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Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, France (1975 – present)

Amanda Lear (born 18 November 1939 is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist. She is the daughter of an Englishman and a Russian exile. Currently she lives in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, France near Avignon in the south.

She studied art in Paris and in the 60s moved to London. During this period she got to know the most prominent designers, musicians and artists belonging to the artistic circles she frequented. Her preferences were predominantly for the Surrealist movement and for bodily expression, since she has also studied the art of mime. The meeting with Dali changed her life.

In the following 15 years she became the only woman friend, the muse and confidant of the great artist and his wife Gala. She lived in their house in Cadaquès (Spain) and accompanied them when they moved to New York and Paris in the winter. Although he had declared that a woman should never paint, Dali became her mentor, allowing her to work alongside him and teaching her all she knows about art and its techniques.
He took her to visit all the great museums of the world, acting as her guide in the discovery of artists from his own highly individual point of view. Famous throughout the world as a pop singer, she soared to celebrity when her first song entered the international hit parades, but this not lead her to neglect the passion of her life: painting.

In 1975, disillusioned by a shallow but surprisingly conservative fashion industry and encouraged by boyfriend David Bowie, who paid for singing and dancing lessons, Lear decided to launch a career in music. Bowie recommended her a Hungarian voice coach Florence Wiese-Norberg, with whom he also worked.

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  • discotequedude

    "Intellectually" <3

    12 days ago
  • discotequedude

    "I Just Wanna Dance Again" <3

    14 days ago
  • discotequedude

    over time, and while listening to her many self-penned lyrics, i find myself very much in a sort of protective admiration of her. she seems clever, witty, vulnerable, ridiculous, and ever so slightly inept at singing. i think it's great, anyway. long live amanda lear. [2]. Well said. I agree.

    17 days ago
  • rainy-dog

    over time, and while listening to her many self-penned lyrics, i find myself very much in a sort of protective admiration of her. she seems clever, witty, vulnerable, ridiculous, and ever so slightly inept at singing. i think it's great, anyway. long live amanda lear.

    20 days ago
  • scotch_soda

    'Fabulous Lover, Love Me': best song EVER!

    21 days ago
  • discotequedude

    I Don't Like Disco! What an incredible album!!! It is for sure one of Amanda's finest works ever. I adore "Icon", possibly my favourite on the cd. The lyrics are true Amanda through and through, mysteriously wonderful. "I Need Silence" is another favourite. Soo dramatic and melancholy. "What a Surprise" is sensational and then of course there are all the other songs we have known about for months. Not a single weak track. Amazing album!!!!! The wait was worth it. [2]

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  • scrible_

    LA BETE ET LA BELLE <3

    March 2012
  • FreeMHZ

    <3

    March 2012
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