Elli Medeiros
Elli Medeiros (born 18 January 1956) is a Uruguayan-French singer and actress.
Elli Medeiros
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- Name
- Elli Medeiros
- Born
- 18 January 1956
- Birthplace
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- France · Uruguay
- Fields
- pop music
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Elli Medeiros • Born — 18 January 1956 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Occupation — * Singer • actress
Documentary record
Elli Medeiros appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a musician, composer and actress (born 18 January 1956). Elli Medeiros was born on 18 January 1956 in Montevideo.
Stinky Toys
Stinky Toys
Originally from Uruguay, Medeiros moved to Paris, France, at the age of 14, dropped out of high school a couple of years later and joined the punk band Stinky Toys.
Elli et Jacno
Elli et Jacno
After the group disbanded, Medeiros joined another Stinky Toy member Jacno to form the electropop duo Elli et Jacno. Together they released several albums, one of them the soundtrack to an Éric Rohmer film Les nuits de la pleine lune.
Solo
Solo
The singer went solo in 1986. The songs, "Toi mon toit" (1986) and "A bailar calypso" (1987), were big hits in France and had a more Latin sound than her previous records. She sang back-up vocals on several of pop star Etienne Daho's songs from his 1996 album Eden. She also helped co-write his song "Me manquer" from the same album. Elli Medeiros appears in a number of French films and has worked with, among others, Olivier Assayas and Philippe Garrel.
Filmography
Filmography
• 1978: Copyright: Anne • 1980: Rectangle – Deux chansons de Jacno (music video): Elli • 1982: Tokyo no yami (Laissé inachevé à Tokyo) • 1982: L'Enfant secret: The whore • 1991: Petits travaux tranquilles: Paule • 1991: Paris Awakens (Paris s'éveille) • 1997: Tempête dans un verre d'eau • 1998: Il suffirait d'un pont • 1998: Fin août, début septembre • 1999: Derrière la porte • 1999: Pourquoi pas moi?: Malou • 1999: Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut)): Mlle Evelyne • 2000: Mamirolle: Irène • 2000: Paris, mon petit corps est bien las de ce grand monde: The girl • 2000: Jet Set: Danièle Joubert • 2002: Lulu: Lulu • 2002: House Hunting: The girl • 2003: Rosa la nuit • 2005: Panorama: The mother • 2007: After Him (Après lui): Pauline • 2008: Leonera: Sofia • 2018: Amanda: Eve • 2024: To Live, To Die, To Live Again (Vivre, mourir, renaître)
Identity
Identity
Elli Medeiros is recorded as actor, singer, film actor and composer.
Martina Gusman et Elli Medeiros au festival de Cannes
Georges Biard
Elli Medeiro pose la tête légèrement penchée vers le bas et sa gauche, regardant l'objectif sans émotion particulière, cheveux châtain clairs, mi-longs. Elle est vêtue d'un pardessus noir à col relevé et fermeture éclair, ouvert, un pullover gris et un foulard de soie à motifs fantaisie autour du cou. Elle porte un boucle d'oreille fantaisie.
Discography
• 1977: grey album (Polydor) Stinky Toys • 1979: yellow album (Vogue) Stinky Toys • 1980: Tout va sauter (Vogue) Elli et Jacno • 1981: Inedits 77-81 (Celluloid/EJC/Vogue) Elli et Jacno • 1982: Boomerang (Celluloid/EJC/ Vogue) Elli et Jacno • 1984: Les Nuits de la pleine lune Bof 'Les nuits de la pleine lune d'Éric Rohmer (EJC/CBS) Elli et Jacno • 1987: Bom Bom... (Barclay) • 1989: Elli (Barclay) • 1994" Les Symphonies de poche compilation de Elli et Jacno (Virgin) • 1998: Best of Elli (Barclay) • 2006: E M (V2)
Primary material
Documents and archives
Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Elli Medeiros
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q456596: Elli Medeiros
General reference · Wikidata
reference work
- “Elli Medeiros”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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- 1.article prénom1=Sabrina nom1= Champenois Après toit Libération lien Libération (journal) 20/09/2006 url http://www.liberation.fr/portrait/2006/09/20/apres-toit_51815 consulté le=27 avril 2015 .
- 2.article prénom1=Alain nom1= Grasset Des stars décontractées sous le soleil de Cabourg Cabourg Le Parisien lien Le Parisien 19/06/2000 url http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/des-stars-decontractees-sous-le-soleil-de-cabourg-cabourg-de-notre-envoye-special-19-06-2000-2001449061.php consulté le=27 avril 2015 .
- 3.Jean-Eric Perrin. Biographie d'Elli Medeiros. Universal Music. 2008.
- 4.article prénom1=Aimé nom1=Ancian prénom2=Renaud nom2=Mor Interview : Brian De Palma MYTF1News lien TF1 1 10 2008 url http://lci.tf1.fr/cinema/news/interview-brian-de-palma-4974760.html consulté le=10 mai 2008 .
- 5.https://www.franceinter.fr/emission-pop-etc-lio
- 6.Calypso Valois, dynastie pop. Le Monde.fr.
- 7.Je vis pas ma vie, je la rêve. Fayard. 2015. 9782213693873.
- 8.Boycott Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Israel. theguardian.com. 7 septembre 2018.
- 9.Nous, artistes français, dénonçons l'Eurovision 2019 en Israël. Club de Mediapart. 10-05-2019.
- 10.Des personnalités du monde de la culture. « Gilets jaunes : nous ne sommes pas dupes ! ». Libération. 4 mai 2019.
- 11.Pauline Lafont – M'Oublie Pas. discogs.com.
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