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The artist Berry, who trained for the theatre, wrote songs and played the piano and guitar secretly, fearful of performing her music publicly. A musical soulmate, Manou, himself a jazz musician, managed to have her audition for studio executives. In 2008 her first album "Mademoiselle" was an immediate success. We'll hear her perform the song "Le Bonheur" (Happiness) from that album.
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The artist Berry, who trained for the theatre, wrote songs and played the piano and guitar secretly, fearful of performing her music publicly. A musical soulmate, Manou, himself a jazz musician, managed to have her audition for studio executives. In 2008 her first album "Mademoiselle" was an immediate success. We'll hear her perform the song "Le Bonheur" (Happiness) from that album.
Transcript
Love the French Way 7 - Happiness
……… Theme music intro
? Text segment1: Welcome to “Love, the French Way”. In each episode we bring you a beautiful French Language love song. My name is Charles Spira. Elise Pottier left school at 16 to train for the theatre. She was quite successful and performed on stages all over France, including Paris. Secretly, she was also writing songs, playing guitar and piano. When she met a jazz artist called Manou in her home town of Poitiers, the two clicked musically. Through his connections follows an audition with studio executives. She adopts the stage name Berry and her first album, “Mademoiselle”, is published in 2008. We listen to the song “Happiness” from that album: “Do not fear happiness. It does not exist. Neither here nor elsewhere. We shall die tomorrow. Speak no more. Married bliss will remain a local craft. Let yourse...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bonheur | Berry | Mademoiselle. | Mercury Records | 2008 | 03:18 |
| Mistral Gagnant | Renaud | The Greatest Songs Ever. France. | EMI UPC | 2006 | 00:19 |
Richard Cook
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 09:50 PM | Permalink
Berry - A remarkable voice
Le Bonheur - have to listen to it over and over.