2. Les heures passent et elle ne revient pas... Michel Berger, fou d'inquiétude, appelle les hôpitaux, prévient la police, et met tout en œuvre pour retrouver sa dulcinée. Véronique Sanson et France Gall ne s'adressaient plus la parole depuis plusieurs années. In December 2008, the limited edition 22CD/4DVD collection titled Et voilà !, including all her albums and videos as well as many previously unreleased tracks, sold out in less than a month. She moved permanently to the United States, but returned to France regularly to give concerts and promote her music. "Véro en vrai" par Yann Morvan, booklet included in the Whole-collection-box "Et voilà", 2008. Véronique grew up in a very posh and privileged Parisian home. Plus qu'une icône, c'est une véritable "gémellité" qui lie les deux artistes. After rehearsals in Czechoslovakia with the Czech symphonic orchestra "Fisyo", a series of six concerts took place in December 1989 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Pr. Fayard/Chorus, 2004. En 1972, sort son premier album « Amoureuse », réalisé par Michel devenu son compagnon, et qui fait d’elle une star. Their love story has become a part of French music mythology, especially through songs they wrote to each other long after they broke up. Le premier album de Véronique Sanson recèle déjà un florilège de succès dont « Besoin de personne », « Bahia » et « Pour qui ». Véronique Sanson … Une séparation inattendue pour Michel Berger. She gave two weeks of concerts at the Olympia, where her first live album was recorded.[12]. Mais l'histoire d'amour s'arrête en 1972, peu de temps après son premier album. As a lawyer and an economist, René Sanson remained involved in politics as Member of Parliament and Deputy of the 13th district of Paris until 1967. Ils vivront ensemble une intense histoire d'amour pendant cinq ans jusqu'au départ soudain de la chanteuse en 1972. The album was recorded in the United States, and Bernard Swell wrote and produced four of the album's songs. Critically acclaimed at the time and still viewed today as a milestone of Sanson's career, Le Maudit was released in 1974, and reflects a large spectrum of musical influences such as bossa nova in "Alia Souza", or pure rock'n'roll in "On m'attend là bas". Le couple Sanson-Berger vivra six ans d'amour passionné et de musique avant cette fracassante rupture. In 1996, she won her second Victoire de la musique for Best Female Artist of The Year. Sanson was romantically involved with French singer-songwriter Michel Berger from 1967 to 1972. Alors que France Gall fait la promotion de sa comédie musicale Résiste, dédiée à Michel Berger, sur le plateau d'André Manoukian, Véronique Sanson est revenue sur sa relation passionnelle avec l'interprète de Il jouait du piano debout, marquée par une douloureuse rupture. In 1969, she released her first solo single, comprising "Le Feu Du Ciel" and "Le Printemps est là", which met with very little success. In 1995, she married stand-up comedian Pierre Palmade in Triel-sur-Seine. [17], In November 2008, rapper Jay-Z released a song called "History", to honor the election of US President Barack Obama. As a result of several death threats, she was put under police protection. Sanson's cover album of Michel Berger songs – mostly from his early years – was released in 2000 (D'un papillon à une étoile) and went platinum in just a few weeks. Sanson started the production of a new album in 1997. Amoureuse was closely followed by De l'autre côté de mon rêve, which also became a commercial success thanks to the singles "Comme je l'imagine", and "Chanson sur ma drôle de vie". Quel besoin a-t-elle de remuer ce passé ? The three teenagers only managed to sell a few hundred records, but this experience allowed her to meet with Michel Berger, with whom she began a romantic relationship as well as a prolific artistic career. French show-business massively stood up for her, and more than a hundred artists signed a pamphlet against "the diktat of all forms of radicalism"[15]. Amoureuse, le premier disque de Sanson produit par Berger, était leur première victoire et aura connu un succès immédiat. Her music, very much inspired by the best American producers, was a rarity in the Seventies French musical landscape. In November 1989, Sanson took part in the first charity tour entitled Les Enfoirés for Les Restos du coeur, alongside French rock stars Johnny Hallyday, Eddy Mitchell and Jean-Jacques Goldman. In 1973, Sanson went on tour as a main act for the first time in Canada. Sans regrets, issued in 1992, was a tremendous success propelled by the famous single "Rien que de l'eau". En 1967, alors que la chanteuse n'a que 18 ans et se produit avec sa … However, Berger and de Bosson believed she could overcome her debilitating fear, and forced her to perform a daily showcase at the Eiffel Tower's restaurant. Ne rions pas. Amoureuse sort le 20 mars 1972. The live album recorded at the Zenith went platinum.[16]. Leur histoire avait pourtant bien commencé. The record became her first platinum album, propelled by the single "Vancouver", one of her biggest hits. In fact, Sanson was going through a hard time in her life. [5] After the liberation of Paris, René Sanson was appointed Minister of Labour in Charles de Gaulle's provisional government. «Il fallait que je le suive», se souvient aujourd'hui Véronique Sanson dans Gala. During the summer of 1994, at the Francofolies Festival of La Rochelle, several artists gathered to pay a musical tribute to her career. She was later married to French comic Pierre Palmade from 1995 to 2001. Their son, Chris Stills, is also a musician. On 14 May 2012, Warner Music released a box set containing a remastered CD of Amoureuse (including 10 demo songs, and a duet with Fanny Ardant), a vinyl version, a live CD recorded in Brussels in 2011, and a photo book.[21]. This very message was decoded by Colette, a communication worker at the French Ministry of War. Le … Elles ont toutes les deux étaient dans le coeur des Français, mais aussi dans celui du même homme, Michel Berger, qui leur a écrit certaines de leurs plus belles chansons. A song from this new piece, "La nuit se fait attendre", was made available on her official website in June 2010, while the second single, "Qu'on me pardonne" (written by her sister, Violaine) was released in early October. In 1965, she was struck by amnesia after a severe bout of meningitis that left her with few and fragmented childhood memories. In 1990, she also toured with the symphonic orchestra for a dozen concerts across France. The pair fell in love, and Véronique Sanson left Berger to follow Stills to New York, just as De l'autre côté de mon rêve was released - she supposedly went out to buy cigarettes, but never came back. In November 2016, she released her 15th album Dignes, dingues, donc..., which debuted at number 3 on the French album charts. 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For more than two hours, Michel Fugain, Alain Chamfort, Yves Duteil, William Sheller, Marc Lavoine, les Innocents, Paul Personne, Maxime le Forestier and I Muvrini, performed some of her biggest hits in duet with Sanson. En 1967, Michel Berger n’a que 20 ans mais déjà, pas mal d’expérience dans la musique. When the Germans invaded the Netherlands, he sent a coded message to warn the French government that Germany was planning to attack France from across the Belgian border. In January 2015, she launched a new tour named "Les Années Américaines" (The American Years) at the Olympia, along with a book, composed of unreleased personal documents and pictures, and a 2CD Best of, also titled "Les Années Américaines". She wrote "Mon voisin", "Une odeur de neige" and "Jusqu'à la tombée du jour" that would later be featured in Sanson's 1992 album Sans Regrets. She and Berger had formed an inseparable team, and were offered a joint recording contract by Bernard de Bosson, CEO of WEA at the time. Michel Berger a partagé, avec la chanteuse Véronique Sanson, un amour fusionnel doublé d'une passion commune pour la musique, et particulièrement le piano. This special tribute was made into a live album released the following year: Comme ils l'imaginent went 2x Platinum, and became one of the best-selling albums of 1995 in France. Ce mardi, "C Star" consacre un reportage inédit sur Véronique Sanson. Six mois plus tard, la blonde flamboyante a épousé son nouveau compagnon, laissant un Michel Berger éploré. Joël July, Chanson française contemporaine : état des lieux communs : Marc Robine, Il était une fois la chanson française, ouvrage posthume, préface et postface de Fred Hidalgo, éd. Michel n'est plus là, et ne peut pas s'exprimer, alors qu'elle se taise. The song was released on a benefit album for children living with AIDS (Sol En Si). She then embarked in a long tour during 1985–86 which met with tremendous success highlighted by a month-long residence at the Olympia in November 1985. In March, she performed at the Zenith Paris. Fans and critics were enthusiastic when her new album came out in 1981 (Laisse-la vivre). She performed in the Palais des sports of Paris in January 1998, then toured through France, and in the summer of 1999, Sanson performed at various festivals, including at France's largest rock Festival Les Vieilles Charrues. Invitée d'"Icônes" sur Europe 1, la chanteuse Véronique Sanson est revenue sur sa relation avec Michel Berger. In response to the uproar, Sanson apologized and pleaded that the song was really meant to be a message of peace and tolerance. In 1973, Sanson went on tour as a main act for the first time in Canada.[4]. A couple of months after the release of the video directed by Dominic Sena (director of Gone in 60 Seconds, Kalifornia, Swordfish...), the song was censored in the media, and Sanson was forced to drop it from her tour's set-list after receiving threats of violence from radical Muslims. During these shows, she paid tribute to Berger who had died in 1992, by performing "Seras-tu là", one of his songs. Fuite en avant.Quand elle a quitté du jour au lendemain Michel Berger (en prétextant sortir acheter des cigarettes) pour les beaux yeux de Stephen Stills en 1972, Véronique Sanson n'a prévenu personne et son compagnon comme sa soeur ont imaginé le pire. The transition toward the 1980s was difficult and challenging. Elle a donné naissance à d'incontestables chefs-d'œuvre, tels Quelques mots d'amour, Résiste ou La Groupie du pianiste. Her marriage also marked a new direction to her career, which has led the French media to constantly associate her music with Anglophone influences (in her career she has recorded most of her albums in the US, and mostly with American musicians). On connaît le refrain: les histoires d'amour finissent mal… en général. Rapidement devenu double disque d'or, il avait révélé au public une Véronique Sanson jusque-là inconnue, ainsi que son histoire d'amour avec son directeur artistique, à qui était dédié le titre qui sonnait comme une déclaration d'amour. Quel est le meilleur home cinéma sans fil ? The song became a number one hit in France, while the original recording by Sanson peaked at number 2 on the French iTunes. After a week-long residence at the Paris Olympia in March 2011, Sanson toured across France, Belgium, Switzerland, Tunisia, Israel before finishing touring at the end of 2012 with more shows in Paris, at the Grand Rex and Salle Pleyel. Véronique Sanson, c'est près de 50 ans de carrière, mais aussi 50 ans de failles et d'histoires d'amour. In June 2000, she was invited to perform for President Jacques Chirac at the Elysée Palace for the Fête de la Musique. The couple married in 1945. She enrolled Manassas and decided to produce her next album herself. After several tours in Quebec in 1973, she went touring in France, with two concerts at the Olympia in October 1974, with Stills on bass guitar, then a long tour in 1975, with two weeks at the Olympia. [9][10][11] However, the success of the album had an ironic downside for Véronique, who was terrified of performing in front of an audience and therefore refused to schedule concerts. In 1972, Sanson released the album Amoureuse, produced by Berger, which received a warm welcome from critics. In December 2008, she declared on Canal Plus's "Le Grand Journal" that she appreciated it, but would have preferred to be asked beforehand.[18]. In 1971, she wrote "La brume de Philadelphie" for Petula Clark, which was issued as the B-side of Clark's French single "La Chanson de Marie Madeleine". Véronique Sanson est partie sans dire au revoir pour vivre avec un autre homme. However, in September 2004, a few months after the press had announced her divorce from Pierre Palmade, she released a comeback album titled Longue Distance, produced by Bernard Saint-Paul. A resulting live album was released the subsequent year. The same year she went on tour across France with Michel Jonasz as her opening act. Je me suis dit que si je ne le faisais pas maintenant, je ne le ferais jamais», ajoute-t-elle. Before the war, René Sanson [fr] was a French diplomat in The Hague. Véronique Marie Line Sanson[1] (French pronunciation: ​[veʁɔnik maʁi lin sɑ̃sɔ̃]; born 24 April 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris) is a three-time Victoires de la Musique Award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer with an avid following in her native country. A sold-out tour followed the release of Indestructible, which went 2x gold. Guide théorique, générateur d'accords, transposition des accords, accordeur virtuel et forum pour musiciens. est une chanson écrite, composée et interprétée par Michel Berger.Sortie en 1975, elle est extrait de l'album Que l'amour est bizarre et parue en single la même année. Pour moi, c'est malsain ! Depuis, que Michel Berger est décédé, je trouve indécent de la part de Véronique Sanson de parler régulièrement de sa liaison avec lui. In 1978, she became the first French female artist to perform at le Palais des sports in Paris, which was the biggest arena in Paris at that time. En France, les hauts revenus sont-ils tous des «riches»? The album went platinum and its first single still remains one of her biggest hits, with over 500,000 copies sold in six months. A-t-elle oublié qu'après elle, il s'est marié et a eu des enfants avec France Gall ? Though the record contained no memorable hit singles, it emerged as a solid ensemble of well-crafted songs. Paradoxalement, ce sera l'une des séparations les plus fécondes de la chanson française. Between 1993 and 1996, Sanson went on tour in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. Il devient son producteur. She also appeared the same year as the opening act for some of the biggest stars of the time such as Claude Francois, Julien Clerc, and Michel Polnareff. [6] Her parents considered music the finest art there was, and emphasized the musical apprenticeship of their daughters. Additionally, singer Lara Fabian released a cover version of "Amoureuse" in June on her studio album Toutes les femmes en moi. Le jour où Véronique Sanson a quitté Michel Berger pour des cigarettes, Charlemagne, la renaissance de l'Occident, Véronique Sanson, une «chanteuse connue d'antan» pour Marina Kaye, Toutes les histoires secrètes des grandes chansons françaises, L'histoire secrète des grandes chansons françaises, Calendriers et résultats des matchs en direct, Résultats, classement général Tour De France, Conseils alimentation, nutrition et santé. Alors même que le mixage de cet album n'est pas encore terminé, Véronique Sanson quitte brutalement son compagnon Michel Berger (quittant le domicile en prėtextant aller acheter des cigarettes) [10] et part vivre aux États-Unis avec Stephen Stills [11]. The controversy arose because of the Muslim tradition forbidding reference to Allah in a song, and occurred just a few weeks after a fatwā was issued against Salman Rushdie. C’est au début des années 1970 que Véronique Sanson est révélée par Michel Berger. She also became one of the most successful and most prominent members of the Seventies "Nouvelle chanson française" ("New French chanson"), alongside Alain Souchon, Bernard Lavilliers, Jacques Higelin, Michel Polnareff, Catherine Lara, Yves Duteil, Maxime Le Forestier, Renaud, William Sheller, Michel Jonasz, Michel Berger, Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine, Louis Chédid, or Francis Cabrel. LES GRANDES CHANSONS FRANÇAISES - Invitée sur le plateau de La vie secrète des chansons, Véronique Sanson s'est remémoré la façon dont elle a quitté l'auteur du La Groupie du pianiste, alors qu'elle vivait avec lui une folle histoire d'amour. She attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. The album, titled Plusieurs lunes (Many Moons) was released on 25 October 2010, and debuted at number 3 on the French charts. Carte familles nombreuses : jusqu’à 75 % de réduction sur les billets de train. In 1989, she realized a lifelong dream to play with a symphonic orchestra. Le premier grand amour connu de Véronique Sanson est bien entendu Michel Berger. Véronique Sanson a fait de biens tristes confidences concernant sa mère Colette. Tout commence en 1973, peu avant que Véronique Sanson ne commette l'irréparable: ce qu'on appelle communément le «coup du paquet de cigarettes». In contrast with her Beatles-inspired previous albums, the record emerged as a mixture of pop and 1970's rock'n'roll. In 1993, she won a Victoires de la musique for best female singer of the year. Michel Berger et Véronique Sanson étaient jeunes, doués et amoureux. Quand il rencontre la jeune femme, en 1967, elle a tout juste 18 ans. En 1971, devenu directeur artistique, Michel Berger la fait signer chez WEA. After 43 years under contract with Warner, she joined Sony. [2] Unlike most previous French artists of the Sixties Yé-yé era, who mostly released EPs consisting of a collection of singles, B-sides and covers, Sanson and her counterparts of the "nouvelle chanson française" established the dominance of singer-songwriters on the Seventies French charts thanks to albums with full-length artistic statements. Discovery and early recordings: the late 1960s. A la fin des années 60, Véronique Sanson et Michel Berger vivent une histoire d’amour passionnée. The pair fell in love, and Véronique Sanson left Berger to follow Stills to New York, just as De l'autre côté de mon rêve was released - she supposedly went out to buy cigarettes, but never came back. In 1970, he was in charge of the French delegation at the Osaka World Expo; Véronique first visited Japan on this occasion. Ce n'est que trois jours plus tard qu'il apprend qu'elle a pris un aller simple pour les Etats-Unis, rejoignant ainsi un autre musicien qui lui avait promis de l'épouser, la rockstar Stephen Stills. The album went double gold and she spent the following year on the road, managing to draw large audiences during a tour that ended with three weeks in a row at the le Palais des sports of Paris. Mais cette belle idylle a fini par toucher à sa fin. Véronique Sanson quitte Michel Berger … Véronique Sanson performing live at the Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2018. Many other covers of "Amoureuse" have been recorded in French, German, Spanish, Dutch or Japanese.[4].