Amanda Lear (born 18 November 1939 is a French singer, lyricist, composer, … Read Full Bio ↴Amanda Lear (born 18 November 1939 is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist. She is the daughter of an Englishman and a Russian exile. Currently she lives in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, France near Avignon in the south.
She studied art in Paris and in the 60s moved to London. During this period she got to know the most prominent designers, musicians and artists belonging to the artistic circles she frequented. Her preferences were predominantly for the Surrealist movement and for bodily expression, since she has also studied the art of mime. The meeting with Dali changed her life.
In the following 15 years she became the only woman friend, the muse and confidant of the great artist and his wife Gala. She lived in their house in Cadaquès (Spain) and accompanied them when they moved to New York and Paris in the winter. Although he had declared that a woman should never paint, Dali became her mentor, allowing her to work alongside him and teaching her all she knows about art and its techniques.
He took her to visit all the great museums of the world, acting as her guide in the discovery of artists from his own highly individual point of view. Famous throughout the world as a pop singer, she soared to celebrity when her first song entered the international hit parades, but this not lead her to neglect the passion of her life: painting.
In 1975, disillusioned by a shallow but surprisingly conservative fashion industry and encouraged by boyfriend David Bowie, who paid for singing and dancing lessons, Lear decided to launch a career in music. Bowie recommended her a Hungarian voice coach Florence Wiese-Norberg, with whom he also worked.[16] She would record a demo song called "Stars" with him, however, the track still remains unreleased
In 1980 she had her first show in Rotterdam. Encouraged by the success of this and the publicity generated by the media, she went on to display in Paris, Berlin, Milan and Geneva, attracting the attention of the European collectors. She likes to recall the fact that she waited 20 years before having the chance to show her paintings and she is grateful to Dali for having been her friend and teacher. Pop icon Amanda Lear has recorded 15 studio albums and has released some 60 singles to date and has so far sold approximately 15 million albums and 25-30 million singles worldwide.
2012 saw the release of a new album "I Don't Like Disco", from which a few single were taken including La bete et la belle and I Don't Like Disco.
Her latest news can be read on her official site: www.amanda-lear.com.
She studied art in Paris and in the 60s moved to London. During this period she got to know the most prominent designers, musicians and artists belonging to the artistic circles she frequented. Her preferences were predominantly for the Surrealist movement and for bodily expression, since she has also studied the art of mime. The meeting with Dali changed her life.
In the following 15 years she became the only woman friend, the muse and confidant of the great artist and his wife Gala. She lived in their house in Cadaquès (Spain) and accompanied them when they moved to New York and Paris in the winter. Although he had declared that a woman should never paint, Dali became her mentor, allowing her to work alongside him and teaching her all she knows about art and its techniques.
He took her to visit all the great museums of the world, acting as her guide in the discovery of artists from his own highly individual point of view. Famous throughout the world as a pop singer, she soared to celebrity when her first song entered the international hit parades, but this not lead her to neglect the passion of her life: painting.
In 1975, disillusioned by a shallow but surprisingly conservative fashion industry and encouraged by boyfriend David Bowie, who paid for singing and dancing lessons, Lear decided to launch a career in music. Bowie recommended her a Hungarian voice coach Florence Wiese-Norberg, with whom he also worked.[16] She would record a demo song called "Stars" with him, however, the track still remains unreleased
In 1980 she had her first show in Rotterdam. Encouraged by the success of this and the publicity generated by the media, she went on to display in Paris, Berlin, Milan and Geneva, attracting the attention of the European collectors. She likes to recall the fact that she waited 20 years before having the chance to show her paintings and she is grateful to Dali for having been her friend and teacher. Pop icon Amanda Lear has recorded 15 studio albums and has released some 60 singles to date and has so far sold approximately 15 million albums and 25-30 million singles worldwide.
2012 saw the release of a new album "I Don't Like Disco", from which a few single were taken including La bete et la belle and I Don't Like Disco.
Her latest news can be read on her official site: www.amanda-lear.com.
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Amanda Lear Lyrics
Black Holes I'm trying to understand why Like a black hole in the…
Blood And Honey Midnight in the city and everyone's asleep See the shadow wa…
Comics When I'm alone at night Alone in my room When I switch…
Diamonds It's tough too tough to fall in love I got enough…
Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me) Give a bit of hm to me, and I'll give a…
Fashion Pack (Studio 54) (Amanda Lear/Anthony Monn) It was night and suddenly I felt…
Fever Never know how much I love you Never know how much…
Follow Me I'm getting out I'm moving on And from now on Address unknow…
Forget It It's getting hard to fall in love today Everybody's gone awa…
Gold Gold, I give you gold, gold did you ever dig for…
Ho fatto l'amore con me Te recuerdo Amanda la calle mojada corriendo a la fábrica do…
Incredibilmente Donna Io amo un uomo nella mia vita Con quanto in me…
Intellectually Intellectually you are superior But internally You're a tran…
La Bagarre Si tu cherches la bagarre, tu es juste à la…
Lili Marleen Devant la caserne quand le jour s'enfuit La vieille lanterne…
Miroir Miroirs Tu dis que tu as peur des miroirs Tu as peur…
Never Trust A Pretty Face Never trust a pretty face You could regret it Never trust a…
Queen Of Chinatown It was down in Chinatown that I met the opium…
Run Baby Run Run, baby, run, baby, run Run, baby, run, baby, run Run, bab…
The Lady In Black She arrived all alone in some exotic town Sexy lady, people…
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' You keep saying you got something for me Something you call…
Tomorrow Vou Voulez-vous Un Rendez-vous Voulez-vous un rendez-vous T…