She was born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France, the oldest daughter of a poor family of fourteen children. She began singing as a small child, appearing in public at the age of four, singing in her church. As a young girl she worked in a factory, where she saved her money to pay for singing lessons.
Discovered by Johnny Stark, manager of France's biggest star at the time, Johnny Hallyday, she was tutored by orchestra leader Paul Mauriat and song writer André Pascal who wrote "Mon crédo", "Viens dans ma rue", "La première étoile" and many other hits for her . After her television performance in 1965 and debut run at the Paris Olympia, she was immediately hailed as the next Édith Piaf, such was her haunting voice.
Singles such as "Mon Credo" and "C'est Ton Nom" made her a huge star in France and all over Europe while making her a big success in North America and Mexico. Her French cover of Engelbert Humperdinck's "The Last Waltz" generated much publicity in Great Britain and with hit after hit, she soon toured Canada and the United States where she appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and the Danny Kaye Show. In Las Vegas, she sang with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra to great applause.
Still much in demand, she continues to perform regularly. She travels frequently, appearing at such venues as New York City's Carnegie Hall, Sport Palace in Montreal, Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles and Ice Palace of St. Petersburg. She has sold about 150 million copies of her albums in her 40 year career, recorded about 1200 songs in 9 languages, and was the first western singer in history who gave concerts in China. Over the years she sang duets with such luminaries as Charles Aznavour, Barry Manilow, Paul Anka, Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Tom Jones and others.
Songs such as "Acropolis adieu," "Ne me quitte pas," and "Santa Maria de la mer," are considered classics. Her French version of Roy Orbison's ballad, "Blue Bayou", is regarded by many as one of the best covers of that popular song.
In 1989, President François Mitterrand invited Mireille Mathieu to sing a tribute to General de Gaulle. She gave a series of concerts at the Palais des Congrès in Paris in December 1990. Three years later, she released an album devoted to her all-time idol, Édith Piaf.
In January 1996, "Vous lui direz…" was released. Maxime le Forestier wrote one of the titles, "A la moitié de la distance". She did not choose to perform live in France to promote the album, preferring rather to go to Los Angeles USA, where she triumphed on November 14th with her vibrant tribute to another of her idols, Judy Garland. The performance was a tremendous success she was dressed by Provence couturier, Christian Lacroix and looked stunning for the performance. [1]
In 2002, she released her 37th French album De tes mains. Mathieu celebrated the 40th anniversary of her career at the Paris Olympia, in November 2005, after releasing her 38th French album, which reached number 14 on the charts in France (it remained in the top 100 for several months).
Comme Avant
Mireille Mathieu Lyrics
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Comme avant
Ah si tu pouvais rire avec moi
Comme avant
Quand on découvrait
Paris sous la pluie
De Californie
Je voudrais te dire à tout à l´heure
Comme avant
Écrire des chansons sur le bonheur
Comme avant
Retrouver le temps que nous n´avons plus
Être les enfants qu´on se sera plus
Baby I love you tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby I love you et je crois toujours en nous
Tu viens de sourire en m´écoutant
Comme avant
Je parle du cœur et tu m´entends
Comme avant
Viens vite oublier Paris sous la pluie
Nous allons trouver
La Californie
Viens vite oublier Paris sous la pluie
Nous allons trouver la Californie
Baby I love you tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby I love you et je crois toujours en nous
Baby I love you tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby I love you et je crois toujours en nous
Baby
Baby
I love you
Love you
Tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby
Baby
I love you
The song "Comme Avant" by Mireille Mathieu is about reminiscing on a past relationship and longing to go back to how things were before. The lyrics begin with the singer wishing that her partner could live with her again, just like before. She then continues to talk about how they used to discover Paris together in the rain and dream of going to California. The singer longs for those moments again and wishes she could write songs about happiness like she used to.
The chorus repeats "Baby I love you, tout n'est pas fini pour nous" (Baby I love you, it's not over for us) multiple times, emphasizing that she still loves her partner and believes in their relationship. The lyrics end with the singer urging her partner to come and forget about Paris in the rain because they will find California together.
Overall, "Comme Avant" is a nostalgic and romantic song that tells a story about yearning for the past and holding onto hope for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah si tu pouvais vivre avec moi
Comme avant
If only you could live with me
Like before
Ah si tu pouvais rire avec moi
Comme avant
Quand on découvrait
Paris sous la pluie
If only you could laugh with me
Like before
When we discovered
Paris in the rain
Et quand on rêvait
De Californie
And when we dreamed
Of California
Je voudrais te dire à tout à l´heure
Comme avant
I want to tell you "see you later"
Like before
Écrire des chansons sur le bonheur
Comme avant
To write songs about happiness
Like before
Retrouver le temps que nous n´avons plus
Être les enfants qu´on se sera plus
To find the time we no longer have
To be the children we will never be again
Baby I love you tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby I love you et je crois toujours en nous
Baby I love you, it's not over for us
Baby I love you, and I still believe in us
Tu viens de sourire en m´écoutant
Comme avant
You just smiled at me while listening
Like before
Je parle du cœur et tu m´entends
Comme avant
I speak from the heart and you hear me
Like before
Viens vite oublier Paris sous la pluie
Nous allons trouver
La Californie
Come quickly forget Paris in the rain
We will find
California
Baby I love you tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby I love you et je crois toujours en nous
Baby I love you, it's not over for us
Baby I love you, and I still believe in us
Baby
Baby
I love you
Love you
Tout n´est pas fini pour nous
Baby
Baby
I love you
Baby
Baby
I love you
Love you
It's not over for us
Baby
Baby
I love you
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Lilly
Linda musicas que nos tempos de hoje não se escutam mais. vou até divulgar no face.
Lidia Aguayo
Bellisima cancion
Sylvie Sarrade
Mireille et Paul Anka étaient formidables dans leurs duos, il faut dire que les chansons sont de Paul Anka, un très grand monsieur de la chanson, on y ajoute la merveilleuse voix de Mireille et c est parfait.
Frederique martin
La voix de Pa Anka est absolument délicieuse dans cette chanson.
Rosie Lefebvre
Si le monde était comme avant ,dans mon jeune temps ,j’ai vieilli et j’ai tout perdu ,,la vraie vie ,elle a disparu .llefebvre