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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Suzy Delair
Person · female · France · 18th arrondissement of Paris · born 1917 · died 2020 · recording since 1951
French actress and singer (1917–2020)
Also known as Suzanne Pierrette Delaire · 苏希·德莱尔
Timeline
8 events✦ Award 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1† Death 1
1910s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Laissez-vous faire
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1960s
1990s
2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography208 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1328611522
Biography
Suzy Delair (born Suzette Pierrette Delaire; December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville.
Early years
Growing up in Montmartre, Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered expensive cars' interiors, and a seamstress mother. She studied music at parisian music hall La Scala.
Film
In 1942, Delair had a supporting role in The Murder Lives at Number 21, which had its American premiere in 1947 in New York City. Today's audiences probably know her best as the feminine lead in the Laurel and Hardy comedy Atoll K (also known as Utopia), filmed in France and released in 1951.
Music
Before Delair began performing in films, she starred in operettas. On 28 February 1948 she sang C'est si bon at the Hotel Negresco during the first Nice Jazz Festival. Louis Armstrong was present and loved the song. On 26 June 1950 he recorded the American version of the song (English lyrics by Jerry Seelen) in New York City with Sy Oliver and his orchestra. When it was released, the disc was a worldwide success and the song was then performed by the greatest international singers.
Personal life
For 12 years, Delair was the companion of French film director, producer and screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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 | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
1960 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:33
A1La Périchole : « Air de la lettre »3:00A2La Périchole : « Ah! Que les hommes sont bêtes »2:42A3La Périchole : « Je t'adore brigand »3:50A4La Grande–Duchesse de Gérolstein : « Couplets du sabre »2:45A5La Grande–Duchesse de Gérolstein : « Ah ! Que j'aime les militaires »3:35A6Fortunio : La Chanson de Fortunio2:05B1La Belle Hélène : Invocation à Vénus3:00B2La Vie parisienne : La Lettre de Metella3:48B3La Vie parisienne : Le Rondeau de Metella3:39B4Fascination3:40B5Amoureuse3:29
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Laissez-vous faireSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:521Laissez-vous faire3:12 2Tu n’peux pas t’figurer2:40 | October 1951 | ||
| 1952 | En 1900 / Oh ! Mon papaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:37AOh ! mon papa3:12 BEn 19003:25 | 1952 | ||
| 1952 | Qui veut mon cœur (du film « Tourbillon ») / J’suis pas pafSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:14AQui veut mon cœur (du film « Tourbillon »)3:30 BJ’suis pas paf3:44 | 1952 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Les Lavandières du PortugalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1A mi, a ti A2Écoute-moi B1Les Lavandières du Portugal B2Tu n'peux pas t'figurer | 1956 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Suzy DelairSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:03:281La Lettre3:05 2Ah ! Que les hommes sont bêtes2:43 3Je t'adore brigand3:45 4Couplets du sabre2:47 5Ah ! Que j'aime les militaires3:46 6La Chanson de Fortunio2:08 7Invocation à Vénus3:00 8La Lettre de Metella3:48 9Le Rondeau de Metella3:39 10Dites-lui2:43 11Ce n'est qu'un rêve...5:05 12Fascination3:40 13Frou-frou2:55 14La Petite Tonkinoise3:22 15Reviens3:39 16Amoureuse3:29 17Je n'sais comment3:16 18Ah ! C'qu'on s'aimait3:42 19Quand l'amour meurt2:56 | Compilation | 2000 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Suzy Delair head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won | |
| 1995 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | won | |
| 1999 | Officer of the National Order of Merit | won | |
| 2006 | Officer of the Legion of Honour | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SuzyDelair-StudioHarcourt-1951.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4ffb2007-d422-429a-98e6-40b13ab2a859discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4ffb2007-d422-429a-98e6-40b13ab2a859core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269881seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Delairbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Delair
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 25 language versions)
Image: Studio Harcourt. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q269881 · MusicBrainz: 4ffb2007-d422-429a-98e6-40b13ab2a859
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