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A WONDERFUL REALISTIC SINGER

ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC | 10/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"MAURICE CHEVALIER once said about FREHEL:her voice seems to come from her belly.She was introduced in showbussiness by CAROLINE OTERO who send her to an editor of music.At age 18,she started to record a few songs before disappearing for many years because of drug and booze dependencies.When she returned in FRANCE,a few years after the first world war,she established herself as a realistic singer with a good range.This 2 cds collection is really the best of her repertoire.What makes FREHEL unique is that she was a singer who sang stuff that definies her own life.From COMME UN MOINEAU(one instantly thinks of PIAF) to SOUS LES PONTS,from TEL QU'IL EST to LA JAVA BLEUE we clearly can recognizes that unimitable voice who can switch from gaiety to sadness.Unfortunately,as years went by,the personnel problems continued and she ended up broke and appearing older and fatter.Still,FREHEL has earned her place in the panthéon of FRENCH singers of her time.She deserves to be remembered well."