Marianne James
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Marianne James | |
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Background information | |
Born | Montélimar, Drôme, France | 18 February 1962
Genres | Opera, pop |
Occupation(s) | singer, actress, writer, TV Host, fashion designer |
Years active | 1981–present |
Marianne James (born 18 February 1962[citation needed]) is a French singer, writer, actress, TV host and fashion designer. She has co-presented the French coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest.[1]
Early life[]
Born in Montélimar, Marianne Gandolfi grew up in the family shop, Place du Marché, with her father Maurice, chocolatier pastry chef and nougatier, her mother Jacqueline, whose Italian origins she had, and her sister Pascale, four years older than her.[2]
She took guitar lessons at the age of 11 with Antoine Petrucciani, known as "Tony", a renowned jazz guitarist and father of pianist Michel Petrucciani. From the age of 15 to 23, she enjoys her holidays to sing in the streets with her sister and a friend.[3]
In 1980, after creating her first group "The Swingums", she graduated in musicology at the Sorbonne University and won a first prize for singing at the Conservatoire de Paris.
In 1981, Marianne James integrates the band "Les Démones Loulou" with whom she did the first part of William Sheller at the Olympia. Then she continues to sing in the streets of Paris and Italy.
Theater[]
Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
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1991-2002 | L'Ultima Recital, les adieux irrévocables | Marianne James & Veronique Vola | Jango Edwards | Molière Award for Best Musical Show (1999) Nominated - Molière Award for Best Musical Show (1997) |
2003-2006 | Le Caprice de Marianne | Marianne James & Laurence Boccolini | Marianne James | |
2008 | The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob | Gérard Oury & Danièle Thompson | Patrick Timsit | |
2009 | Les Insatiables | Hanokh Levin | Guila Braoudé | |
2011 | Une visite inopportune | Copi | Philippe Calvario | |
2013-2018 | Miss Carpenter | Sébastien Marnier & Marianne James | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt & Steve Suissa | |
2018-2020 | Tatie Jambon | Valérie Bour & Marianne James | Aude Léger | Festival d'Avignon Off - Best Show - Young Audience |
Album[]
- 1999 : Les Mandarines
- 2006 : Marianne James
- 2015 : Les Symphonies Subaquatiques
- 2016 : Tous au lit !
- 2018 : Tous heureux !
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004-2007 | Nouvelle Star | Judge | M6 |
2009 | Vive les comédies musicales ! | Host | TF1 |
2010 | Un monde tout nu | Host | Jimmy |
Rendez-vous en terre inconnue | Guest | France 2 | |
2011 | Queens of Pop | Host | Arte |
2014-2017 | Prodiges | Host | France 2 |
2015-2017 | Eurovision Song Contest | Commentator | France 2 & France 4 |
2016 | Cinq à sept avec Arthur | Columnist | TF1 |
Gala de l'Union des artistes | Host | France 4 | |
2016-2017 | A vos pinceaux | Host | France 2 & France 4 |
2018-2019 | La France a un incroyable talent | Judge | M6 |
Filmography[]
Actress[]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2013 | La croisière | Amanda Saint-Gil | Pascal Lahmani | TV Series (1 Episode) |
2017 | Scènes de ménages: ça va être leur fête | The Singer | Francis Duquet | TV Movie |
2018 | Nina | Valérie | Hervé Brami | TV Series (1 Episode) |
Mongeville | Agnès de Barneville | Bénédicte Delmas | TV Series (1 Episode) |
Dubbing[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | The Fat Lady |
2006 | Happy Feet | Mrs. Astrakhan |
2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Captain Chantel DuBois |
2016 | Salaire net et monde de brutes | Future Advisor Interim |
References[]
- ^ "Pendant l'Eurovision 2017, Marianne James et Stéphane Bern ont fait des commentaires trés personnels". Huffington Post (in French). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.marianne-james.com/
- ^ "SAINT-BASILE (ARDECHE). Marianne James : "L'Ardèche, mon havre de paix"".
External links[]
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- French female singers
- French-language singers
- French film actresses
- French television actresses
- French fashion designers
- French voice actresses
- French people of Italian descent
- 21st-century French actresses
- People from Montélimar
- Women fashion designers
- La France a un incroyable talent