'' and Grand chant; court songs of the late Renaissance and early Baroque music periods, ''air de cour''; popular songs from the 17th to 19th century, ...
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Barclay (record Label)
Barclay is a French Universal Music Group record label, originally owned by Eddie Barclay in 1953. Barclay previously established Riviera-LM Records in 1951. Eddie was a bandleader, pianist, producer and nightclub owner. With his wife and vocalist, Nicole, he started a record company. It published the work of Stéphane Grappelli, Lionel Hampton and Rhoda Scott, among others. In 1978, he sold 40% to PolyGram Records. Jazz issues ceased in 1983. Barclay's catalogue includes the works of Hugues Aufray, Charles Aznavour, Alain Bashung, Jacques Brel, Bertrand Cantat, Les Chaussettes Noires, Dalida, Jean Ferrat, Léo Ferré, Nino Ferrer, Jimi Hendrix, Patrick Juvet, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Danielle Licari, Mireille Mathieu, Mika (singer), Mika, Eddy Mitchell, Modjo, Erik Montry, Noir Désir, Paradis (duo), Paradis, Henri Salvador, Emilie Simon, Rachid Taha and the Wild Magnolias. See also *List of record labels References

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Mort Shuman
Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including " Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France and several other European countries. Life and career Shuman was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, of Polish Jewish immigrants and went to Abraham Lincoln High School, subsequently studying music at the New York Conservatory. He became a fan of R&B music and after he met Doc Pomus the two teamed up to compose for Aldon Music at offices in New York City's Brill Building. Their songwriting collaboration saw Pomus write the lyrics and Shuman the melody, although occasionally each worked on both. Their compositions would be recorded by artists such as Dion, The Flamingos, Andy Williams, Bobby D ...
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ...
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Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a Cultural impact of Celine Dion, significant impact on popular music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion was discovered by her future manager and husband, René Angélil, and emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, represented Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Dion went on to release Celine Dion albums discography, twelve English-language albums. ''The Colour of My Love'' (1993), ''Falling into You'' (1996), ''Let's Talk About Love'' (1997), and ''All the Way... A Decade of ...
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Notre Temps
''Notre Temps'' ( French: ''Our Time'') is a French language monthly lifestyle magazine for seniors published in Paris, France. Founded in 1968 the magazine targets seniors. History and profile ''Notre Temps'' was established in 1968. The first issue appeared in May 1968. The magazine is part of the Bayard Group and is published by Bayard Presse S.A. on a monthly basis. The headquarters of the magazine is in Paris. ''Notre Temps'' is one of the Catholic publications in France together with '' La Croix'', a daily newspaper and '' Le Pélerin'', a news magazine. All publications are owned and published by the Bayard Group. The target audience of ''Notre Temps'' is people aged between 50 and 64 years. The magazine avoids using such common words as "golden age" and "aged" when referring to its readers. Instead, it refers them using the phrase "people of leisure". In 1988 the Belgian edition of ''Notre Temps'' was started jointly by Bayard Group and Roularta. The magazine was re ...
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Institut Français D'opinion Publique
The Institut français d'opinion publique (IFOP; ) is an international polling and market research firm, whose motto is "Connection creates value". It was founded on 1 December 1938 by Jean Stoetzel, former Sorbonne professor, after he met George Gallup in the United States. Its CEO was Laurence Parisot from 1990 until 2016, who was nicknamed "boss of the bosses", when she was the leader of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France, the French employers' trade union. The IFOP sells polls to firms and political parties. IFOP is also a source of data in France for the SNEP SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ... music charts. See also * * References External links Official website 1938 establishments in France Marketing companies established in 1938 C ...
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1966 Songs
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ...
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