Barbara
Born: 9th June 1930, Paris, France
Died: 24th November 1997, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality: French
Monique Andrée Serf known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine. Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris, known as La Chanteuse de minuit ('the midnight singer'), before she started composing her own tracks, which brought her to fame. Her most famous songs include "Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?" (1962), "Ma plus belle histoire d'amour" (1966) and "L'Aigle noir" (1970), the latter of which is said to have sold over 1 million copies in just twelve hours.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_(singer)
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Jessica Walker on Barbara
6th Aug 2026
The mezzo-soprano and writer discusses her new album La Solitude (out now on Resonus Classics) which celebrates the legacy of the iconic French singer-songwriter (1930-97) and seeks to bring her songs to new audiences through deft English translations.
All Works: Barbara
- À chaque fois (1)
- Au bois de Saint-Amand (2)
- Au cœur de la nuit (1)
- De jolies putes vraiment (1)
- Die schwarze Sonne/Le Soleil noir (1)
- Die Süßen/Les Mignons (1)
- Dis, quand reviendras-tu? (5)
- Femme piano (1)
- Göttingen (6)
- Ich liebe dich kann ich nicht sagen/ Je ne sais pas dire (1)
- J’entends sonner les clairons (1)
- L'Île aux mimosas (1)
- L’Aigle noir (2)
- Le Mal de vivre (1)
- Mein Kompliment/Chapeau bas (1)
- Nantes (1)
- Perlimpinpin (1)
- Pierre (1)
- Quel joli temps (Septembre) (2)
- Rémusat (1)
- Sag, wann kommst du zurück?/Dis, quand reviendras-tu? (1)
- Schönes Alter/Le Bel Âge (1)
- Septembre (3)
- Y aura du monde (1)
Recent Best Sellers: Barbara
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New. La Solitude: The Songs of Barbara
Jessica Walker (mezzo), Joseph Atkins (piano), Megan Glover (saxophone), Solem Quartet
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Idylle
Lea Desandre (mezzo), Thomas Dunford (theorbo)
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
CD: $15.00Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Amour Fou - Love Arias & Songs
Myriam Leblanc (soprano), Ensemble Mirabilia (chamberensemble), Len Torrie (soprano, guitar)
CD: Original price $18.25 Reduced $14.60Download from $7.75 -
Douce France
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Antoine Tamestit (viola)
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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