Showing posts with label Vivement Dimanche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vivement Dimanche. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 January 2011

SOS MOZART

At long last Petula was honoured by an invitation to be the subject of "Vivement Dimanche", a sort of French version of "This is Your Life", but expanded to 90 minutes, shown at prime time, and including performances from anyone associated with the star, and in this case, the star herself.

This is her new French recording, written by Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delanoë, and produced by David Hadzis at Arthanor Studios in Geneva. I think she looks and sounds awesome for 78 years old.

Given that the links will attract a certain number of French readers, I've translated that brief text into French. Excuse the errors, please.

Enfin Petula a été honoré par une invitation d'être le sujet de « Vivement Dimanche », une sorte de version française de « This is Your Life », mais augmenté à 90 minutes, montré au temps principal, c'est-à-dire le Dimanche après midi. Ceci est son nouvel enregistrement français ecrit par Gilbert Bécaud et Pierre Delanoë, et produit par David Hadzis à Arthanor Studios, Genève. Je pense qu'elle reste toujours belle, très bien préservée et de belle voix pour une femme de 78 années.


(Je vous prie de m’excuser des fautes de langage…)

Monday, 15 November 2010

JOYEAUX ANNIVERSAIRE Mme PÉTULA CLARK


As I did last year, I’d like to take the opportunity of wishing a happy birthday to my idol Pétula Clark.

This has been a busy year for Pet during which she has toured Australia and New Zealand, America and ended up on Saturday with a massive bilingual concert in Montreal at the Théàtre St Denis. She is heading off now for France where she is to be the special guest of “Vivement Dimanche”, a sort of French “This is your Life”, then off to Megève for a well earned rest with her family.

She has also recorded several new songs in French and English and has proudly become President of the Hastings Music Festival in her native England.

She is currently considering offers to recreate Norma Desmond (a part she played for longer than any other actress), on stage in Paris, and an another offer from Broadway...

And all this at 78 years young. I’ll have a pint of whatever you’re on Pet.

I hope you had a great day Petula.