Liane Foly

Biography

Liane Foly (born 16 January 1962, in Lyon) is a popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.

Early years

Foly was born 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to Lyon, near the Perrache quarter, where they owned La droguerie du sourire. As a child of five she practised dancing. At age 12, she sang with her parents' orchestra Black and White with her brother Philippe on the drums and her sister Corinne at the piano. Later she continued to sing in local night clubs and bars, developing an affinity for blues and jazz. She studied languages for her Baccalauréat and is bilingual in French and English.
Foly's brother is Philippe Falliex, a French composer for television and radio shows. He composed several of her songs and accompanied her on stage as a drummer.

Career

In 1984, Foly was discovered by Philippe Viennet and André Manoukian, who offered to write and record a demo for her. After much work she arrived in Paris in 1987, and obtained a meeting with Fabrice Nataf, artistic director and CEO of Virgin France, who launched her career. She took on the name Liane Foly in 1986 in homage to Dalí, who at the time said in an advertisement that he was crazy about chocolate. In 1988, she published her first album, The Man I Love×The Man I Love1988 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Love me, love moi3:332Ça va, ça vient3:483The Man I Love3:254Rendez‐vous4:385Je les M3:576Dans la mousse3:497Chéri3:298Baby Love3:389Soul, Soul, Soul3:2910Plaisir d’amor4:0111Put the Blame on Mame3:0112Stormy Weather3:20, promoted by the Ca va, ça vient single. It was a commercial success that landed in the top 50. The same year she performed on stage in Paris (La Cigale). The album was composed by André Manoukian, with lyrics written by Foly and Philippe Viennet. Her 1997 album, Caméléon×Caméléon18 April 1997 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Pour toi0:492Caméléon4:103L'amour est fort4:154C'est la vie4:095La Valse des anges4:516Ma huitième merveille4:057C'est bon d'aimer3:408De l'autre côté du temps4:279L'amour sur mesure3:3010Après toi4:3511Fantôme de l'amour3:4212Le silence a des ailes4:0213Allée sans retour4:1614September Rain (L'été est fini)4:4515Pour toi0:47, was Foly's first without André Manoukian. Produced by Philippe Viennet, it was largely ignored by the French public. She played a major part in the composition of her 2000 album, Entre nous.

Albums

Besoin de toi
The Man I Love (Virgin, 1988)
Rêve orange (Virgin, 1990)
Les Petites Notes, recorded in English as Sweet Mystery (Virgin, 1990)
Lumières (Virgin, 1994)
Caméléon (Virgin, 1997)
Acoustique (Virgin, 1998)
Entre nous (Virgin, 2001)
La chanteuse de bal (Up Music, 2004)
Une étoile dort (Warner/(Up Music, 2005)
Le goût du désir (Warner/LF Productions, 2008)
Crooneuse (Sony, 2016)

Soundtracks

1992 : Beauty and the Beast, La Belle et La Bête (Ft Charles Aznavour)
1994 : Jalna (TV series), generic
1995 : Sabrina, Les Petites Notes
2000 : La Bicyclette bleue (TV movie), La Chanson de Léa
2010 : What War May Bring, Du chaud dans tes bras, Que reste-t-il de nos amours, Cette fille-là & B comme Berlin

Other work

Since 1993, she is a member of Les Enfoirés, a union of artists who sing every year at a charity concert for the association the Restaurants du Cœur.
Since 1995, part of proceeds from her two albums went to AIDS charities.
Since 2006, she has worked for AFIPA, an organization fighting the commercialisation of pet animal furs (dogs and cats).
In 2007, she is the godmother of the TV Show "Téléthon" and the non-profit organisation Make a Wish (Belgium).
In 2013, she is the godmother of the France women's national football team.