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Yvette Giraud
Yvette Giraud was born in Alger, Algeria. In 1974, she released "Avril Au Portugal," a ballad that became her most recognizable song. She recorded other...
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Aimer comme je t'aime
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Au grand bal de l'amour
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Avril Au Portugal
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Jeux Interdits
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Kalou
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La Danseuse est Créole
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La Saint-Bonheur
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Ma guêpière et mes longs jupons
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Mademoiselle Hortensia
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Maman la plus belle du monde (version femme)
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N'oublie jamais
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Tu te souviendras de moi
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Un Homme est un Homme
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Yvette Giraud was born in Alger, Algeria. In 1974, she released "Avril Au Portugal," a ballad that became her most recognizable song. She recorded other tracks like "Jeux Interdits" and "Aimer comme je t'aime" around the same period.
Her band, L'Ensemble de Yvette Giraud, included musicians such as Jean-Pierre Lemoine on piano and Joël Favreau on bass. They backed her on albums like "Yvette" from 1975 and "Nostalgia" from 1978.
Giraud's recordings from the 1970s and early 1980s, including songs like "La Danseuse est Créole" and "Ma guêpière et mes longs jupons," have remained in circulation. Her voice on these tracks carries a straightforward, melodic quality that suited the French popular music of that time.
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