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Liane Foly
Lyon, Rhône, France
Liane Foly (born 16 December 1962, in Lyon) is a popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist. Liane Foly was born 16 December 1962 in the 7th arron…
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Liane Foly (born 16 December 1962, in Lyon) is a popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist. Liane Foly was born 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to Lyon, near the Perrache quarter, where they owned La droguerie du sourire. As a child of five she practised dancing. At age 12, she sang with her parents' orchestra Black and White with her brother Philippe on the drums and her sister Corinne at the piano. Later she continued to sing in local night clubs and bars, developing an affinity for blues and jazz. She studied languages for her Baccalauréat and is bilingual in French and English. Foly's brother is Philippe Falliex, a French composer for television and radio shows. He composed several of her songs and accompanied her on stage as a drummer. In 1984, Foly was discovered by Philippe Viennet and André Manoukian, who offered to write for her and record a demo. After much work she arrived in Paris in 1987 and obtained a meeting with Fabrice Nataf, artistic director and patron of Virgin France, who launched her career. She took on the name Liane Foly in 1986, Foly in homage to Dalí, who at the time said in an advertisement that he was mad for chocolate. In 1988, she published her first album, The Man I Love, promoted by the Ca va, ça vient single. It was a commercial success, landing in the top 50. The same year she performed on stage in Paris (La Cigale). The album was composed by André Manoukian, with lyrics written by Foly and Philippe Viennet. Her 1997 album, Caméléon, was Foly's first without André Manoukian. Produced by Philippe Viennet, it was largely ignored by the French public. She took a greater part in the composition of her 2000 album, Entre nous. Source: Article "Liane Foly" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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2025
Antonia de Rendinger - Cas cliniques
Movie Self
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2025
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2025
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2024
Voix de Stars
TV show Self - Judge
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2024
Les traîtres : Révélations sur la suite...
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Unexpected Getaway
TV show Self
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2022
100 % logique : La réponse est sous vos yeux
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Traitors France
TV show Self - Contestant
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2021
Clandestines
Movie Self
- 2020
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2020
La Grosse Rigolade !
TV show Self
- 2019
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2019
Mask Singer
TV show Self
- 2019
- 2018
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2017
La folle soirée des imitateurs
Movie Self
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2017
Everyone's Life
Movie Eugénie Flora
- 2017
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2016
Amanda
TV show Self
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
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2014
Ligne de mire
Movie Aline Delmas
- 2014
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2013
Un Air de Star
TV show Jurée
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2012
Départ immédiat
Movie Self
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2012
Liane Foly La folle part en cure
Movie Self
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2012
The Unexpected Getaway
TV show Self
- 2011
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2011
Danse avec les stars
TV show Self - Candidate
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2010
What War May Bring
Movie La chanteuse des rues
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2010
À 10 minutes de la plage
Movie Rita
- 2010
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2009
Death List
Movie Anita Hochet
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2007
Liane Foly la folle parenthèse
Movie Self
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2007
Could This Be Love?
Movie Jeanne Larozière
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2006
Salut les Terriens !
TV show Self - Guest
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2006
Muppets TV
TV show Self - Guest
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2006
On n'est pas couché
TV show Self - Guest
- 2005
