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French singer (1918-2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geneviève Marguerite Collin (1918-2011), known by the name Cora Vaucaire, was a French singer.
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Geneviève Collin was born 12 July 1918, in Marseille.[1] Against her family's wishes, she attended the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Paris, where she studied under French actor Fernand Ledoux and director Charles Dullin. Despite winning a local prize for comedy and tragedy at age 16, she experienced stage fright during her first performance at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre.[2]
During the Occupation, Collin married the lyricist and musicologist Michel Vaucaire,[1] who encouraged her to sing. Her first performances were over the radio, where she began to overcome her stage fright. Over time, she sang with many popular artists.[2] In the 1980s, she became the first French singer to perform in Albania.[1]
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