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Michèle Arnaud
Person · female · France · Toulon · born 1919 · died 1998 · recording since 1957
French singer (1919–1998)
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Also known as Micheline Caré · Michèle Arneau · 米歇爾·阿諾
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: En amour
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
Biography
English biography876 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1353632374
Biography
Michèle Arnaud (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl aʁno], born Micheline Caré; 18 March 1919 – 30 March 1998), was a French singer, recording artist, and director. She was buried on 18 September 1998 at Montparnasse Cemetery. She is the mother of the singer Dominique Walter and the photographer Florence Gruère.
Arnaud was awarded a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She was the first entrant for Luxembourg in the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.
Biography
After completing her primary education in Cherbourg, she went to Paris where she took a course at the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques. She gained two degrees in philosophy. Simultaneously with her studies, she regularly frequented cabaret clubs such as Le Tabou and La Rose Rouge.
In 1956 she was the first entrant for Luxembourg in the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano, participating with the songs Ne crois pas and Les amants de minuit, but was unsuccessful in winning.
On 11 July 1962, she appeared in the first-ever live television transmission via satellite from France to the United States. Because of the orbital path of the newly launched American satellite, Telstar, the program lasted only twenty minutes. Also appearing that evening was Yves Montand.
Gainsbourg sung by...
2 CD EMI Music France 854067-2, 1996 and reedited in June 2006, all songs of Serge Gainsbourg sung by Michèle Arnaud (CD 1) :
La Recette de l'amour fou, 1958
Douze belles dans la peau, 1958
Jeunes femmes et vieux messieurs, 1958
La Femme des uns sous le corps des autres, 1958
Ronsard 58, lyrics by Serge Barthélémy and music by Serge Gainsbourg, 1959
Il était une oie, 1959
La Chanson de Prévert, 1961
Les Goémons, 1962
La Javanaise, 1963
Les Papillons noirs, a duo with Serge Gainsbourg, 1966
Ballade des oiseaux de croix, 1966
Les Papillons noirs, 1966
Ne dis rien, from the musical Anna, 1967
Rêves et caravelles, 1969
Michèle Arnaud
2 CD EMI Music France 520486-2 (1999)
CD 1:
Voulez-vous jouer avec moi ?, texts by Marcel Achard and music by Georges van Parys, 1956
Ne crois pas, texts and music by Christian Guitreau, 1956
La rue s'allume, texts by Louis Ducreux and music by André Popp – Louis Ducreux, 1955
Quand on s'est connu, texts and music by Jean-Pierre Moulin, 1958
L'Éloge des cocus, texts by Pierre Lambry and music by Simone Lorencin, 1957
Zon zon zon, texts by Maurice Vidalin and music by Jacques Datin, 1957
Sous le pont Mirabeau, poem by Guillaume Apollinaire and music by Jacques Lasry, 1955
Julie, texts by Maurice Vidalin and music by Jacques Datin, 1957
Sans l'amour de toi, paroles de Claude Delécluse and music by Michelle Senlis – Paul Misraki, 1957
Morte Fontaine, texts by Rolland Valade and music by Jean-Michel Arnaud, 1959
Van Gogh, texts by Pierre Lambry and music by Jacques Datin, 1959
Napoli, texts and music by Roger Riffard, 1960
Loulou de la Vache Noire, texts and music by Roger Riffard, 1960
Deux tourterelles, texts by Eddy Marnay and music by Emil Stern, 1957
Pourquoi mon dieu, French adaptation by Georges Moustaki et Jacques Kabanellis from Manos Hadjidakis, 1962
Pauvre Verlaine, texts and music by Salvatore Adamo, 1968
Amour perdu, texts and music by Salvatore Adamo, 1963
Toi qui marchais, texts by Jean-Pierre Chevrier and music by Guy Bontempelli, 1963
L'Inconnue, texts and music by Roger Riffard, 1960
Il y a des années, texts and music by Roger Riffard, 1960
CD 2:
Angelo, texts and music by Robert Ardray, 1964
Comment dire, texts and music by Guy Bontempelli, 1964
Et après ?, texts by Armand Seggian and music by Jacques Pezet, 1964
La Chanson de Tessa, texts by Jean Giraudoux and music by Maurice Jaubert, 1965
Ne vous mariez pas les filles, texts by Boris Vian and music by Alain Goraguer, 1964
Si les eaux de la mer, texts by Bernard Dimey and music by Henri Salvador, 1965
Les Papillons noirs, a duo with Serge Gainsbourg, texts and music by Serge Gainsbourg, 1966
Ballade des oiseaux de croix, texts and music by Serge Gainsbourg, 1966
Chanson sur une seule note, French adaptation by Eddy Marnay of Samba de una nota so from the Brazilian texts by Newton Mandonga, music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1962
Sans toi, texts by Agnès Varda and music by Michel Legrand from the movie Cléo from 5 to 7, 1963
Un soir, texts by Bernard Dimey and music by Henri Salvador, 1964
La Marche arrière, texts by Boris Vian and music by Henri Salvador, 1964
Je croyais, adaptation by Hugues Auffray and Georges Aber from Yesterday by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1966
La Grammaire et l'amour, texts and music by Guy Bontempelli, 1966
La Chabraque, texts by Marcel Aymé and music by Guy Béart, 1960
Marie d'Aquitaine, texts by René Ruet and music by André Grassi, 1962
Cherbourg avait raison, texts by Jacques Larue and Eddy Marnay, music by Guy Magenta, 1961
La Chanson des vieux amants, texts by Jacques Brel and music by Gérard Jouannest, 1967
Le Bleu de l'été, French adaptation by Henri Contet of Green Leaves of Summer from the American texts of Paul Francis Webster, music by Dimitri Tiomkin from the movie Alamo, 1961
Timoléon le jardinier, texts and music by Roger Riffard, 1960
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 | 27 | 88.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
1958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Une jolie fleur dans une peau de vacheA2Les Chansons de la nuitA3Tout l’amour que j’aiA4La PrièreA5La MarineB1Un jour tu verrasB2L’Âne et le GendarmeB3La rue s’allumeB4Avec ce soleilB5Le Pharmacien / Chanson cruelle1959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:08
A1Julie3:15A2Voulez‐vous jouer avec moi2:40A3La Valse à mille temps3:55A4Sans l’amour de toi2:28A5Quand on s’est connus2:15B1Zon‐zon‐zon3:15B2La rue s’allume2:30B3Timoléon le jardinier2:40B4Sous le pont Mirabeau2:35B5La Chabraque3:35— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1La Complainte des vieux amantsA2Il n’y a pas d’amour heureuxA3L’Étang chimériqueA4Les Feuilles mortesA5La Valse des lilasA6La rue s’allumeB1La MaisonB2Ma jeunesse fout l’campB3Pauvre RutebeufB4Le Bateau espagnolB5Sans toiB6La Chanson de Tessa
EP · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | En amourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1En amour A2Les fleurs et l'amour B1Ce garçon B2Jonathan | 1957 | ||
| 1966 | Je croyaisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Je croyais A2La Grammaire et l’Amour B1British Idyll B2Les Dimanches de Conchita | 1966 | ||
| 1966 | Les Papillons noirsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Les Papillons noirs A2Ballade des oiseaux de croix B1Matins B2Nous ne serons plus là | 9 June 1966 |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Si tu savais / La Rouge RivièreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Si tu savais 2La Rouge Rivière | 1969 | ||
| 1970 | Cherbourg / Ce tempsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Cherbourg 2Ce temps | 1970 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Zon, Zon, ZonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:13:001Zon, zon, zon3:15 2L’amour c’est comme un jour2:40 3La Chanson des vieux amants4:04 4Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux2:28 5Quand on s’est connu2:25 6Julie3:29 7La Chabraque3:30 8Marie d’Aquitaine2:50 9Ma jeunesse fout l’camp2:43 10Le Bateau espagnol3:40 11Pauvre Rutebœuf2:46 12La rue s’allume3:00 13Concarneau2:40 14La Valse des lilas2:35 15La Maison2:23 16Dans la rue Quincampoix4:03 17Ne vous mariez pas les filles1:35 18La Recette de l’amour fou1:50 19Douze belles dans la peau2:02 20À tout choisir2:35 21La Femme des uns sous le corps des autres2:39 22Il était une oie2:02 23L’Île Saint‐Louis2:45 24Cherbourg avait raison3:00 25La Chanson de Prévert3:05 26Les Feuilles mortes2:56 | Compilation | 1989 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Michèle Arnaud head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 27 | 88.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won | |
| — | Officer of Arts and Letters | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recueil._Portraits_de_Mich%C3%A8le_Arnauld_%28XXe_s.%29_-_btv1b8539645k.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e4bf2a9-1971-42d2-8742-f9edb00501c2discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e4bf2a9-1971-42d2-8742-f9edb00501c2core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284752genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284752seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Arnaudbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Arnaud
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 27 language versions)
Image: Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q284752 · MusicBrainz: 9e4bf2a9-1971-42d2-8742-f9edb00501c2
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