Berthe Sylva

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Born
7 February 1885
Born In
Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Died
24 May 1941 (aged 56)
Billed as the greatest of the Depression-era chanteuses, Sylva certainly had a strong, authoritative air about her – not strident or overstated, simply very clear and very perfect. She sounds rather reserved in comparison to Edith Piaf, but these 1930s Odeon recordings are still very moving and will captivate your attention. The arrangements are also quite striking – compact, tightly crafted, and the apex, perhaps, of monophonic recording. Nothing is lost, cramped or muddled, and the light orchestrations by bandleaders Andre Valsien and Andre Cadou are, well, simply perf… read more
Billed as the greatest of the Depression-era chanteuses, Sylva certainly had a strong, authoritative air about her – not strident or overstated, simply very clear and very perfect. She sounds rather reserved in comparison to Edith Piaf, but these 1930s Odeon recordings are still very mo… read more
Billed as the greatest of the Depression-era chanteuses, Sylva certainly had a strong, authoritative air about her – not strident or overstated, simply very clear and very perfect. She sounds rather reserved in comparison to Edith Piaf, but these 1930s Odeon recordings are still very moving and will captivate your attention. The arrangements are also quite … read more

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1 Play track Edith, juliette, gloria et les autres Les roses blanches
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2 Chante Frou-frou
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3 Play track Edith, juliette, gloria et les autres On n'a pas tous les jours vingt ans
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4 Les roses blanches (Les grandes chansons françaises) - Remastered 2021 Les roses blanches (Les grandes chansons françaises) - Remastered 2021
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5 Play track The French Song Berthe Sylva Recordings 1927 - 1935 Je n'ai qu'une maman
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6 Play track Les stars des annees 50 vol 2 Frou Frou
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7 Play track Les meilleurs artistes des chansons populairesde France - Berthe Sylva Du gris
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8 Play track Chansons réalistes et populaires Le raccommodeur de faïence
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9 Play track Chansons réalistes et populaires C'est un mauvais garçon
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10 Chantons Français 1934-1935 Sourires Et Larmes On n'a pas tous les jours 20 ans
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Albums

  1. 2,756 listeners

    1955 · 4 tracks

    Les Roses Blanches
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  2. 2,403 listeners

    1959 · 30 tracks

    Frou-Frou et 29 succès de Berthe Sylva (Chanson française)
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  3. 1,175 listeners

    5 tracks

    Essential Five (High Quality Restoration Remastering)
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  4. 395 listeners

    1 Jan 1955 · 37 tracks

    Chante
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