Mistinguett
Actress and singer Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois – born April 4, 1875, in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d’Oise, Île-de-France, France – was better known by her stage name Mistinguett. Nicknamed ‘Queen’ and ‘Empress of the Music Hall,’ during her heyday, she was the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. When she was young, her family moved to Soisy-sous-Montmorency where she became interested in becoming an entertainer. She took singing and violin lessons and would sing while she sold blossoms in a restaurant. When she was 15, she met Casino De Paris director Saint-Marcel, who hired her as a stagehand. Gradually moving into entertaining, she made her live debut on December 5, 1893, performing “La Môme du Casino.” In order to gain more attention, she went through several stage names before settling on Mistinguett. She performed at the Trianon-Concert in 1894 but didn’t come to prominence until she refined her image – a short, boyish haircut – and adapted a more comedic, cheeky voice when she performed at the Eldorado theater in Paris between 1897 and 1907. She then took her popular stage act to the Moulin-Rouge in July 1907, where she became a success in several different shows. Thanks to her comedic style and risqué shows, Mistinguett became the highest paid female entertainer in the world and had her legs insured for good measure. In 1912, she met singer, actor, and entertainer Maurice Chevalier and began a decade long relationship with him. She made her film debut in the 1908 silent motion picture L’Empreinte ou La main rouge and would appear in many films over the next four decades. Mistinguett died on January 5, 1956, at the age of 82. Since her death, her recordings have been compiled onto many releases including Ciné-Stars : Mistinguett (1993), J'Suis Nature (2000), Mistinguett - The Empress of the Music-Hall (2005), La Reine du Music-Hall (2019), and Mistinguett la Vedette (2022).
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Pop - Erschienen bei Parlophone (France) am 02.01.1997
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Les Années Frou-Frou: Mistinguett
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Bella Musica Edition am 01.01.1995
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World Music - Erschienen bei EPM Musique am 09.08.2019
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L'intégrale de Mistinguett (Mono Version)
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 05.09.2014
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Best Of - Heritage Songs
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Plaza Mayor Company, Ltd. am 01.01.2008
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L'Essentiel de Mistinguett (Mono Version)
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Pop - Erschienen bei French Music Collection am 19.06.2015
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Les folles années de Mistinguett (La reine du music-hall)
Pop - Erschienen bei Rendez-Vous Digital am 29.08.2014
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Mistinguett - Ses Grands Succès, Vol. 1
Pop - Erschienen bei ISJRDigital am 04.08.2017
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Les génies de la chanson : Mistinguett
Französisches Retro-Chanson - Erschienen bei Balandras éditions am 04.10.2010
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Mistinguett-Grands succès
Pop - Erschienen bei ISTJDigital am 23.06.2015
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Mistinguett - Ses Grands Succès, Vol. 2
Pop - Erschienen bei ISJRDigital am 04.08.2017
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The Very Best of Mistinguett: Mon homme (Anthologie, vol. 1)
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Puzzle Productions am 01.01.2011
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Mistinguett la vedette (Mistinguett: La vedette)
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Arkadia Chansons am 18.03.2022
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Du Caf' Conc' au Music Hall
Pop - Erschienen bei Parlophone (France) am 23.03.2011
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Je cherche un millionnaire
Pop - Erschienen bei Rendez-Vous Digital am 16.09.2013
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Le monde de la chanson, Vol. 32: Ah ! Que j'aime Paris !
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Mistinguett - Souffle du Passé
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 05.08.2021
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Mistinguett - les meilleures chansons
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Don't stop the music am 10.08.2021
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