Paris (AFP)
American jazz and soul singer Nancy Holloway, who has lived in France since 1960, where she was successful among the idols yéyé, died Wednesday at her home in Paris, at the age of 86, told AFP godson and publisher.
"Nancy Holloway died this morning at home, she had left the scene in 2008 because of health problems," said Christophe Mouty, who became his curator.
Nancy Holloway, born December 11, 1932 in Cleveland (USA), took over in French the success of Dionne Warwick "Do not Make Me Over", become "Do not go like this".
Falling in love with France to the point of settling definitely, the singer will chain a dozen successes including "Tell him I'm not here" in duet with Nino Ferrer, "Last kiss", "I discovered Paris ", "Beware"...
In 1961, the most American of the Yéyés triumphed at the ABC. In the process, she is one of the main guests of the first issue of Albert Raisner's program "Tender Age and Wood Head".
"Nancy has worked with the greatest jazz artists and international producers as international variety like Sammy Davis Junior, Quincy Jones, and Dizzy Gillespie," said Christophe Mouty.
In Paris, Nancy Holloway appeared in jazz clubs, including the famous Mars Club and Blue Note, before touring Germany and Lebanon.
Spotted by actor André Pousse, she recorded her first single in 1961 ("The Boogie baby") while appearing in feature films including "The Gentleman of Cocody" of Christian-Jaque, "Games of massacre" Alain Jessua and "The cormorant's cry in the evening above the junk" by Michel Audiard.
In 1964, Nancy Holloway played her own role in Michel Boisrond's "Seek the Idol", sharing the bill with Sylvie Vartan's Johnny Hallyday, Charles Aznavour and Eddy Mitchell.
From 2006 to 2008, Nancy Holloway participated in the "Age of Tender and Woodheads" event tour with other Yéyé idols such as Richard Anthony, Demis Roussos and Franck Alamo.
"I'm the only one responsible for my career saw-tooth, I made some serious mistakes ... I was a bit like a cicada that sang carelessly," she said in 1969, a year marked by a family tragedy: her six-month-old daughter, left alone for a few moments, accidentally drowned in her bath.
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