Christiane Legrand
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Christiane Legrand was a French jazz and classical singer best known as the original lead soprano of The Swingle Singers and for her extensive work on film soundtracks.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christiane Legrand canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical singer
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human ⓘ jazz singer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Les Double Six
NERFINISHED
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The Swingle Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | recordings with The Swingle Singers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-08-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-11-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Raymond Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Christiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Swingle Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Christiane Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
film soundtrack performances
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original lead soprano of The Swingle Singers ⓘ vocals for film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" ⓘ vocals for film "The Young Girls of Rochefort" ⓘ |
| occupation |
singer
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vocalist ⓘ |
| partOf |
French film music tradition
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French jazz scene ⓘ |
| performedIn | film soundtracks ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead soprano of The Swingle Singers ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philips Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Benoît Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Michel Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRange | soprano ⓘ |
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