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 Play track Edith, juliette, gloria et les autres On n'a pas tous les jours vingt ans
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3 Play track Berthe Sylva 1929-1937 C'est mon gigolo
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4 Play track Les meilleurs artistes des chansons populairesde France - Berthe Sylva Du gris
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5 Chante Frou-frou
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6 Coeur d'or, vol. 2 (20 succès) Sous les toits de Paris
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7 Berthe Sylva 1929-1937 Les poupées de minuit
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8 Chansons réalistes et populaires Les tisseurs de rêves
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9 Berthe Sylva 1929-1937 Lilas blanc
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10 Play track Berthe Sylva 1929-1937 Musette
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    1955 · 4 tracks

    Les Roses Blanches
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    1959 · 30 tracks

    Frou-Frou et 29 succès de Berthe Sylva (Chanson française)
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    Essential Five (High Quality Restoration Remastering)
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    31 Jan 2005 · 20 tracks

    Les meilleurs artistes des chansons populairesde France - Berthe Sylva
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