Régine Hantelle, better known by her
stage name
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Anaïs (born 1 March 1961 in
Paris
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,
France
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), is a
French singer.
In 1988, she formed a duo with her twin sister Alice as Alice et Anaïs had a successful single "A deux". In 1991, she released her first solo album "L'étudiante" that included the track "Le temps est long" (a duet with Alice), as well as "L'amour avec toi", "J't'en veux" and "Rêves des lunes" as singles.
She is known for her many collaborations with
Didier Barbelivien
Didier René Henri Barbelivien (; born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Danie ...
, her companion as Anaïs et Didier Barbelivien. Their album, "Vendée '93" sold 2 million copies and saw release of singles "
Les Mariés de Vendée" in 1992 and "Quitter l'autoroute" in 1993.
Discography
Albums
;Solo
''L'étudiante'' (1991)
;as Anaïs et
Didier Barbelivien
Didier René Henri Barbelivien (; born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Danie ...
*''Vendée 93'' (1992)
*''Quitter l'autoroute'' (1994)
Singles
;as Alice et Anaïs
* "A Deux" (1988)
;Solo
*"Le temps est long" (as duet with Alice)
*"L'amour avec toi" (cover of song by
Michel Polnareff
Michel Polnareff (born 3 July 1944) is a French singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1960s. He is noted for integrating rock and pop elements into his early work. He wrote pop hits such as "La Poupée qui fait non" and "Love Me, Ple ...
)
*"J't'en veux"
*"Rêves des lunes"
*"Au cœur de septembre" (cover of song by
Nana Mouskouri
Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( ; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek language, Greek, French language, French, ...
)
;as Anaïs et
Didier Barbelivien
Didier René Henri Barbelivien (; born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Danie ...
Other songs with Didier Barbelivien
*"Te rejoindre en Vendée"
*"Les gens qui chantent"
*"Notre enfance"
*"Les moulins de mon cœur" (cover of song by
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...
)
*"Un garçon nommé Jésus"
*"La valse à l'envers"
*"Les ailes d'un Whiter Shade of Pale"
*"Toujours par la main"
*"Les merveilleux nuages"
References
External links
Discogs
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French women singers
1965 births
Living people
Singers from Paris