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Elisabeth - Das Musical

"Elisabeth" is a musical which can be seen in Vienna at the moment. It portrays the life and death of   Empress Elisabeth of Austria , wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I. It has been translated into seven languages and seen by over ten million spectators worldwide, making it the most successful German-language musical of all time.

The Musical tells the story of Elisabeth ("Sissi") the Empress of Austria from her engagement and marriage in 1854 to her murder in 1898 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, through the lense of her growing obsession with Death as her marriage and her empire crumble around her at the turn of the century.

 

1789: Les amants de la Bastille

Dove Attia,a french produceur), comes back with his new stage musical : 1789 les amants de la Bastilles!

In the spring of 1789, France is devastated by famine. The French people begin to rise in unrest against the ruling French king Louis XVI. Ronan, a young peasant, leads a revolt marching to Paris, where he encounters Olympe, an assistant governor of the children of Marie-Antoine of Austria. The two fall in love during the tumultuous stirrings of the French revolution , their romance playing out amid encounters with major Revolutionary figures such as Danton, Robespierre or Desmoulins. After they are separated, Ronan and Olympe find each other again on 14 July 1789 in the course of the assault on the Bastille  prison— an encounter that seals their destiny even as a new era begins.

Official Website:

http://www.1789lesamantsdelabastille.fr/

 

Les Prêtres

Les Prêtres is a musical trio formed in 2010. The  members are Churchmen who sing religious and contemporary music. They have released 2 albums: Spiritus Dei in 2010 and Gloria in 2011. It is really successful in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Most of the money earned is going to charity: 50 000 euros went indeed to the Yve Duteil Association and was used to build a school in India.

Here is the last single released:

 

Génération Goldman

 

Jean-Jacques Goldman is a famous French singer who started his carreer in the 80's.

He also writes for others artists like Celine Dion, Johnny Haliday, Garou or Marc Lavoine for instance.

As he is considered as one of the most important artist in the French variety, an album gathering some of his best songs has been released in November 2012.

Nowaydays singer as Amel Bent, Corneil, Shy'm or Christophe Willem among others pay tribute to Goldman by singing his songs on the album Génération Goldman.

The 2 first single released are: - Envole-moi, sang by M. Pokora and Tal. M. Pokora is a French pop and R'nB'discovered in the French talent reality show "Popstars" in 2001. He started in the band Linkup which sing a duet with the British band Blue: " You and me bubblin" (2004).Later on the band split and he started to sing solo.
-Je te donne, sang by Leslie, a French R'n'B singer also discovered on TV in the show" Graine de Stars" in 2001 and the singer of the British band Ivyrise.

  

Les enfoirés

The association "Restos du coeur" were created by the comedian Coluche in 1985 in order to provide food to the needy.  One year later the assocation was supported by some singers who gathered to raise money for the charity. "Les Enfoirés" were borned.

Today more than 50 artists are part of it. Each year they release an album were they reinterprete french or foreign songs. In January they go on tour around France to offer a wonderful spectacle which warm up the heart of the needy. and to raise money for them.

This year the concerts will be from the 23 to 28 of January and will be broadcast on the French channel TF1.

Here is the new single:

 

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