Patricia Kaas is a symbol of French culture

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Patricia Kaas is a name that has become a legend. The singer, who revived interest in French chanson, made the whole world listen, translate, study texts in French, the beauty with a unique voice is rightfully one of the symbols of modern French culture.

Childhood and musical development

The future singer was born in 1966 in the family of a Frenchman and a German woman. At home, before school, the girl spoke mostly German. The beloved younger sister of five brothers, Patricia from early childhood was fond of vocals and performed popular pop songs. Her parents fully supported her endeavors, and by the age of 13, the girl could already boast of victories in various song contests.

She got her first official job as a singer when she signed with the cabaret club Rumpelkammer in Saarbrücken, Germany. Already in her youth, the future star found her own style, the main feature of which was her peculiar, slightly hoarse voice.

The talented girl's hobbies were not limited to music. At the age of 16, Patricia tried herself as a model.

Firstalbums

The first producer of the future star was none other than the famous actor Gerard Depardieu. The song Jalouse ("Jealous") was written with his financial support, with lyrics from his wife. And although the first single was not a great success, Patricia Kaas's career was launched.

The very first album by Patricia Kaas Mademoiselle chante le blues ("Mademoiselle sings the blues"), released in 1988, was a huge success and for a long time consolidated its position at the very top of the ranking of the best albums in France. Some time later, he received the status of platinum, and Patricia herself was named the discovery of the year. Soon the singer went on a world tour, which she completed in 1990. Having performed 196 concerts in 12 countries, she returned to her homeland as a world-class star.

In 1990, Patricia released her second album in collaboration with CBS Records. The album was called Scene de vie ("Picture of Life") and received a large number of positive reviews. It was presented not only in Europe, but also in the USSR, Canada and Japan. The singer was one of the first among Western musicians to visit Vietnam, traveled through Asia, gave concerts in Cambodia, Thailand, Korea.

International recognition

In 1993, the third album Je te dis vous ("I tell you "You"") was recorded, which became the most successful of the entire career of the singer. The photo of Patricia Kaas on the cover of the album was distributed in dozens of countries with a circulation of three million copies, and the album received the status of a diamond.

In 1991Kaas won the bronze medal at the prestigious World Music Awards in 2009, placing her on a par with Madonna, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Cher.

Later, Patricia will take the honorable third place in the French competition "Marianne", the purpose of which is to choose the symbol of France.

In 1998, the singer's army of fans increased, including lovers of classical opera sound. Patricia performed on the stage of the Vienna City Hall with the great operatic tenor Placido Domingo to the accompaniment of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The recording of this concert was sold in large numbers.

Patricia in Russia

In 2008, Patricia made a stunning gift to her Russian fans by stepping on stage with the UmaTurman band. Soon her album Kabaret was presented in Russia. In 2009, the singer again visited Moscow to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, an international pop song contest. Patricia Kaas placed eighth and gained new fans who invited her to perform at the Kremlin next year.

In 2001, the creative biography of Patricia Kaas was supplemented with a new line: the singer tried herself as an actress in Claude Lelouch's film "And now … Ladies and gentlemen." The singer's partner on the set was the English actor Jeremy Irons.

In 2002, Patricia Kaas released a new album dedicated to the great Edith Piaf. Concert program called "Kaas sings Piaf"Patricia presented on a tour in many countries, including Russia and Ukraine.

Private life

The singer admitted to one of the interviewers that she was always afraid of an all-consuming passion that could distort her personality. Patricia spoke of the promise she made to her dying mother: to sing for the rest of her life, never stopping her career. With great success in the profession in her personal life, the singer remains lonely. The press has repeatedly attributed to her novels with the famous actor and no less famous womanizer Alain Delon, with her partner on the set Jeremy Irons and other celebrities, but no confirmation of this has been received. The relationship with the Belgian producer and composer Philippe Bergman was the longest in her life. However, the novel, which lasted 6 years, gradually came to naught. Patricia shares her plans to have a child by adopting an orphan and dreams of meeting an ordinary earthly man who would not compete with her main love - her audience. And on tour and on any journey, the singer does not part with a teddy bear, a gift from her beloved mother.