Marie France

Marie-France Garcia (born 9 February 1946 in Oran) is a French singer and actress. She is transsexual and a Parisian pop icon of the 1970s.

For the French feminine given name, see Marie-France.

Marie-France after her show at the Bassy Club, Berlin, 21 September 2008.

Biography

Marie-France was hired in 1969 by the Alcazar in the Latin Quarter, where she became as famous a celebrity as Marilyn Monroe. She remained one of the celebrities of that music-hall until 1987. She became a member of FHAR (Homosexual Front of Revolutionary Action),[1] alongside Guy Hocquenghem. As a member of FHAR, she was interviewed in the magazine Recherches (special issue "Trois milliards de pervers" (3 billion perverts), 1973). She was a member of a small group, the Gazolines, with Hélène Hazera.[1] The two performed in "Les Intrigues de Sylvia Couski" by Adolfo Arrieta (1974). Alain Z. Kan paid tribute to her by naming one of his songs "Marie-France" in 1976.

Marie-France was a transsexual,[2][3] a word that she disliked, maybe because certain television hosts automatically questioned it. "When one has passed onto the other side, why do they keep this title?" she regrets.[4]

She appeared as a singer in Barocco by Andre Techine in 1976, where she produced «On se voit se voir», a song written by Philippe Sarde. She pursued her acting career in theater, notably in Le Navire Night by Marguerite Duras in 1979. She recorded the album 39 de Fièvre (39 °C Fever) in 1980, performing several renditions of 1960s pop (Gillian Hils, Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Rocky Volcano). She appeared in the film Les Innocents, directed by Téchiné in 1987. In 1993, she recorded a song by Édith Piaf with Marc Almond. Daniel Darc and Mirwais collaborated with her in 1997 on her eponymous album. Dave then invited her on his album Doux tam tam in 2003. Frédéric Botton wrote several songs for her in 2005. At the end of 2006, Léonard Lasry and Marie France sang a duet titled "Du désir au bout des doigts". This song is featured on the first Léonard Lasry album Des Illusions.[5]

Marie France also published a duet with Hélèna Noguerra on her last album, released in October 2007. In 2008, Marie France recorded a rock'n'roll garage album entirely written by Jacques Duvall and composed by Miam Monster Miam. The album is titled Phantom feat. Marie France.

Filmography

Discography
  • "Daisy / Déréglée" (1977) – single (Romantik)
  • "Los Angeles / Marie Françoise se suicide" (1978) – single (Phonogram)
  • 39 de fièvre (1981) – album (RCA)
  • "Je ne me quitterai jamais / Corps Diplomatique" (1982) – single (RCA)
  • "Champs Elysées / Est-ce que vous avez du feu?" (1983) – single (RCA)
  • Marie et Marc (1996) - mini-album collector limité (Freedom 001)
  • Marie France (1997) – album (Last Call)
  • Raretés (2006) – album (Edina)
  • Phantom featuring Marie France (2008) - album (Freaksville records)
  • Marie France visite Bardot (2009) (JPB Production)

Quotes
  • About her, Marguerite Duras said: "It is impossible to not be aroused by her. Everyone. Women as well as men."[7]

References
  1. Rees-Roberts, Nick. French queer cinema. Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-7486-8596-7. OCLC 868078711.
  2. Le « travesti égérie des années Palace », ou comment, en évoquant la chanteuse Marie France, le quotidien Libération révèle les contours réels de sa propre pensée, par Jérôme Reybaud, avril 2004
  3. Discriminations transphobes à la télévision : l’Existrans interpelle Dominique Baudis Archived 3 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Act Up, 3 mars 2006
  4. Interview dans L'Ordonnance, 2004
  5. "Léonard Lasry - Des Illusions". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098221/
  7. http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/les-sulfureuses-3-et-dieu-crea-marie-france-26-12-2012-1605978_3.php
  • D'elle, Marguerite Duras a dit : « C'est impossible de ne pas être troublé par elle. Tout le monde. Les femmes comme les hommes »

Bibliography
  • Garcia, Marie-France, Elle était une fois, ed. Denoël, 2003 (coll. X-Treme).
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