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The top performer in the 1990s in France, Patricia Kaas sold
over 5 million albums by her mid-twenties. (As of now, she’s sold over 17
million worldwide) It’s been thirteen years since she has put out a new album.
But this year, that’s what she did, and from all accounts, the album speaks to
her growth not only as an artist and singer, but as a person as well. As an
advocate for tolerance, she bares her soul in songs about a mother talking to
her daughter about the injustices of living in a “man’s” world, having to work
harder and be better, to gain more, the music reminiscent of John Legend or Amy
Winehouse. There are songs about a battered wife, incest, a young gay person
being thrown from their home by their parents. This is her “testimony” album,
her “witness” album, giving voice to what she feels passionately about. She’s
also added new “pop” type songs and ones that younger audiences might tune in
to.
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Gerard Depardieu and his
wife invested in her when she hit her teens/twenties, and he, along with many
others, helped put her on the world map. She was twenty when her beloved mother died from cancer, and
she dropped out of public life for a while, devastated and in need of a “pause”
in the professional life she’d lived since age eleven. She comes from a large
family and learned piano and to sing at a young age.
In 1992 Patricia Kaas received 3rd place in the category of 'Best
International Female Singer' at the ECHO awards in Cologne,
nominated alongside Cher
(who received first place), Tina Turner, Madonna and Whitney
Houston, four of the biggest names in the music business. Evidently, Patricia
is a tiger on stage!
The more I learn about her, the more I admire her spirit and
her beauty. When I saw her in “And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen” with Jeremy Irons,
the chemistry between them on screen was brilliant and her melodic singing added
to the haunting nature of the film. She sings here with scenes from the film. It's better than the trailer.
She’s a pianist, a singer, an actress, and a champion of
causes. Her voice is deep, silky, sexy, rough and completely honest. Perhaps
you won’t care for her difference from the normal “higher” voices that are
popular at the moment, but I appreciate her for exactly that difference.
Il m’a dit que je suis belle (He Told Me I Am Beautiful, written by Jean-Jacques Goldman)
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Women and Change on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2IaDhC4Y_M
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Patricia Kass is not my favorite singer, but she has something, for sure
ReplyDeleteShe can be an "acquired" taste! I just like that she's different...
DeleteWOW! That voice! <3
ReplyDeleteNot familiar with the artist, but she has an impressive resume.
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