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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. Read Full BioEdith 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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[hide] 1 Discography 1.1 Albums
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. Read Full BioEdith 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
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Somnifère
by Edith Lefel
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Somnifè tala té tro fô
Ki lanmou nou an pran somèy
Chak moun toujou bizwen an lôt
Pou partagé lè bon moman
Lavi mwen tounen an kochma
Mwen té ké préféré pati
Zavè kô nou, ki ka rèvé kon inosan
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Menm si lavi ka malmènenw
Fanm tonbé pa désèspéré
Mé pou soufè nou ja soufè
Banbou pliyé pé ké kasé
Tout kô mwen frémi kon pyé bwa
Siklôn pa jen rivé raché'y
Rèspèkté fanm
Konsidéré sé té manman'w
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Sa té ké soulajé nou
Di trouvé an konfidan
Ni trop nonm asou latè, ki pa ka rèspèkté fanm
Lè'w wé an nonm ka bat fanm / Sa fè mwen mal
Ti manmayla ka pléré / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Manman'w ja las soufè / Sa fè mwen mal
Di mwen ki sa pou fè ba'w / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Jôdi dan plizyè péyi, ni dé fanm ki maltrété
Tro souvan yo oublyé, palé di dwa sé fanm lan
Tout fanm ki asou trotwa / Sa fè mwen mal
Alkol, ladrog détrui yo / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Droit de cuissage pou travay / Sa fè mwen mal
Mariages par intérêt / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Egoïste
Lè'w wè an nonm ka bat fanm / Doudou sa fè mwen mal
Ti manmay la ka pléré / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Tout fanm ki asou trotwa / Sa fè mwen mal
Alkol, ladrog détrui yo / Woy sa fè mwen
Doudou, sa fè mwen mal
Woy, sa fè mwin mal
Manman'w ja las soufè / Doudou sa fè mwen mal
Di mwen ki sa pou fè ba'w / Woy sa fè mwen
/ Doudou sa fè mwen mal
Writer(s): Ronald Rubinel, Edith Lefel
Contributed by Hudson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
by Edith Lefel
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Somnifè tala té tro fô
Ki lanmou nou an pran somèy
Chak moun toujou bizwen an lôt
Pou partagé lè bon moman
Lavi mwen tounen an kochma
Mwen té ké préféré pati
Zavè kô nou, ki ka rèvé kon inosan
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Menm si lavi ka malmènenw
Fanm tonbé pa désèspéré
Mé pou soufè nou ja soufè
Banbou pliyé pé ké kasé
Tout kô mwen frémi kon pyé bwa
Siklôn pa jen rivé raché'y
Rèspèkté fanm
Konsidéré sé té manman'w
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Ay, ay, ay, ka révé kon inosan
Ho ho ho, ho, ho ho ho
Sa té ké soulajé nou
Di trouvé an konfidan
Ni trop nonm asou latè, ki pa ka rèspèkté fanm
Lè'w wé an nonm ka bat fanm / Sa fè mwen mal
Ti manmayla ka pléré / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Manman'w ja las soufè / Sa fè mwen mal
Di mwen ki sa pou fè ba'w / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Jôdi dan plizyè péyi, ni dé fanm ki maltrété
Tro souvan yo oublyé, palé di dwa sé fanm lan
Tout fanm ki asou trotwa / Sa fè mwen mal
Alkol, ladrog détrui yo / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Droit de cuissage pou travay / Sa fè mwen mal
Mariages par intérêt / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Egoïste
Lè'w wè an nonm ka bat fanm / Doudou sa fè mwen mal
Ti manmay la ka pléré / Woy sa fè mwen mal
Tout fanm ki asou trotwa / Sa fè mwen mal
Alkol, ladrog détrui yo / Woy sa fè mwen
Doudou, sa fè mwen mal
Woy, sa fè mwin mal
Manman'w ja las soufè / Doudou sa fè mwen mal
Di mwen ki sa pou fè ba'w / Woy sa fè mwen
/ Doudou sa fè mwen mal
Writer(s): Ronald Rubinel, Edith Lefel
Contributed by Hudson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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