Rose Laurens
- Birth Date:
- 04.03.1953
- Death date:
- 30.04.2018
- Person's maiden name:
- Rose Podwojny
- Extra names:
- Rose Merryl
- Categories:
- Singer, Songwriter
- Nationality:
- french
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Rose Laurens, previously billed as Rose Merryl (born Rose Podwojny on March 4, 1953 - d April 30, 2018), is a French singer-songwriter, particularly famous for her 1982 smash single "Africa", number three hit in many European countries.
She was also the singer for the original version of "J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie" from the French concept album of Les Misérables, a song later adapted into English as "I Dreamed a Dream".
Discography
Albums
- 1971 : Sandrose - with Jean Pierre Alarcen - One of the first and best French progressive-rock albums
- 1980 : Les Misérables ("L'air de la misère", "J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie"...)
- 1982 : Déraisonnable
- 1983 : Vivre ("Mamy Yoko", "Zodiacale", "T'envole pas sans moi", "Esméralda", "Chasseur d'images"...)
- 1984 : Africa - Voodoo Master ("Magic and music", "Misunderstanding", "I Need to Give", "Living in Your Song"...)
- 1986 : Écris ta vie sur moi ("Quand tu pars", "La Nuit", "Je me jette à l'eau", "Profession reporter"...)
- 1990 : J'te prêterai jamais
- 1995 : Envie
- 2001 : L'ombre d'un géant
- 2015 : ADN
Compilations
- 1986 : Rose Laurens - Compilation ("Quand tu pars", "Africa", "Mamy Yoko", "Vivre", "Je me jette à l'eau", "Profession reporter"...)
- 1991 : 17 Grands Succès de Rose Laurens (Quebec)
- 1996 : "The Very Best of Rose Laurens" ("Partir", "La Négresse blanche", "Écris ta vie sur moi", "Le Cœur chagrin", "Africa"...)
Singles
- 1976 : "In Space" (under the name Rose Merryl)
- 1977 : "L'Après amour" (under the name Rose Merryl)
- 1978 : "Je suis à toi" (under the name Rose Merryl)
- 1979 : "Survivre" (#45 in France)
- 1979 : "À deux"
- 1980 : "J'vous aime les oiseaux"
- 1980 : "L'Air de la misère"
- 1981 : "Pas facile"
- 1982 : "Africa" (#1 in France)
- 1983 : "Africa (Voodoo Master)" (export) (#1 in Austria, #2 in Switzerland, #2 in Norway, #3 in Germany)
- 1983 : "Mamy Yoko" (#10 in France)
- 1983 : "Mamy Yoko" (export) (#37 in Germany)
- 1983 : "Vivre" (#18 in France)
- 1984 : "Danse moi" (#66 in France)
- 1984 : "Night Sky" (export) (#12 in Sweden)
- 1985 : "Cheyenne" (#75 in France)
- 1985 : "Quand tu pars" (written by Francis Cabrel, #41 in France)
- 1986 : "American Love" (export)
- 1986 : "La Nuit" (#53 in France)
- 1987 : "Où vont tous ceux qu'on aime ?"
- 1989 : "Africa - Mégamix 89"
- 1990 : "J'te prêterai jamais" (#96 in France)
- 1991 : "Il a les yeux d'un ange"
- 1994 : "Africa - Remix 94" (Germany)
- 1995 : "Nous c'est fou"
- 2001 : "Pour aimer plus fort" (#40 in France)
- 2015 : "Si j'pars sur une île"
Collaborations
- 1994 : Yves Duteil - Entre Elles et Moi - Song "Écris ta vie sur moi" in duet with Yves Duteil
- 1995 : Gay Anthems - U.S. Compilation - Song "American love"
Source: wikipedia.org
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