Postwar childhood
Mireille Mathieu was born in post-war France. She was born on the twenty-second of July 1946. Her family lived in the city of Avignon, which was distinguished by its beauty and elegance. Mireille was the oldest in the mason's family. Therefore, she was charged with a lot of responsibilities to care for younger brothers and sisters. There were indeed very many of these duties, since Mathieu's family had fourteen children. The whole family lived in a barracks for a long time, and only after the eighth child came to the world did they finally get a four-room apartment.
At school, Mireille's affairs were very unimportant. It's a shame that she was never stupid and lagging behind. She just got a teacher, who could be called so with great reserve. Her teacher simply did not accept the fact that Mireille was left-handed from birth. She considered this as some kind of vice and forced the girl to write only with her right hand. But Mathieu did not succeed. She was worried because of this, she began to stutter when it was necessary to read the texts. And the teacher perceived this as a manifestation of dullness in the schoolgirl, put her on the last desk and did not let herself show. In the end, Mireille is just fed up. She stopped preparing for lessons, listening to what she was told. And when the girl turned thirteen, she simply left school and started working at the envelope manufacturing plant.
Steps to fame
It would seem that her life did not pay, even Mieri's bathroom was first seen at the age of fifteen when they were given an apartment. But, no matter what, Mathieu never gave up. She always sang. The girl was used to her dad, who, by the way, had an excellent voice, constantly sang. And Mireille sang with him. She loved to sing along with her father, and he praised her for her beautiful voice. That's why Mireille never stopped singing. On Sundays, she went with her beloved father to the church to sing there in the choir. Despite the fact that the girl had never studied music or singing, she was so talented that it was simply impossible not to notice. That's why, when Mireille was sixteen years old, fate smiled at her and gave him a great chance. The fact that the girl took second place in the city talent contest, and the mayor's office decided to send her to Paris, so that Mireille could take part and present her city in the TV show "The Fortune Game" of the "Tele-Dimanch" channel. That's how the career of this amazingly charismatic and talented singer began. She first appeared on the French stage in 1966, at the age of twenty. The girl sang the song "Isabel" and the audience literally fell in love with her. Many talked about how much she looked like Edith Piaf by her talent and beautiful voice. Mireille was very pleased, because, on the one hand, it's nice to be compared to such a great singer as Piaf. In addition, now Mireille could quietly sing and earn money on this. She was taught vocal, musical notation, behavior on stage, in general all that the girl could not learn in childhood and adolescence because of the difficult financial situation in the family. And Mireille memorized everything on the move and tried not to lose a single moment to fully use the chance that fate had given her.
Soon the comparisons with Piaf became a bit unpleasant. And it was not that Mathieu wanted to outshine her. Just too many seemed similar, and Mathieu did not want to become a clone. Therefore, they started to think about the producer's choice for Mathieu style with the producer. In this they helped a well-known singer. Listening to Mireille, he said that her difference from Piaf is that she is very bright and joyful. Piaf was always, in her own way, in the shadows, tragic. But Mireille naobrot. It simply gushes with a positive and always, as if it were going under the sun. It was these reflections that became the basis for Mathieu's image.
Mireille Mathieu was really insanely popular. She recorded records in all languages, which one can think of. They were sold all over the world, and Mireille's repertoire numbered more than a thousand songs. Mireille sang songs written by such talented French writers as Pierre Delanoe, Charles Aznavour, Lemel. If we talk about the films in which Mireille played, her first film was the Soviet film "Journalist". Together with her in this film, the actors played, which are now meters of Russian cinema. The film "Journalist" turned out just fine. He was able to reflect not only the meaning of the profession, but also all the human qualities that a real journalist must have, a master of his craft. Also, Mireille played in the movie "Happy New Year". But it is worth noting that Marey is still a singer, not an actress.
Married at work
Mireille Mathieu is a beautiful woman who looks good to this day. She says that this is not so difficult to achieve. Just do not need to sunbathe, you can not smoke, you need to sleep properly, use natural creams and eat fish with vegetables. It is thanks to this way of life that Mireille looks so young and fresh. Well, it also helps the energy that it receives from the audience. Mireille Mathieu has no husband and children, because she always worked too much, so the woman simply did not have time or family. So, her whole life was work and songs, which she performed from the stage. This is what she lived and lives to this day.