Eddie Constantine
American singer and actor Eddie Constantine was born Edward Israël Constantinowsky on October 29, 1917, in Los Angeles, California. The son of a Russian jeweler father and a Polish mother, he underwent vocal training in Vienna and later came back to the United States to pursue a career in music, but would end up returning to Europe in the early 1950s after his career failed to take off. He settled down in Paris, where he was discovered by singer Édith Piaf while performing at a cabaret. His encounter with the French chanteuse led to his involvement in the musical La P'tite Lili and songwriting credits on the English versions of her most famous songs. During this time, Eddie Constantine reached the peak of his popularity as secret agent Lemmy Caution in the French B-movie La môme vert-de-gris (1953), a role he reprised in Je suis un sentimental (1955), Lemmy pour les dames (1961), Your Turn, Darling (1963), and Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965). In addition to his work on screen, he also cultivated a successful singing career through singles like "L’Enfant de la balle" (1954), "L'Homme et l'enfant" (1955), and "Cigarettes, whisky et p'tites pépées" (1957), and recorded the LPs Duo (1956) with Juliette Greco, the live LP Récital Eddie Constantine A L'Olympia (1956), and Eddie (1957). Mes Plus Grands Succès, a compilation that collected some of his biggest hits, was released by Barclay in 1968. Even though his popularity in France began to wane in the mid-1960s, he continued to do acting work in Germany, where he collaborated with the likes of Rosa von Praunheim, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Lars Von Trier. He died of a heart attack on February 25, 1993, in his Wiesbaden residence.
©Copyright Music Story Evelyn Duskey 2023
Similar artists
Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
-
Mes Plus Grands Succes
French Music - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on Jan 1, 1968
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ah! Les Femmes
Pop - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on Jan 1, 1989
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mein Kompliment
Schlager - Released by LS-Records on Jan 10, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Golden Star Collection
Pop - Released by Remember that Records on Mar 1, 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Comptines et chansons de Noël
Le Choeur des Enfants, Natalie Tual, Eddie Constantine, Tania Constantine
Children - Released by Didier Jeunesse on Oct 16, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jeder macht mal eine Pause
Pop - Released by Bear Family Records GmbH on Mar 24, 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ma belle mademoiselle (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Vintage Records on May 30, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
French Classics 1951-1954
French Music - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on Jan 1, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Le soudard (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Vintage Records on May 30, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Go Head
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Denardo James Music on Nov 20, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Deux pour aimer (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Vintage Records on May 23, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
L'homme et l'enfant (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Vintage Records on May 23, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo