New CD 1960s compil. from UK: "SYLVIE, en anglais...et en americain"
Japan version comes out with Japanese edition of booklet (UK label Ace Records' latest interview with Sylvie Vartan in March 2016).
photo: CD "Sylvie Vartan - en Anglais...et en Americain" - Available for sale in Japan with Japanese edition booklet (Translation) of this fantastic UK prodcut on 20 DEC 2016.
One of wellknown London labels, ACE RECORDS projected and put on the market a rare CD, unusual compilation of the 1960s of Sylvie Vartan. It includes five inedited numbers and a high quality booklet that's worth this product with their recent interview with Sylvie Vartan in March 2016 !
SYLVIE en anglais...et en americain:
01/One More Day - 02/Gonna Cry - 03/Thinking About You - 04/Whirlpool - 05/I Can't Make Him Look At Me - 06/I Made My Choice - 07/Love Has Laid His Hands On Me - 08/Stupid Cupid - 09/Another Heart - 10/I Heard Somebody Say - 11/(I'm Watching) Every Little Move You Make - 12/One More Time, Encore Une Fois - 13/Alley Oop - 14/U.S.A. - 15/Baby It's You - 16/You Please Me So - 17/Run For The Sun - 18/It's Not A Game - 19/He Understands Me - 20/My Boyfriend's Back - 21/Friends In Need Are Friends Indeed - 22/I Wish You Well - 23/Since You Don't Care - 24/Gonna Cry (Alternate take) - 25/I Made My Choice (Alternate take)
photo (from Ace Records' facebook): Sylvie Vartan at a press conference in New York City.
Author : Sylvie Vartan
Book title : "Maman..."
Publisher : XO Editions - (ISBN-10: 2845638264/ISBN-13: 978-2845638266)
Publication date : 21 April 2016
Somehow I feel so much for Sylvie Vartan's late mother, Ilona Vartan (1914-2007, born in Hungary and lived in Bulgaria, France, USA), who was and is role model to Sylvie as well as what kept the Vartan's spirits up. I read a Japanese article of early 1970s on Sylvie in Japan, which said something like this : Sylvie cares about her mother, she never forgets about her and chose a scarf for her, too when shopping. (Sylvie came to Japan almost every year in 1970s for 2 to 4 week-concert tour and followed an amazingly tight schedule.)
Around 1986 in Tokyo, I had a chance to see graceful Ilona Vartan behind Sylvie when I approched Sylvie to give a bouquet of flowers, which I chose hurriedly at a nearby flower shop so as not to miss an occasion . Sylvie handed the bouquet to her mother, who had a gentle smile on her face and held it gently as if it were a baby. That was such an impressive moment that it's vivid in my memory.
Sylvie Vartan said on France TV F2 it's the life of an exceptional woman who came through all moments of a century, the turbulent 20th century besides love for her mother that dictated and had control over its direction to write this book.
photo of the book cover (above) : Ilona Vartan and Sylvie during their trip to Egypt, where Sylvie visited with her mother and son, David. (around mid-1970s) (Reference: photo right from "Si Je Chante..." - photo autobiography of Sylvie Vartan, publication 1981/Filipacchi-Edition°1).
French radio, France Inter on 28/04/2016 - Interview with Sylvie Vartan on her book (Recit) "Maman..."
Sylvie Vartan was invited to many French radio and TV programs since the publication of this book. When asked about her heroines on a TV program "Entree Libre" of 11/05/2016, Sylvie Vartan, who is at the same time calm and passionate, spoke of George Sand, Mother Teresa, among others by category, besides her mother Ilona Vartan.
photo: Ilona Vartan, Sylvie Vartan's mother and Sylvie, early 1970s
photo from Paris Match/around 2004: Sylvie Vartan with her two grand-daughters and her daughter (left) in Los Angeles, CA, where Sylvie lives with her family since 1984. Four of them have the same hairstyle, each of them with her hair in braids !
27. 05. 2016 Paris - France radio Europe 1: Pas Deux Comme Elle (LIVE)
Interview with Sylvie Vartan on her latest book "Maman..."
Sylvie Vartan often enjoys wearing a pocket square and looks nice - one of "LE STYLE VARTAN" !
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23. 05. 2016 Paris - France radio Europe 1: Au coeur de l'histoire (LIVE)
Interview with Sylvie Vartan on history of Bulgaria including her latest book "Maman..."
09. 05. 2016 Paris - Franch TV/ News program (LIVE) - Interview with Sylvie Vartan on her latest book "Maman..."
Sylvie Vartan was also aked her views on the current world affairs such as migrants.
Sylvie, always in a good shape and beautiful, in a nice jacket; it's "Le Style Vartan" !
30. 04. 2016 Paris - France radio Europe 1 - Interview with Sylvie Vartan on her book written herself just pulished.
Interview on her book "Maman..." just published.
Sylvie Vartan also joyfully speaks of her daughther Darina (18), who now drives and worries Sylvie all the time.
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22. 04. 2016 Paris - France national TV F2 JT13h - Interview with Sylvie Vartan on her new book "Maman..."
Journalist asked Sylvie Vartan: - On the cover of your book "Maman..." (published the previous day, 21/04/2016), a photo of two of you, your mother and you. That word, "Maman," the most beautiful word in the world for many. I'm talking about declaration of love. Do I exaggerate it?
Sylvie Vartan responded that her book was certainly dictated by love for her mother, which had control over its direction. Still, it's on the exceptional life of a woman (Ilona Vartan born in Hungary, 1914-2007) who came through all moments of a century (the turbulent 20th century).
2015年11月末に発売された再録アルバム "UNE VIE EN MUSIQUE" (直訳: 音楽の生涯) からクラシック・シャンソン 「私の幼い頃」("Mon Enfance") のカバー含む3曲、そしてもう一つの目玉は、エルヴィス・プレスリー(Elvis Presley) の "Suspicious Minds"。 ベルギー出身の アクセル・レッド (Axelle Red) とデュエットした。 レッドは1998年シルヴィ・ヴァルタンの特別番組で "Son of a Preacher Man" を一緒に歌い好評だった。
シルヴィは幼少から俳優志望だったが、ジャズトランぺッターで音楽家の兄エディ・ヴァルタン (Eddie Vartan) がRCAの音楽ディレクターだった時に彼のレコーディングに巻き込まれてレコード・デビュー。彼の影響で、十代は特に JAZZ そして Rhythm and Blues で育ち、リセ時代はプレスリーなどの ROCK が台頭した時期でもあり、デビュー時はアメリカ音楽を数多くカヴァーした。
1994年の再録 「セッション・アコースティック」 は、シルヴィの強い動機があった上に往年のブレーンのミュージシャン達と一気に仕上げた作品だけに、瑞々しく、幸福感漂う香り高い傑作。今回の再録 「音楽の生涯」 はアコースティックのようにシンプルながら少々複雑。幕開けは、飾り気がない風で素直なシルヴィの歌とその意表を突く静寂が際立つソフィア録音。続いて軽快なパリ、そして30年来カリフォルニアに住むシルヴィのパンチの効いた流れるような英語の歌で幕を閉じる。その英語の歌 "I CAN'T MAKE HIM LOOK AT ME" は1964年11月アメリカ録音第2作 「Gift wrapped from Paris」(1965年発売)収録曲。 1995年発売の全集(RCA時代1961-1986)から聴いてみると、20歳のシルヴィ・ヴァルタン特有の粗削りながらセンス一杯の自由奔放でフレッシュな歌声に思わず笑顔。 そして、半世紀ぶりの録音は、やはりフランス語とは全く違って、お転婆なヴァルタン。
シルヴィ・ヴァルタンは相変わらず一言ではくくれない面白さがある。
Recorded in SOFIA :
La Maritza (1968) (想い出のマリッヅア)
Nicolas (1979) (初恋の二コラ)----- オリジナルはハンガリーの「Elmegyek」
Mon pere (1972) (モン・ペール) ----- "もう2年経つ" と歌うように、父親を見送った2年後に制作された名曲。
L'Orient Express (1981) (オリエント・エクスプレス)----- 作曲: Eddie Vartan (音楽家で兄のエディ・ヴァルタン)