Deshabillez-moi by juliette greco biography

French singer and actress (1927–2020)

Juliette Gréco
Gréco in 1966
Born	(1927-02-07)7 February 1927 Montpellier, France
Died	23 September 2020(2020-09-23) (aged 93) Ramatuelle, France
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Years active	1946–2016

Musical artist

Juliette Gréco (French:[ʒyljɛtɡʁeko]; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress.

Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967).

Juliette Gréco was a French singer and actress.

Juliette Gréco was a French singer and actress.

Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier, France, to an absent Corsican father, Gérard Gréco; her mother Juliette Lafeychine (–) was from Bordeaux.

"Déshabillez-moi" (English: "Undress Me") is a song first recorded by French singer Juliette Gréco, by Patti Layne in , then by Mylène Farmer.

Juliette Gréco had great success in the 60s with Déshabillez-moi and even recorded versions in Spanish, Italian and German.

Born in Montpellier in , Gréco was classically trained at the Paris Opera as a youngster.

She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career concluded with her final worldwide tour titled "Merci", which began in 2015.

As an actress, Gréco played roles in films by French directors such as Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville.

Early life

Juliette Gréco was born in Mo