Hélène Martin
| Hélène Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1928 Paris, France |
| Genres | Chanson |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1956–2009 |
| Labels |
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| Website |
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Hélène Martin (French: [elɛn maʁtɛ̃], born in Paris, 1928) is a French singer and songwriter.
Biography
Hélène Martin is the daughter of a university teacher (Sciences Po), and started singing in cabarets in the fifties.[1] In 1962, she recorded poems by Jean Genet who encouraged her.[1] Jean Vilar asked her to stage a show based on poems by René Char for the Festival d'Avignon, interpreted by her and Roger Blin, Francesca Solleville, Bachir Touré (1966).[1]
She was a friend of many poets and writers, including Louis Aragon and Jean Giono. Surrealist poet Philippe Soupault published a book on her and her work.[2]
She created a TV serie dedicated to poetry, Plain-Chant (1972).[3] She also directed a TV movie after Jean Giono's novel Jean le Bleu (1979).[4]
In 2009, aged 81, she gave a last performance at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.[5]
Discography
- 1996: Hélène Martin chante les poètes, EPM Musique. Songs recorded 1962-1983, with Laurent Terzieff.
- 2000: La Douceur du bagne, book & CD, EPM/Le Castor astral[6]
- 2002: Le Condamné à mort, sung by Marc Ogeret, music Hélène Martin, recorded 1970, EPM "poètes et chansons".
- 2003: Lucienne Desnoues, reissue, EPM "poètes et chansons"
- 2006: Jean Genet, Un chant d'amour, Buda Musique, with Richard Armstrong.
- 2006: Chansons pour les enfants, EPM Musique, 2006.[7]
- 2006: Va savoir, EPM[8]
- 2007: Pablo Neruda, de la poésie à la lutte. Includes L'Elégie à Pablo Neruda sung by Hélène Martin.
- 2007: Terres mutilées followed by Dans mon pays, poems by René Char, 1968, reissue, EPM "Poésie".[9]
- 2008: Journal d'une voix, Des femmes-Antoinette Fouque.[10]
- 2009-2010: Voyage en Hélénie, 13-CD case.[11]
Awards
- 1961: Grand Prix du Disque[1]
- 1967: Prix de l'Humour noir.[12]
- 2009: Prix Jacques Douai
References
- 1 2 3 4 Véronique Mortaigne. Hélène Martin : entre les mots et la musique. Le Monde. 8 September 2009. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Philippe Soupault, Alain Dran. Hélène Martin: choix de chansons, discographie, portraits, présentation. Paris: Seghers, 1974.
- ↑ Plain-chant. Imdb. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Jean le Bleu. Imdb. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ François Delétraz. L'avantage de l'âge. Le Figaro. 11 September 2009. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Ludovic Perrin. Hélène Martin: livre-disque "La Douceur du bagne". Libération. 16 May 2000. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Hélène Martin / Chansons pour les enfants. EPM Musique. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Hélène Martin / Va savoir. EPM Musique. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ René Char / Hélène Martin. EPM Musique. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Journal d'une voix. Editions Des Femmes Publisher. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Hélène Martin / Voyage en Hélénie. EPM Musique. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Award winners at the 14th Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir Xavier Forneret, Paris, 30th October 1967. Getty Images. Accessed on line 7 January 2016.