Jacqueline Taïeb (born 9 November 1948)
is a French singer and songwriter of Jewish
Tunisian descent. She achieved her greatest success as a pop and
yé-yé
''Yé-yé'' () or ''yeyé'' () was a style of pop music that emerged in Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe in the early 1960s. The French term ''yé-yé'' was derived from the English "yeah! yeah!", popularized by British beat music ban ...
singer in France in the 1960s.
Biography
Taïeb arrived in France from
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
in 1956 with her parents at age eight. She began composing songs with her guitar at 12
and, in 1966, was discovered by a talent scout while singing with friends. After arriving in Paris, she signed to
Impact Records
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and released the song "''7 heures du matin''" in 1967, which became her biggest French hit. She was voted Best Newcomer at the inaugural
Midem music festival in
Cannes
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for the song. The song was about a bored teenage girl who does not wish to go to school that day and fantasizes about rock and roll stars such as
The Who
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and
Paul McCartney
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.
In the early 1970s, Taïeb took a break from recording. In 1988, she penned the song "Ready to Follow You", which became an international hit for American singer
Dana Dawson
Dana Dawson (August 7, 1974 – August 10, 2010) was an American actress and singing, singer.
Early life and career
Dawson made her acting debut at the age of 7 in a national tour of ''Annie (musical), Annie''. She was an understudy of the char ...
. The single sold more than 500,000 copies, and the album sold 300,000 in France alone.
Discography
;Songs
*1967: "7 heures du matin"
*1967: "Bienvenue au pays"
*1967: "Ce soir je m'en vais"
*1967: "La plus belle chanson"
*1967: "Bravo"
*1967: "Juste un peu d'amour"
*1967: "On roule à 160"
*1967: "Le cœur au bout des doigts"
*1967: "Qu'est-ce qu'on se marre à la fac"
*1967: "La première à gauche"
*1967: "Bientôt tu l'oublieras"
*1967: "Le printemps à Paris
*1967: "La fac des lettres"
*1968: "Tonight I'm Going Home"
*1968: "7 AM"
*1969: "Bonjour Brésil"
*1969: "On la connait"
*1969: "À chacun sa vie"
*1969: "Lui"
*1971: "Il faut choisir"
*1971: "Pourquoi t'es pas chez toi?"
*1978: "Printemps à Djerba"
*1978: "Et la vie"
*1979: "Maman, jusqu'où tu m'aimes?"
*1979: "Le p'tit air"
*1979: "J'suis pas nette"
*1979: "Qu'est-ce que je peux faire?"
*1979: "La petite fille amour"
*1980: "Je cherche quelqu'un"
*1980: "Dis-moi des bêtises"
*1983: "Les chanteurs disent la vérité"
*1983: "J'vais pas pleurer tout l’temps"
*2005: "Mon chat"
*2005: "Mon prince d'Internet"
*2007: "Partir à Amsterdam"
*2015: "Peace Love & Action"
References
External links
Jacqueline Taïeb Official Website
1948 births
French women singers
French women songwriters
French songwriters
Tunisian emigrants to France
Naturalized citizens of France
Tunisian Jews
Writers from Tunis
Musicians from Tunis
Living people
Yé-yé singers
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