Régine: look back at the career of a multi-faceted artist

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L. Hakim, N. Lemarignier, M. Vial, N. Beddiaf, A. Canestraro – France 2

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The story of Régine, who died on Sunday May 1, is very rich. From her many encounters with personalities to her past haunted by deportation, here is the portrait of a popular singer.

She offered cult refrains to French song. Régine, the artist, had multiple lives. From stage woman to songs, night owl in her discotheques all over the world, the popular singer has made her life a permanent party. At the origin of the tube small papers, one of his successes, there is Serge Gainsbourg. Régine was also exuberant songs with which she amused herself.

The singer embraced fashions over the years, becoming a reference taken up by young singers like Larusso, who will take up the title You will forget me in 1998. “I am demanding in everything, I am demanding at night, I am demanding with what I was doing myself”, said Régine. The artist was also committed to undocumented migrants and founded an association against drugs.

She knew the price of life from her tragic childhood. The deportation was traumatic for her. The one who was nicknamed “the queen of the night” was a collector of discos, palaces and clubs in her name all over the world.


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