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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Colette Deréal
Person · female · France · Saint-Cyr-l'École · born 1927 · died 1988 · recording since 1959
French singer (1927-1988)
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Also known as Colette Denise de Glarélial · 科莱特·德雷亚尔
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ne joue pas
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1980s
Biography
English biography162 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1325901488
Biography
Colette Deréal (French pronunciation: [kɔlɛt dəʁeal]; born Colette Denise de Glarélial; 22 September 1927 – 12 April 1988) was a French actress and singer. She is best known for representing Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961.
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Deréal was born in Saint-Cyr-l'École, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), France. In 1961, Deréal represented Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, with the song "Allons, allons les enfants" (Let's go, let's go children). Deréal finished joint tenth place with the Finnish entry "Valoa ikkunassa" (The lights in the window) sung by Laila Kinnunen and the Dutch entry "Wat een dag" (What a day) sung by Greetje Kauffeld, receiving six points. She died in Monaco.
Selected filmography
The Sinners (1949)
Boîte à vendre (1951)
Music in the Head (1951)
The Convict (1951)
This Age Without Pity (1952)
Sergil Amongst the Girls (1952)
Little Boy Lost (1953)
This Man Is Dangerous (1953)
Yours Truly, Blake (1954)
The Red Cloak (1955)
Three Sailors (1957)
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups)
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ne joue pasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 8:40A1Ne joue pas2:02 A2Un tonnerre de joie2:07 B1Emmène-moi au bout du monde1:49 B2Pourquoi ?2:42 | August 1959 |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Y'a plus d'enfants / Valse de cambronneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:10AY'a plus d'enfants3:15 BValse de cambronne1:55 | 1965 | ||
| — | Pourquoi / Un tonnerre de joieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:54A1Pourquoi2:46 B1Un tonnerre de joie2:08 | — |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Chansons d'auteursSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 52:211À la gare Saint Lazare2:52 2Ne joue pas2:02 3Notre Concerto3:57 4Les femmes à lunettes2:34 5Reviendra-t-il le temps ?2:59 6Les quatre saisons2:52 7Quand le jour viendra2:39 8Une histoire d'amour3:05 9Ce bonheur-là3:07 10Un clown dans mon coeur3:48 11Cheveux fous et lèvres roses2:14 12Je crois en toi3:00 13Moi (qui n'ai plus rien)2:34 14On se reverra2:24 15Quand je jouai cet air-là2:02 16Tout le bonheur du monde2:47 17Tu me feras danser2:53 18La valse folle2:21 19Je serai là2:11 | Compilation | 1987 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Colette Deréal head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ColetteDereal-StudioHarcourt-1956.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/29a92056-ac3a-426c-93b3-a08f33a54d43discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/29a92056-ac3a-426c-93b3-a08f33a54d43core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466802seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colette_Der%C3%A9albiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colette_Der%C3%A9al
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Studio Harcourt. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q466802 · MusicBrainz: 29a92056-ac3a-426c-93b3-a08f33a54d43
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