The singer Emmanuelle Mottaz, interpreter of the credits of the series “First kisses”, is dead

The singer Emmanuelle, interpreter of the credits of the hit series first kisses in the 80s and 90s, died at the age of 59, producer Jean-Luc Azoulay announced on Wednesday. According to Jean-Luc Azoulay, Emmanuelle died on March 16 in a Paris hospital.

Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle Mottaz of her real name) was part at the time of the galaxy AB Productions, company of Jean-Luc Azoulay. This company then dominated the sector of children’s and teen programs, with The Dorothy club or series like first kisses And Helen and the boysall broadcast on TF1.

“She had been in fragile health for some time. She was a real artist, a wonderful girl. She was a singer and a screenwriter for ‘Helen and the boys notably. We are very sad”the producer told AFP.

Scriptwriter

After having accompanied Dorothée in the song Hello hello mister computer (she was the robotic voice of the computer), Emmanuelle had enjoyed solo success in 1986 with the title first kissalso released by AB Productions.

This bluette modeled on the slows of the 60s had sold 700,000 copies and reached second place in the Top 50. The song was then taken up as the credits of the series first kissesbroadcast from 1991 to 1995.

In 1987, Emmanuelle had again found success with the song Just you to put me to sleep. Subsequently, her singing career dried up and she turned to writing screenplays for AB Productions and then directing short films and photography.