Patricia Kaas - the name that has become a legend.The singer, who revived interest in the French chanson, made the whole world listen, translate, study texts in French, the beauty with a unique voice is rightfully one of the symbols of modern French culture.
Childhood and musical formation
The future singer was born in 1966 inFrench and German family. At home, before school, the girl spoke mostly in German. Favorite younger sister of five brothers, Patricia from early childhood was fond of vocals and performed popular pop songs. Parents fully supported her initiatives, and by the age of 13 the girl could already boast of victories in various song contests.
The hobbies of a talented girl were not limited to music. At 16, Patricia tried herself as a model.
First albums
The first producer of the future star was not whoother than the famous actor Gerard Depardieu. The song Jalouse ("Jealous") was written with his financial support to the words of his wife. And although the first single did not have much success, the start of the career of Patricia Kaas was laid.
The first album of Patricia Kaas Mademoisellechante le blues ("Mademoiselle sings the blues"), released in 1988, was a huge success and for a long time consolidated its position at the very top of the ranking of the best albums in France. Some time later, he received platinum status, and Patricia herself was named the discovery of the year. Soon the singer went on a world tour, which she completed in 1990. After giving 196 concerts in 12 countries, she returned to her homeland with a world-class star.
В 1990 году Патриция выпускает свой второй альбом in collaboration with the record company CBS Records. The album was called Scene de vie ("Picture of Life") and scored a large number of positive reviews. It was presented not only in Europe, but also in the USSR, Canada and Japan. The singer was one of the first among Western musicians to visit Vietnam, traveled through Asia, gave concerts in Cambodia, Thailand, and Korea.
International recognition
In 1993, the third album, Je te dis, was recorded.vous (“I tell you" you ""), who became the most successful in her entire career. The photo of Patricia Kaas on the album cover was distributed in dozens of countries with a circulation of three million copies, and the album received diamond status.
In 1991, Kaas won the bronze medal at the prestigious international World Music Awards, standing on a par with Madonna, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Cher.
Later, Patricia will take the honorable third place in the French competition "Marianne", the goal of which is no less than the choice of the symbol of France.
In 1998, the army of fans of the singer increased,including lovers of classic opera sound. Patricia performed on the stage of the Vienna City Hall with the great operatic tenor Placido Domingo to the accompaniment of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The recording of this concert was sold in large quantities.
Patricia in Russia
В 2008 году Патриция сделала потрясающий подарок to their Russian fans, going on stage with the group "UmaTurman". Soon in Russia was presented her album Kabaret. In 2009, the singer again visited Moscow to take part in Eurovision - an international pop song contest. Patricia Kaas took the eighth place and gained new fans, who invited her to perform next year in the Kremlin.
В 2001 году творческая биография Патриции Каас supplemented by a new line: the singer tried herself as an actress in Claude Lelouch’s movie “Now ... Ladies and Gentlemen.” Partner of the singer on the set was the English actor Jeremy Irons.
In 2002, Patricia Kaas releases a new album,dedicated to the great Edith Piaf. Patricia presented the concert program entitled Kaas Sings by Piaf on a tour of many countries, including Russia and Ukraine.
Personal life
The singer admitted to one of the interviewers thatalways feared an all-consuming passion capable of distorting her personality. Patricia talked about a promise made by her dying mother: to sing for the rest of her life, never stopping in her career. With great success in the profession in the personal life of the singer is lonely. The press has repeatedly attributed to her novels with a famous actor and equally well-known lovelad Alain Delon, with her partner on the set Jeremy Irons and other celebrities, but no confirmation of this was received. Relations with the Belgian producer and composer Philip Bergman were the longest in her life. However, the novel, which lasted 6 years, gradually faded away. Patricia shares plans to have a child, adopting an orphan, and dreams of meeting an ordinary earthly man who would not compete with her main love — her public. And on tour and in any travels the singer does not part with the teddy bear, the gift of his beloved mother.
