Singer. Called "The White Lady of Saint Germain-des-Pres", she was a noted performer for roughly 60 years and perhaps the last "rive gauche singer", an exponent of the style of Cabaret music that gained its greatest popularity in the 1950s. Born Genevieve Collin she began singing professionally at around 16, won a number of contests, and from 1945 on was heard at such major Cabaret venues as Jacob's Ladder and The Harlequin. Long a regular on the Parisian nightclub circuit, she cut several best selling records and became known for presenting musical settings of the poetry of Jacques Prevert, Louis Aragon, and other writers. Cora achieved both a hit and a wider audience in 1955 when she provided Anna Amendola's voice singing "La Complainte de la Butte" in Jean Renoir's film "French Cancan" then was to earn more praise performing "Three Little Notes of Music" in Henri Colpi's 1960 "Long Absence". She did not start the international phase of her career until fairly late, first appearing in Japan in 1980, then continued to please fans with her vocals well into old age. Cora was for many years married to lyricist Michael Vaucaire (1904-1980). At her death much of her recorded legacy remained available.
Singer. Called "The White Lady of Saint Germain-des-Pres", she was a noted performer for roughly 60 years and perhaps the last "rive gauche singer", an exponent of the style of Cabaret music that gained its greatest popularity in the 1950s. Born Genevieve Collin she began singing professionally at around 16, won a number of contests, and from 1945 on was heard at such major Cabaret venues as Jacob's Ladder and The Harlequin. Long a regular on the Parisian nightclub circuit, she cut several best selling records and became known for presenting musical settings of the poetry of Jacques Prevert, Louis Aragon, and other writers. Cora achieved both a hit and a wider audience in 1955 when she provided Anna Amendola's voice singing "La Complainte de la Butte" in Jean Renoir's film "French Cancan" then was to earn more praise performing "Three Little Notes of Music" in Henri Colpi's 1960 "Long Absence". She did not start the international phase of her career until fairly late, first appearing in Japan in 1980, then continued to please fans with her vocals well into old age. Cora was for many years married to lyricist Michael Vaucaire (1904-1980). At her death much of her recorded legacy remained available.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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