She appears on the red cover of her new album Dans ma chair (In my flesh), more confident and sexy, more touch. She was happy. In Switzerland Kaas reached 2nd place in the album charts, and in France 1st. There had already been speculation that the loved-up pair were set to announce their engagement but it sounds like they might have just jumped straight to wedded bliss! I knew that I wanted an album of charm, emotions and sensuality. Harry de Quetteville meets her Harry de Quetteville 16 July 2002 12:01am Friends: Jeremy. And we all know which sex she means. On September 29 Patricia sings Les chansons commencent at the Solidarit Toulouse TV special which was dedicated to the victims of the explosion. We lived a beautiful love story for 6 years. She had now lost both her parents. Each song inspired ideas. In January 2002 she sings at Les Enfoirs, this time performing Le France with Patrick Bruel. Patricia is involved in this design and insists on the cover, which is entirely her idea and other small details. This show, commemorating 50 years since the death of Piaf, opened at some of the world's most prestigious venues, like the Royal Albert Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New-York, Olympia in Paris, Operetta Theatre in Moscow, and Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul. She sang in front of about 750,000 fans in over 196 concerts in 12 countries. Joseph worked as a miner, and the family was not rich, but not too poor either. Jean-Jacques Goldman and me, we are similar in certain things, I believe. However, the project foundered due to financial problems. I think that impressed him. Her only regret is that her mother cant see her on all these stages, at her glory. This new album doesnt have one producer like all her studio albums until now. It is also closer to her family, and the town is beautiful, life is more quiet and relaxed than the hectic Paris, and although she is recognized, people respect her privacy here. Its transferred through pirate circles. In June she is singing for sick children at the Necker hospital in Paris. Kaas took her first step into the professional music business at the age of 13, when, with the help of her brother Egon, she signed a contract with the Saarbrcken club Rumpelkammer. With the unique touch of Patricia of course. Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote 2 songs, the powerful hymn Les chansons commencent (The songs begin) and the quiet ballad Une fille de lEst (A girl of East), written about Patricia. Patricia takes a long, needed and well deserved break. She becomes the first Western artist to visit these areas (since Dalida in the 50s). It was produced in Pete Townshend's Eel Pie Studio in London, England by Robin Millar, who had already worked for Sade and the Fine Young Cannibals. Her concept album Piano Bar by Patricia Kaas, recorded in 2002, was probably her first English album. In 1998, following the Dans ma chair tour, the live album and video cassette (later, DVD) Rendez-vous was produced. Les hommes qui passent - Wikipedia In 1994, Kaas was offered the main role in the film Falling in Love Again by the American director Stanley Donen. I was used to always being with my mom, and suddenly I was all alone I needed to protect myself. 1 Patricia Kaas Biography . We see a woman who is melancholic, and at the same time strong, confident and sexual. She is backed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a small studio band -- accordion, bass, guitar, Theremin, keyboards -- and even a chorus under the direction of Abel Korzeniowski, who also arranged the material and produced the album. Patricia Kaas - Kaas Chante Piaf Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic For the first time she recorded songs in English as well, and one song in German. Shortly after its appearance the album went gold in France (over 100,000 sold) and after three months it went platinum (over 350,000 sold). She sings 3 songs from Le mot de passe in front of 45,000 people. Patricia Kaas is a French singer. To accompany the film, the concept album Piano Bar by Patricia Kaas was released in 2002. Patricia names the dog Tequila, and soon the two become inseparable, Tequila is with Patricia wherever she goes! On April 30, 2001, the day finally arrives the shooting of And Now Ladies & Gentlemen begin. Were doing well, were a beautiful couple, we love each other. 1. The track "Quand j'ai peur de tout" (Eng: When I'm afraid of everything), written by Diane Warren, was remade in 2003 by the band Sugababes under the name "Too Lost in You". With the song Kennedy Rose Kaas again worked with Elisabeth Depardieu and Franois Bernheim; this collaboration was more successful than Jalouse, reaching 34th place in the French singles charts. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She sang in front of about 750,000 fans in over 196 concerts in 12 countries. It remained in the top ten for five consecutive weeks, then almost did not stop to drop on . Love has gone I dont ask myself why. The LP was released as Tour de Charme (not to be mistaken with her second live album) in the US (on 17 August 1993) and the United Kingdom, and shows a slightly different track-listing: In the middle of the 1990s, the album Black Coffee was produced, an enigma in Kaas's career. She received the Best Foreign Sales award at the Victoires de la Musique and Best French Artist of the Year at the World Music Awards, in 1995. Sometimes, we meet people who leave a mark on us for the rest of our life, but we know that we cannot return them love with the same intensity. Contents. In the U.S. and United Kingdom it appeared under the name of Tour de charme (not to be confused with the live album of the same name). It was produced in New York by Kaas and Phil Ramone, who had previously worked with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon. Patricia mostly enjoyed buying fashionable clothes. The family moved from Iowa to South Dakota and then to Washington state, where she met her future husband, Norman . In September 1999, Kaas came third in Marianne, a poll for the national symbol of France, behind supermodels Laetitia Casta (first) and Estelle Hallyday (second). And we can only imagine what Patricia would be like as Dietrich. Her first real success came when she received first place at a pop song contest. Never had she invested so much of herself into an album. But I have changed, grown. And I also felt the need to seduce. Her tour was later released as a live album in 1994. Murdered: Directed by Thierry Binisti. It occasionally becomes available in on-line auctions, however, but the authenticity of such records is in doubt. She is not dating anyone currently. Kaas's fans took part in an online poll in several countries, where they selected their favourite song from her Kabaret album. She had her greatest success in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Finland, Ukraine, and South Korea with her third album Je te dis vous. SACEM also awards Patricia with a medal of Inspiration Of The Year. The shooting take place at Normandy (France), than in Morocco and finally in England. His song Mademoiselle chante le blues (Eng: Lady sings the blues) was the singer's first big hit. Patricia was a good girl, she never argued with her parents about going out, the first time she ever went to a night club was when she was 17, and it was her brothers club. The song got requested again and again. Her mother encouraged Kaas, then a young girl, to become a singer. Her first attempts to break into the music business failed; a producer rejected her on the ground that the world did not need a second Mireille Mathieu. Patricia goes through with the concert scheduled for that night, and later joins her family to mourn another close person lost In September she makes the last concert at the Palais du Congress in Paris. Only years later I gained a bit of confidence and realized that I can seduce!. On January 12, 1990, Patricia launches her first world tour. Depardieu produced Kaas's first single Jalouse (Eng: Jealous), written by Bernheim and Depardieu's wife, Elisabeth. Most pictures of Kaas from her last albums (from Dans ma chair to Sexe fort in 2003) show the singer in very figure-accentuating clothes and suitably daring poses, and her music videos are seldom restrained performances. 5 years later, as he searches for the lead female for his new movie, he thinks of Patricia.On December 18, 2000, in great secrecy, Patricia makes the auditions for the new Lelouch movie And Now Ladies & Gentlemen. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow and finished in eighth place.[2]. She created an album that was her own. But she is no Piaf, no Madonna, no Marilyn and no Dietrich. Kaas's 1993 album Je te dis vous (Eng. After the end of the Sexe fort tour in November 2005, Kaas took a break until the beginning of 2008, interrupted by only a few live performances. The song "Et s'il fallait le faire" (And if it had to be done) received a clear majority of the votes and was then chosen as the lead single, and also as the French entry, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009[1] where, on 16 May 2009, she finished in 8th place. Patricia Kaas played the role of a woman wounded by life for the television production "Assassine" (Murdered), by Thierry Binisti, that aired May 2012. Patricia Kaas discography - Wikipedia This day, Cathy's life is turned upside-down with the shocking news that her daughter has been murdered. Her father, Joseph Kaas (a miner), was a French Germanophone and her mother, Irmgard, was a German from Saar. In Germanys Echo Music Awards Patricia is one of the 5 nominees for Best International Singer, along with Tina Turner, Madonna, Cher and Whitney Houston. Among others, Kaas sang daily for a week at the Olympia and Zenith, one of the most famous concert halls in Paris. Jean-Jacques is a dear friend, he knows me well. In the same year, Kaas won Victoires de la Musique in the category of "Discovery of the Year", one of the most significant French music awards. The second single is called DAllemagne (From Germany), a serious song that tells of another Germany, inspired by Patricias heritage. Was there a secret wedding? Rumors insist for a long time that she had an affair with her co-star Jeremy Irons, but Patricia dismisses them with amusement. The title track of the album is a cover version of the Billie Holiday song of the same name and was likewise published by Kaas on the 1997 sampler Jazz Saint-Germain (release by Virgin). The song was dedicated to Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy clan, and mother of former U.S. president John F. Kennedy. But despite the endless speculations, the couple surprises the press and the public.