Born in Iskretz, Bulgaria, to a Bulgarian-Armenian father and a Hungarian mother, Vartan arrived in France when she was 10. She married the French rocker Johnny Hallyday on April 12, 1965 in Loconville. They have a son, David Hallyday (who is also a singer), born David Michael Benjamin Smet on August 14, 1966. Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan were France's "Golden Couple" of their generation. They divorced on November 4, 1980.
She is currently married to American media mogul Tony Scotti. She is actor Michael Vartan's aunt.
In 2005, Sylvie Vartan was appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal and Child Health in the European Region.
Her European hits include "Panne d'essence" ('Out Of Gas'), "Comme un garçon" ('Like a boy'), "J’ai un problème, je crois bien que je t’aime" ('I have a problem: I really think I love you'), and "La plus belle pour aller danser" ('The most beautiful to go dancing'). She is also rembered for such songs such as "L'amour c'est comme une cigarette" (Love is like a cigarette)
Nouvelle Vague
Sylvie Vartan Lyrics
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Doux cri de ma vie
Doux cri de mes nuits
Doux cri de ma vie
Ma voix te supplie
Cri de mon cœur, ne m'entends-tu pas
La nuit, le jour ?
Mon cri d'amour
Mon cri d'émoi quand tu fais souffrir
Mon cœur qui geint
Mon cri de joie quand tu me chavires
Tout près de toi, je suis bien
{au Refrain}
Mon cri d'espoir
Lorsque je te vois, je suis heureux
Mon désespoir
Lorsque tu t'en vas, mon cri d'adieu
Mon cri de foi
Si je me trompais, adieu l'amour
Adieu la joie
Car je t'aimerai jusqu'à la fin de mes jours
{au Refrain, x2}
The lyrics to Sylvie Vartan's song "Nouvelle Vague" are a collection of sweet cries that make up the essence of the singer's life. The refrain of the song describes these cries as the sweet cry of her life and nights, and her voice begging them to continue. The singer pleads with the cry of her heart, wondering if it can hear her pleading even during the night or day. Her cry of love is also heard in the song, expressing her emotions and heartaches when her loved one makes her suffer. Alongside that, there is the cry of joy, which she feels when her loved one is near, and she's content and happy.
The singer vocalizes her cries of hope, which she experiences every time she sees her beloved. She's delighted then, but when he's leaving, she has a desperate cry of goodbye. In addition to that, the song mentions the cry of faith, since the singer believes in a forever love that will never end, and if she did not have such faith, she would bid farewell to love and joy altogether. The lyrics in this song play on the different emotions one might feel during a relationship, displaying a keen understanding of what love can do to the heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Doux cri de ma vie
My gentle cry of life
Doux cri de mes nuits
My gentle cry of nights
Doux cri de ma vie
My gentle cry of life
Ma voix te supplie
My voice begs you
Cri de mon cœur, ne m'entends-tu pas
Cry of my heart, don't you hear me
La nuit, le jour ?
At night, during the day?
Mon cri du cœur, entends-tu ma voix ?
My cry of the heart, do you hear my voice?
Mon cri d'amour
My cry of love
Mon cri d'émoi quand tu fais souffrir
My cry of emotion when you cause pain
Mon cœur qui geint
My heart that cries
Mon cri de joie quand tu me chavires
My cry of joy when you capsize me
Tout près de toi, je suis bien
Near you, I am well
Mon cri d'espoir
My cry of hope
Lorsque je te vois, je suis heureux
When I see you, I am happy
Mon désespoir
My despair
Lorsque tu t'en vas, mon cri d'adieu
When you leave, my farewell cry
Mon cri de foi
My cry of faith
Si je me trompais, adieu l'amour
If I'm wrong, goodbye to love
Adieu la joie
Goodbye to joy
Car je t'aimerai jusqu'à la fin de mes jours
Because I will love you until the end of my days
Mon cri de cœur, ne m'entends-tu pas
My cry of the heart, don't you hear me
La nuit, le jour ?
At night, during the day?
Mon cri du cœur, entends-tu ma voix ?
My cry of the heart, do you hear my voice?
Mon cri d'amour
My cry of love
Contributed by Landon M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luis Arista
Cette version de la Novelle Vague est fort agréable à entendre et surtout agréable à voir grâce à vous. MERCI.
Maurice Cory
Bonjour se réveiller avec les très belles chansons de Sylvie Vartan me remplissent d énergie que de charme sensibilité elle a tout les atouts d une très tres grande Star que Dieu la protege
Anne-marie Benoit
Quelle classe et j adore ses tenues Quelle élégance @!!du respect pour leur public ,et Johnny son Amour et notre IDOLE et même plus ses tenues de SCÈNES et de ville Quelle beauté, plus jamais on ne reverra cela 😢 ..un Grand Merciiii et RESPECT .., quel VIDE ❤❤❤🌹🕊
Patricia
Quelle classe 👏 et beauté SYLVIE 💗. Patricia et CIE...
mario oiggam
Brava e bella!