Frida Boccara

Frida Boccara

Frida Boccara in 1970
Background information
Birth name Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara
Born (1940-10-29)29 October 1940
Casablanca, Morocco
Origin Casablanca, Morocco
Livorno, Italy
Died 1 August 1996(1996-08-01) (aged 55)
Paris, France
Genres Chanson, French pop, French jazz, Folk music, Classical music
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1959-1996
Labels Universal-Philips-Polydor, Disques Yvon Chateigner, Edina Music - Nocturne

Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara (29 October 1940 – 1 August 1996) was a Moroccan-born French singer of Italian descent who performed and recorded in a number of languages, including French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian.

Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco, from a Jewish family of Italian origin that lived in Tunisia before they settled down in Morocco. In the late 1950s, she moved from Casablanca to Paris, France, and then she started her artistic career as a singer. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest selection panel in 1964, but she was unsuccessful. At the Eurovision Song Contest held in Madrid, Spain, in 1969, she represented France and performed "Un jour, un enfant" (A Day, a Child) – music by Emile Stern and text by Eddy Marnay. Her song (along with the entries from Netherlands, the UK, and Spain) shared first place.

Later years/death

Boccara renewed her links with Eurovision by participating in the French national finals of 1980 and 1981. However, neither song won. She died in 1996 in Paris, France at age 55, from a pulmonary infection.

Discography

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Spain Massiel
with "La, la, la"		 Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1969
(tied with United Kingdom Lulu, Spain Salomé & Netherlands Lenny Kuhr) 		Succeeded by
Republic of Ireland Dana
with "All Kinds of Everything"
Preceded by
Isabelle Aubret
with "La source"		 France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1969 		Succeeded by
Guy Bonnet
with "Marie-Blanche"
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