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Liane Foly | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eliane Falliex |
| Born | 16 January 1962 |
| Origin | Lyon, France |
| Genres | Blues, Jazz, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Impressionist, Actress, Presenter |
| Instrument | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Virgin |
Liane Foly (born 16 January 1962, in Lyon) is a popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.
Foly was born 16 December 1962 [1] in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to Lyon, near the Perrache quarter, where they owned La droguerie du sourire. [1] As a child of five she practised dancing. At age 12, she sang with her parents' orchestra Black and White with her brother Philippe on the drums and her sister Corinne at the piano. Later she continued to sing in local night clubs and bars, developing an affinity for blues and jazz. She studied languages for her Baccalauréat and is bilingual in French and English.
Foly's brother is Philippe Falliex, a French composer for television and radio shows. He composed several of her songs and accompanied her on stage as a drummer.
In 1984, Foly was discovered by Philippe Viennet and André Manoukian, who offered to write and record a demo for her. After much work she arrived in Paris in 1987, and obtained a meeting with Fabrice Nataf, artistic director and CEO of Virgin France, who launched her career. She took on the name Liane Foly in 1986 in homage to Dalí, who at the time said in an advertisement that he was crazy about chocolate. In 1988, she published her first album, The Man I Love, promoted by the Ca va, ça vient single. It was a commercial success that landed in the top 50. The same year she performed on stage in Paris (La Cigale). The album was composed by André Manoukian, with lyrics written by Foly and Philippe Viennet. Her 1997 album, Caméléon, was Foly's first without André Manoukian. Produced by Philippe Viennet, it was largely ignored by the French public. She played a major part in the composition of her 2000 album, Entre nous.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1995 | Zadoc et le bonheur | Rose | Pierre-Henry Salfati | |
| 2005 | La battante | Cathy Rolland | Didier Albert | TV movie |
| 2006 | Navarro | Claude Derval | Philippe Davin | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2007 | Could This Be Love? | Jeanne Larozière | Pierre Jolivet | |
| 2009 | La liste | Anita Hochet | Christian Faure | TV movie |
| R.I.S, police scientifique | Monica Verone | Christophe Barbier | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2010 | What War May Bring | The singer | Claude Lelouch | |
| À 10 minutes de la plage | Rita | Stéphane Kappes | TV movie | |
| Josephine, Guardian Angel | Laura Calle | Philippe Monnier | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2014 | Ligne de mire | Aline Delmas | Nicolas Herdt | TV movie |
| 2017 | Everyone's Life | Eugénie Flora / Nini Jazzy | Claude Lelouch |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2009 | Boogie | Boogie |
| The Princess and the Frog | Mama Odie |
| Year | Title | Author | Director |
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| 2007–2009 | La Folle Parenthèse | Liane Foly | Marc Jolivet |
| 2011–2012 | La Folle part en cure | Liane Foly | Marc Jolivet |
| 2013 | Jamais deux sans trois | Jean Franco | Jean-Luc Moreau |
| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
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| 2007 | Téléthon | France 2 | Godmother |
| Miss France | TF1 | Jury | |
| 2008 | Qui sera le meilleur ce soir ? | Host with Christophe Dechavanne | |
| 2010 | Génération 90 | Host with Nikos Aliagas | |
| 2010–2011 | Le grand show des enfants | Host | |
| 2011 | Génération 80 | Host with Nikos Aliagas | |
| Génération 2000 | Host with Nikos Aliagas | ||
| Génération Tube de toujours | Host with Nikos Aliagas | ||
| 2012 | Génération 80 | Host with Nikos Aliagas | |
| 2013 | Un air de star | M6 | Jury |
| 2016 | SuperKids | M6 / W9 | Jury |
| 2019 | Danse avec les stars | TF1 | Contestant |
| Year | Title | Channel |
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| 2017–2018 | Les Grosses Têtes | RTL |
| 2007–2008 | Chacun sa Foly | Sud Radio |
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