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Hélène Ségara

May 09, 2023

Hélène Ségara (French pronunciation: ​[elɛn seɡaʁa]), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of French, Armenian and Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical Notre Dame de Paris. She has sold over 10 million records.

Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara in 2008
Background information
Birth nameHélène Aurore Alice Rizzo
Born (1971-02-26) 26 February 1971 (age 52)
Six-Fours-les-Plages, France
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1993–present
LabelsEast West, Warner Music France, Mercury France, Universal, Smart
Website

Biography

Childhood in the French Riviera

Hélène Ségara was born on 26 February 1971 on her grandfather's farm in Six-Fours-les-Plages. Her father, Bernardo Rizzo, is of Italian descent and her mother, Therese Kasbarian, is Armenian. She has cited her parents' divorce when she was eight and the death of her grandfather when she was 16 as defining moments of her childhood.[1]

As she wanted to become a singer, she left school and family at the age of 14. As a teenager, her jobs included performing in the piano bars of the French Riviera.[citation needed]

At 18, she gave birth to Raphael, her first son. Drawing on many musical influences she was a prolific songwriter during this period, and her repertoire grew to over a thousand songs in seven languages.[citation needed] In 1993, her first single, "Loin", was released, but failed to achieve success.[citation needed]

Life in Paris

 
Helene segara

In 1996, accompanied by her young son, she moved to Paris, where she met Christian Loigerot, who became one of her composers. She also met the famous producer Orlando Gigliotti, Dalida's brother, who gave new impetus to her career. Although impressed by the experience and professionalism of this mentor, she was still under contract with her first producer.

Ségara's first success came with "Je vous aime adieu," the first single from her debut album, Cœur de verre (1996), followed by the duet "Vivo per lei," performed with Andrea Bocelli. Her big break came when she was selected to play Esmeralda in Richard Cocciante's musical Notre Dame de Paris. Although she auditioned for the role in 1997, she wasn't selected until 1999, following the withdrawal of the Israeli singer Noa. "When fate knocks at the door for a second time, we must not let it get away," said Ségara.[citation needed]

However, her career was jeopardized after she was diagnosed with a cyst on her vocal cords although she continued to perform. During a show in Canada, she lost her voice. Her producer then resold her contract to Orlando, while a laser operation was carried out to treat her vocal cords.

A new start

 
Segara-la-vie-avec-toi

After her recovery, she recorded her second album, Au Nom d'une femme in 2000 which topped the charts in France. Five singles were released from the album. Ségara then began a concert tour that lasted about two years. A video recording of the concert she gave at the Olympia in Paris on this occasion was released. According to a poll made by the IFOP, Segara was the French people's favourite French singer at the time.

In March 2003, she released a third album, Humaine, including "On n'oublie rien, on vit avec", a duet with Laura Pausini and "L'Amour est un soleil", composed by Romano Musumarra. The album sold around 700,000 copies. She began another tour in late 2003 but was forced to stop her performances because of a difficult pregnancy. In August 2003, Ségara married Mathieu Lecat (son of journalist Didier Lecat) in Ajaccio, with whom she had two further children: Matteo and Maïa.[citation needed]

Her fourth studio album, Quand l'éternité ... came out in 2006. The first single from this album, "Méfie-toi de moi", was followed by "Rien n'est comme avant". This album has a different style from previous ones, with more pronounced rock influences, with lyrics largely written by the singer, discussing issues such as absence, death and hope. The album eventually achieved gold status three months after its release for more than 200,000 copies sold. In early 2007, she began a new concert tour in France, including the Palais des Sports in Paris.

In 2007, having finished the first part of her tour, two other songs from the album received radio play, despite not being released as singles: "Tu ne seras jamais libre" and "Father". In late 2007, several editions came out: a box set with of 3 CDs (Les 50 plus belles chansons d'Hélène Segara), two boxes consisting of two CDs with a new cover (Cœur de verre + Au Nom d'une femme, Humaine + Quand l'éternité...) and a CD 'Prestige' with 15 tracks. In February 2008, she released "La Moitié de nous", a duet with Bruno Pelletier, with a percentage of profits given to the charity Rêves.[2] The tour "Quand l'éternité..." ran until summer 2008, in France and abroad.

Il Divo

In 2014 Hélène performed the song "Memory"[3] from the musical Cats with the quartet Il Divo. The song was included on the disk group A Musical Affair (2014).[3]

Other activity

  • In 1998, Ségara performed with Garou a duet for the album Ensemble contre le sida (Eng: Together Against AIDS). The song is a cover version of "L'amour existe encore", composed by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante for Celine Dion.
  • She is a supporter of the charities Rêves, Les Restos du Cœur, Les Enfants de la Terre et e-enfance.
  • She sang on the album Le Cœur des femmes in aid of the Association Laurette Fugain, as well as charity programs on France 3.
  • She is also godmother of the charity Suisse, Espace Adoption, which supports adoptive families and adopted children.
  • Hélène Ségara has been ambassador of the association Rêves since 1998.
  • On 4 November 2006, Hélène took part in the Concert for Tolerance in Agadir, Morocco, where she performed alongside artists including Andrea Bocelli, Samira Said, Zucchero, Pascal Obispo, Florent Pagny, Faudel, Cheb Mami, Lorie and Amiina.

Awards

  • Spring 1997: The Sacem awarded the Prix Rolf Marbot to Ségara, Thierry Geoffroy, Christian Loigerot and Christian Vié, for the song "Je vous aime adieu".
  • 1999: Best Female Singer at the 'Trophy of Women in Gold' ceremony in Courchevel.
  • 22 January 2000: Revelation of the year at the 'NRJ Music Awards' in Cannes
  • 17 November 2000: Female Artist of the Year "M6 Music Awards" in Lille
  • 16 December 2000: 'Petit Princes' Trophy for the Best Singer of the Year on TF1
  • 20 January 2001: Francophone album of the year at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes a 'NRJ Music Awards'.
  • 17 February 2001: Female artist of the year at 'Victoire de la Musique'
  • 2 May 2001: 'World Music Awards' in Monaco for the highest selling disc in France for 2000/2001
  • 20 October 2001: IFOP poll, ordered by the magazine TV Star, revealed that Ségara is the favourite French singer and the performer of the most beautiful love songs
  • 25 October 2001: Ségara was featured in Who's Who.
  • 27 December 2001: Segara formed a part of 10 stars who made 2001, according to the French people, for the magazine Gala.
  • 10 July 2002: 'IFPI Platinum Europe Awards' in Brussels
  • 1 October 2002: Featured at the Grevin Museum in Paris
  • 13 January 2005: 'Most beautiful love song' at the Fête de la Musique on France 2, for "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment".

Discography

Main article: Hélène Ségara discography

Albums

Singles

[3]

External links

References

  1. ^ Hélène Ségéra & Didier Lecat, En aparté, Albin Michel, 2003; (ISBN 2226142991)
  2. ^ Statement on the official website of the association 24 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c peopleinside.fr (ed.). . Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.

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Helene Segara French pronunciation elɛn seɡaʁa born Helene Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971 is a singer of French Armenian and Italian descent who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical Notre Dame de Paris She has sold over 10 million records Helene SegaraHelene Segara in 2008Background informationBirth nameHelene Aurore Alice RizzoBorn 1971 02 26 26 February 1971 age 52 Six Fours les Plages FranceGenresPopOccupation s Singer songwriterYears active1993 presentLabelsEast West Warner Music France Mercury France Universal SmartWebsitelnsegara artistes universalmusic fr Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Childhood in the French Riviera 1 2 Life in Paris 1 3 A new start 1 4 Il Divo 2 Other activity 3 Awards 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 External links 6 ReferencesBiography EditChildhood in the French Riviera Edit Helene Segara was born on 26 February 1971 on her grandfather s farm in Six Fours les Plages Her father Bernardo Rizzo is of Italian descent and her mother Therese Kasbarian is Armenian She has cited her parents divorce when she was eight and the death of her grandfather when she was 16 as defining moments of her childhood 1 As she wanted to become a singer she left school and family at the age of 14 As a teenager her jobs included performing in the piano bars of the French Riviera citation needed At 18 she gave birth to Raphael her first son Drawing on many musical influences she was a prolific songwriter during this period and her repertoire grew to over a thousand songs in seven languages citation needed In 1993 her first single Loin was released but failed to achieve success citation needed Life in Paris Edit Helene segara In 1996 accompanied by her young son she moved to Paris where she met Christian Loigerot who became one of her composers She also met the famous producer Orlando Gigliotti Dalida s brother who gave new impetus to her career Although impressed by the experience and professionalism of this mentor she was still under contract with her first producer Segara s first success came with Je vous aime adieu the first single from her debut album Cœur de verre 1996 followed by the duet Vivo per lei performed with Andrea Bocelli Her big break came when she was selected to play Esmeralda in Richard Cocciante s musical Notre Dame de Paris Although she auditioned for the role in 1997 she wasn t selected until 1999 following the withdrawal of the Israeli singer Noa When fate knocks at the door for a second time we must not let it get away said Segara citation needed However her career was jeopardized after she was diagnosed with a cyst on her vocal cords although she continued to perform During a show in Canada she lost her voice Her producer then resold her contract to Orlando while a laser operation was carried out to treat her vocal cords A new start Edit Segara la vie avec toi After her recovery she recorded her second album Au Nom d une femme in 2000 which topped the charts in France Five singles were released from the album Segara then began a concert tour that lasted about two years A video recording of the concert she gave at the Olympia in Paris on this occasion was released According to a poll made by the IFOP Segara was the French people s favourite French singer at the time In March 2003 she released a third album Humaine including On n oublie rien on vit avec a duet with Laura Pausini and L Amour est un soleil composed by Romano Musumarra The album sold around 700 000 copies She began another tour in late 2003 but was forced to stop her performances because of a difficult pregnancy In August 2003 Segara married Mathieu Lecat son of journalist Didier Lecat in Ajaccio with whom she had two further children Matteo and Maia citation needed Her fourth studio album Quand l eternite came out in 2006 The first single from this album Mefie toi de moi was followed by Rien n est comme avant This album has a different style from previous ones with more pronounced rock influences with lyrics largely written by the singer discussing issues such as absence death and hope The album eventually achieved gold status three months after its release for more than 200 000 copies sold In early 2007 she began a new concert tour in France including the Palais des Sports in Paris In 2007 having finished the first part of her tour two other songs from the album received radio play despite not being released as singles Tu ne seras jamais libre and Father In late 2007 several editions came out a box set with of 3 CDs Les 50 plus belles chansons d Helene Segara two boxes consisting of two CDs with a new cover Cœur de verre Au Nom d une femme Humaine Quand l eternite and a CD Prestige with 15 tracks In February 2008 she released La Moitie de nous a duet with Bruno Pelletier with a percentage of profits given to the charity Reves 2 The tour Quand l eternite ran until summer 2008 in France and abroad Il Divo Edit In 2014 Helene performed the song Memory 3 from the musical Cats with the quartet Il Divo The song was included on the disk group A Musical Affair 2014 3 Other activity EditIn 1998 Segara performed with Garou a duet for the album Ensemble contre le sida Eng Together Against AIDS The song is a cover version of L amour existe encore composed by Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante for Celine Dion She is a supporter of the charities Reves Les Restos du Cœur Les Enfants de la Terre et e enfance She sang on the album Le Cœur des femmes in aid of the Association Laurette Fugain as well as charity programs on France 3 She is also godmother of the charity Suisse Espace Adoption which supports adoptive families and adopted children Helene Segara has been ambassador of the association Reves since 1998 On 4 November 2006 Helene took part in the Concert for Tolerance in Agadir Morocco where she performed alongside artists including Andrea Bocelli Samira Said Zucchero Pascal Obispo Florent Pagny Faudel Cheb Mami Lorie and Amiina Awards EditSpring 1997 The Sacem awarded the Prix Rolf Marbot to Segara Thierry Geoffroy Christian Loigerot and Christian Vie for the song Je vous aime adieu 1999 Best Female Singer at the Trophy of Women in Gold ceremony in Courchevel 22 January 2000 Revelation of the year at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes 17 November 2000 Female Artist of the Year M6 Music Awards in Lille 16 December 2000 Petit Princes Trophy for the Best Singer of the Year on TF1 20 January 2001 Francophone album of the year at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes a NRJ Music Awards 17 February 2001 Female artist of the year at Victoire de la Musique 2 May 2001 World Music Awards in Monaco for the highest selling disc in France for 2000 2001 20 October 2001 IFOP poll ordered by the magazine TV Star revealed that Segara is the favourite French singer and the performer of the most beautiful love songs 25 October 2001 Segara was featured in Who s Who 27 December 2001 Segara formed a part of 10 stars who made 2001 according to the French people for the magazine Gala 10 July 2002 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards in Brussels 1 October 2002 Featured at the Grevin Museum in Paris 13 January 2005 Most beautiful love song at the Fete de la Musique on France 2 for Il y a trop de gens qui t aiment Discography EditMain article Helene Segara discography Albums Edit 1996 Cœur de verre 1998 Notre Dame de Paris musical 2000 Au Nom d une Femme 2001 En concert a l Olympia 2002 Helene in Spanish language 2003 Humaine 2004 Le Best of 2006 Quand l eternite 2007 Les 50 plus belles chansons 2007 Collection prestige 2008 Mon pays c est la terre 2011 Parmi la foule 2013 Et si tu n existais pas 2014 Tout commence aujourd hui 2016 Amaretti in Italian language 2021 Karma Singles Edit 1993 Loin 1996 Je vous aime adieu 1996 Une voix dans la nuit 1997 Les Larmes remix 1997 Aupres de ceux que j aimais 1997 Vivo per lei je vis pour elle duet with Andrea Bocelli 1998 Loin du froid de Decembre soundtrack from Anastasia 1998 Vivre soundtrack from the musical Notre Dame de Paris 1999 Les Vallees d Irlande 1999 Il y a trop de gens qui t aiment 2000 Elle tu l aimes 2000 Parlez moi de nous 2001 Tu vas me quitter 2001 Au nom d une femme Remix 2001 Mrs Jones Live Olympia 2000 2002 Donner tout 2003 L Amour est un soleil 2003 Encore une fois 2003 On n oublie jamais rien on vit avec duet with Laura Pausini 2004 Humaine 2004 On ne dit pas 2004 Ailleurs comme ici 2006 Mefie toi de moi 2007 Rien n est comme avant 2007 Tu ne seras jamais libre 2007 Father 2008 La Moitie de nous duet with Bruno Pelletier 2008 Qu est ce qu on faire avec ce monde Sodad 2009 Danse a Nouveau 2011 La vie avec toi 2011 A la renverse 2013 Et si tu n existais pas duet with Joe Dassin 2014 Memory duet with Il Divo 2014 Tout commence aujourd hui 2015 Genre Humain 2016 L envol Il Envol 3 Preceded byNatacha Atlas Victoires de la MusiqueFemale artist of the year2001 Succeeded byZazieExternal links Edit in French Official Site of Helene Segara Biography of Helene Segara from Radio France Internationale Helene Segara at IMDbReferences Edit Helene Segera amp Didier Lecat En aparte Albin Michel 2003 ISBN 2226142991 Statement on the official website of the association Archived 24 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine a b c peopleinside fr ed IL DIVO NOUVEAU CLIP POUR L ALBUM A MUSICAL AFFAIR MAINTENANT DISPONIBLE Archived from the original on 5 December 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helene Segara amp oldid 1118460589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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