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Colette Magny
A committed French singer-songwriter, Colette Magny left the traditional
framework of protest songs and poetry to venture into blues and free jazz. Born
in Paris on October 31, 1926, she started out as a bilingual typist at the OECD
(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), then resigned to embark
on an artistic career at the age of 36. After starting out in a Paris cabaret on
the Contrescarpe, where she sang the blues, jazz and French poets with a
powerful voice, accompanying herself on guitar, Colette Magny was discovered in
1962 by Mireille Hartuch, who presente...
