After 60 years of career, Mireille Mathieu releases a double album dedicated to the legendary Edith Piaf, who left us six decades ago. She covers the greatest hits of the singer of “The Hymn to Love”. In this double album, she covers the greatest hits of the singer of “The Hymn to Love”.
“This album is my way of forever saying ‘Thank you’”
Mireille Mathieu will celebrate its 60th career in 2025 with a series of exceptional concerts at the Olympia. Friday November 17, she released a double album, accompanied by a symphony orchestra. She covers the greatest hits ofEdith Piafthe French icon who died six decades ago.
“I owe him so much with this fairy tale that the public has offered me for all these years and that I could never have imagined”confided the 77-year-old singer. Mireille Mathieu is full of praise for the missing legend, calling it “greatest singer in the world”artist “unique” et “always in the hearts of the French”. “In my own way, I wanted to pay homage to him by covering the most emblematic songs from his repertoire”did she say.
“Magnificent words describing the life of Edith Piaf”
In his new album, Mireille Mathieu also reveals an original creation entitled “Love in a black dress”. “My sister Matite recorded me, we had the notes deciphered by a musician and Claude Lemesle wrote me magnificent lyrics describing the life ofEdith Piaf and the public’s love for this extraordinary woman”relate-t-elle.
Throughout his career, Mireille Mathieu has been regularly requested abroad, particularly in Germany and Eastern countries. With 200 million records sold since her debut, according to her label, the singer is also planning performances across France, with stages planned in Avignon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Lyon, Strasbourg, as well as abroad, in Brussels and Lausanne.
2023-11-20 01:25:32
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