Edith Lefel (November 1963, in Cayenne, French Guiana - 20 January 2003, in… Read Full Bio ↴Edith Lefel (November 1963, in Cayenne, French Guiana - 20 January 2003, in Dreux, France) was a French-based singer
Lefel's mother was from French Guiana and her father from the island of Martinique. She moved with her parents to Martinique when she was three. It was there that she was exposed to the rich musical traditions of the Caribbean. During the 1970s, when Lefel was growing up, creative young artists with Haitian bands were just beginning to create the zouk sound. Groups such as Les Frères Déjean, Le Ska Shah Number One and Tabou Combo drew on a combination of traditional African, Caribbean and European rhythms, including belair, biguine and mazurka, to produce their unique music which became another global phenomenon in the decades following the death of Bob Marley.
In her 14th year, Lefel and her mother left for France, settling in the Saint-Denis suburb of Paris. There she continued her studies in law, occasionally singing with her brother's folk rock group, and, in 1984, launched her career as a professional singer. The turning point in her career came when she met the Maffia band leader Jean-Michel Cambrimol. He invited her to accompany the band on a tour of the French Antilles, and recorded the hit single "My doudou" with her. Lefel's success on that tour led to more offers, including one from Jean-Luc Lazair of Lazair, with whom she recorded the single "Ich Maman". In 1987, she accepted an offer from the famous Martinican group Malavoi, appearing as a chorus singer on their album La case à Lucie. She earned her nickname "la sirène" by singing a song of that title on Malavoi's 1993 album Matebis. During the same period she met the arranger and producer Ronald Rubinel, whom she later married and with whom she had twin sons.
The year after Lefel first appeared with Malavoi she recorded her first solo album, La klé (The Key), which won the Prix de la SACEM for its producer, Georges Debs, in 1988. The album included a duet between Lefel and "Latin Crooner" Ralph Thamar - one of many collaborations Lefel recorded during her career with famous musicians, including Gilles Voyer, Dominique Zorobabel, Jean-Philippe Marthély, Sylviane Cédia and Mario Canonge. She explained to an interviewer for the RFI Musique website that when she hosted a house party she invited the people she loved the most, and she felt there was no reason why a recording session should be any different.
By 1992, Lefel had become well-known throughout the Caribbean and her reputation had spread to Mozambique. In that year she released her second album,Mèci (Thanks), which was honored with the Sacem trophy for the best female singer of the year. Mèci broke records for Afro-Caribbean independent artists, selling in excess of 40,000 units. Her third album Rendez-vous, released in 1996, continued to build her reputation as one of the leading female interpreters of Afro-Caribbean genres.
But that same year Lefel took her career in quite a different direction, with a live recording made at the famed Olympia theater in Paris. In Edith Lefel a l'Olympia, the artist expanded her repertoire to include French and English language material, including some of the Parisian street songs that had been popularized by Edith Piaf. She explained that her parents had listened to Piaf when she was young (along with other classic French-language chanteurs like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour), and that she had often imitated Piaf at home for their entertainment. On the evening of the Olympia concert, May 11, 1996, Lefel impressed the audience with her immense talent, supported by her friends Ralph Thamar and Jean-Luc Alger, and her husband and children.
A very attractive woman whose likeness graced the covers of many prominent French magazines, Lefel died at the height of her powers and popularity[1] in January 2003, at only age 39. She died in her sleep. Autopsy results revealed a combination of smoking and birth control pills as the cause of her death. Edith Lefel is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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2 References
3 External links
Lefel's mother was from French Guiana and her father from the island of Martinique. She moved with her parents to Martinique when she was three. It was there that she was exposed to the rich musical traditions of the Caribbean. During the 1970s, when Lefel was growing up, creative young artists with Haitian bands were just beginning to create the zouk sound. Groups such as Les Frères Déjean, Le Ska Shah Number One and Tabou Combo drew on a combination of traditional African, Caribbean and European rhythms, including belair, biguine and mazurka, to produce their unique music which became another global phenomenon in the decades following the death of Bob Marley.
In her 14th year, Lefel and her mother left for France, settling in the Saint-Denis suburb of Paris. There she continued her studies in law, occasionally singing with her brother's folk rock group, and, in 1984, launched her career as a professional singer. The turning point in her career came when she met the Maffia band leader Jean-Michel Cambrimol. He invited her to accompany the band on a tour of the French Antilles, and recorded the hit single "My doudou" with her. Lefel's success on that tour led to more offers, including one from Jean-Luc Lazair of Lazair, with whom she recorded the single "Ich Maman". In 1987, she accepted an offer from the famous Martinican group Malavoi, appearing as a chorus singer on their album La case à Lucie. She earned her nickname "la sirène" by singing a song of that title on Malavoi's 1993 album Matebis. During the same period she met the arranger and producer Ronald Rubinel, whom she later married and with whom she had twin sons.
The year after Lefel first appeared with Malavoi she recorded her first solo album, La klé (The Key), which won the Prix de la SACEM for its producer, Georges Debs, in 1988. The album included a duet between Lefel and "Latin Crooner" Ralph Thamar - one of many collaborations Lefel recorded during her career with famous musicians, including Gilles Voyer, Dominique Zorobabel, Jean-Philippe Marthély, Sylviane Cédia and Mario Canonge. She explained to an interviewer for the RFI Musique website that when she hosted a house party she invited the people she loved the most, and she felt there was no reason why a recording session should be any different.
By 1992, Lefel had become well-known throughout the Caribbean and her reputation had spread to Mozambique. In that year she released her second album,Mèci (Thanks), which was honored with the Sacem trophy for the best female singer of the year. Mèci broke records for Afro-Caribbean independent artists, selling in excess of 40,000 units. Her third album Rendez-vous, released in 1996, continued to build her reputation as one of the leading female interpreters of Afro-Caribbean genres.
But that same year Lefel took her career in quite a different direction, with a live recording made at the famed Olympia theater in Paris. In Edith Lefel a l'Olympia, the artist expanded her repertoire to include French and English language material, including some of the Parisian street songs that had been popularized by Edith Piaf. She explained that her parents had listened to Piaf when she was young (along with other classic French-language chanteurs like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour), and that she had often imitated Piaf at home for their entertainment. On the evening of the Olympia concert, May 11, 1996, Lefel impressed the audience with her immense talent, supported by her friends Ralph Thamar and Jean-Luc Alger, and her husband and children.
A very attractive woman whose likeness graced the covers of many prominent French magazines, Lefel died at the height of her powers and popularity[1] in January 2003, at only age 39. She died in her sleep. Autopsy results revealed a combination of smoking and birth control pills as the cause of her death. Edith Lefel is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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2 References
3 External links
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Edith Lefel Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Edith Lefel:
A contre-temps Kasi kasa, kasi kasi kasi kasa Kasi kasa, kasi kasi kasi…
Adieu Adieu... Adieu... Tout commence un beau matin sans prévenir …
Apartheid Pouki sa kanmarad? Pouki rézon ou ka soufè kon sa, kanmarad…
Asi paré A si parè mwen pa bel ankò A si parè ou…
Bel pawol hey ha hey ha! an an han- ah ah an an han hey…
Bonm' saint doux Fanm minm si w Toujou genti epi nonm la ki fè…
Contre temps Cassi cassa- cassi cassi cassa Cassi cassa-cassi cassi cassa…
Dialogue pa janmin konfon' tout' sentiman ini lanmou épi lanmou tou …
Dites lui Il faudrait seulement lui dire Lui dire sans ses bras Ses …
J'ai pensé à toi An ti chimiz ou té lessé Fè mwen songé-w tout' la…
La foule Je revois la ville en fête et en délire Suffoquant…
La klé Sé vou, ki ja dékwoché la klé tchè mwen aah Tou…
La sirène ON JOU- MWEN DESENN- LA CASCADE- POU Binyin -mwen ten…
Marie Adan kwen an chanb lopital An nonm asiz la ka pléré I…
Mèci Mwen lévé bon matin in in Santi mwen telmen bien in…
Mon Ange {Refrain: x3} Viens je t'attends Mon ange, mon irréel Vie…
Nathalie Nathalie Nathalie ich mwen Kouté sa paren-w ka di-w Lavi a …
Piensa En Mi Si tienes un alto penal Piensa en mi Si tienes ganas de…
Piti innocent Pati tro vit' piti innocent Ou pati tro vit' piti Yo touvéy…
Premié l'anmou Prèmié lanmou ou pé pa oubliyé Ti randévou a la rékréasyon P…
Si seulement Tu n'as jamais compris que c'était toi ma vie Tu n'as pas…
Somnifére Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha…
Somnifère (Paroles de Femmes) Han han han han Han han han Somnifè ta la té two…
Sos Mémé (Chantèz) Lè ou koumansé vyéyi sa rèd Ou kondané a viv tou…
Trop sentimental Si tu savais Ce que tu représentes pour moi Si je pouvais…
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SIBER Pâquerette
T' écouter c'est un Bonheur tu es partie vraiment trop tôt je ne me lasserai jamais d'écouter tes chansons que ton Âme repose en paix
Hannette Ngoa
Édith, mon idole, la star de ma jeunesse, je ne t'oublierai jamais.
Une étoile ne s'éteint pas
Aboubacry Mbow
Edith ma chérie ❤repose en paix tu nous manques 😢😢
Hannette Ngoa
Je pleure encore ta belle voix. Comme si c"etait hier. Repose en paix, Edith
Lysia Pelmard
Toutes ses chansons resterons immortels même si ont les écoutes et réécoutent d’année en année je l’écoute en 2021😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Claude CITADELLE
Quand on l'écoute aujourd'hui,
c'est comme si elle était encore avec nous...
Faustin Ngou
J'aime beaucoup sa musique
Namithalie Mendes
Edith lefel nous manque
mimi caline
c bon ça la première chanson me trotte dans la tête depuis un moment. Thanks😃
Francesca Saint-rose
Tu nous manques énormément ma jolie 😚😚😚💓❤️❤️❤️💋