French singer-songwriter (1928–2021)
Hélène Martin Hélène Martin
Born (1928-12-10 ) 10 December 1928Paris , France Died 21 February 2021(2021-02-21) (aged 92)Cordemais , France Genres Chanson Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Instrument Vocals Years active 1956 (1956 ) –2009 (2009 ) Labels Website www .helene-martin .com
Musical artist
Hélène Martin (French: [elɛn maʁtɛ̃] ),( 10 December 1928 – 21 February 2021) was a French singer-songwriter .
Biography
Born in Paris , Martin was daughter of a university professor (Sciences Po ), and started singing in cabarets in the 1950s.[ 1] In 1962, she recorded poems by Jean Genet who encouraged her.[ 1] Jean Vilar asked her to stage a show based on poems by René Char for the Festival d'Avignon , interpreted by her and Roger Blin , Francesca Solleville , Bachir Touré (1966).[ 1] She was a friend of many poets and writers, including Louis Aragon and Jean Giono . Surrealist poet Philippe Soupault published a book on her and her work.[ 2]
She created a TV series dedicated to poetry, Plain-Chant (1972).[ 3] She also directed a TV movie after Jean Giono's novel Jean le Bleu (1979).[ 4] In 2009, aged 81, she gave a last performance at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord .[ 5]
Discography
1996: Hélène Martin chante les poètes , EPM Musique . Songs recorded 1962–1983, with Laurent Terzieff .
2000: La Douceur du bagne , book & CD, EPM/Le Castor astral [ 6]
2002: Le Condamné à mort , sung by Marc Ogeret , music Hélène Martin, recorded 1970, EPM "poètes et chansons".
2003: Lucienne Desnoues , reissue, EPM "poètes et chansons"
2006: Jean Genet, Un chant d'amour , Buda Musique , with Richard Armstrong .
2006: Chansons pour les enfants , EPM Musique, 2006.[ 7]
2006: Va savoir , EPM[ 8]
2007: Pablo Neruda, de la poésie à la lutte . Includes L'Elégie à Pablo Neruda sung by Hélène Martin.
2007: Terres mutilées followed by Dans mon pays , poems by René Char , 1968, reissue, EPM "Poésie".[ 9]
2008: Journal d'une voix , Des femmes-Antoinette Fouque .[ 10]
2009-2010: Voyage en Hélénie , 13-CD case.[ 11]
Awards
References
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