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Liane Foly (born 16 December 1962, in Lyon) is a popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.

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Liane Foly
Background information
Birth name	Eliane Falliex
Born	(1962-12-16) 16 December 1962 (age 59)
Origin	Lyon, France
Genres	Blues, Jazz, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Impressionist, Actress, Presenter
Instruments	Vocalist
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Virgin

Early years

Foly was born 16 December 1962[1] in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to Lyon, near the Perrache quarter, where they owned La droguerie du sourire.[1] As a child of five she practised dancing. At age 12, she sang with her parents' orchestra Black and White with her brother Philippe on the drums and her sister Corinne at the piano. Later she continued to sing in local night clubs and bars, developing an affinity for blues and jazz. She studied languages for her Baccalauréat and is bilingual in French and English.

Foly's brother is Philippe Falliex, a French composer for television and radio shows. He composed several of her songs and accompanied her on stage as a drummer.

Career

In 1984, Foly was discovered by Philippe Viennet and André Manoukian, who offered to write for her and record a demo. After much work she arrived in Paris in 1987 and obtained a meeting with Fabrice Nataf, artistic director and patron of Virgin France, who launched her career. She took on the name Liane Foly in 1986, Foly in homage to Dalí, who at the time said in an advertisement that he was mad for chocolate. In 1988, she published her first album, The Man I Love, promoted by the Ca va, ça vient single. It was a commercial success, landing in the top 50. The same year she performed on stage in Paris (La Cigale). The album was composed by André Manoukian, with lyrics written by Foly and Philippe Viennet. Her 1997 album, Caméléon, was Foly's first without André Manoukian. Produced by Philippe Viennet, it was largely ignored by the French public. She took a greater part in the composition of her 2000 album, Entre nous.

Discography

Albums

• 1985 : Besoin de toi
• 1988 : The Man I Love
• 1990 : Rêve orange
• 1993 : Les Petites Notes, also recorded in English as Sweet Mystery
• 1996 : Lumières (live)
• 1997 : Caméléon, recorded in Los Angeles
• 1999 : Acoustique
• 2000 : Entre nous
• 2002 : Au fur et à mesure (best of)
• 2004 : La chanteuse de bal
• 2005 : Une étoile dort (recorded live at the Casino de Paris)
• 2008 : Le goût du désir
• 2016 : Crooneuse

Singles

Soundtracks

• 1992 : Beauty and the Beast, La Belle et La Bête (Ft Charles Aznavour)
• 1994 : Jalna (TV Series), generic
• 1995 : Sabrina, Les Petites Notes
• 2000 : La Bicyclette bleue (TV Movie), La Chanson de Léa
• 2010 : What War May Bring, Du chaud dans tes bras, Que reste-t-il de nos amours, Cette fille-là & B comme Berlin

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1995	Zadoc et le bonheur	Rose	Pierre-Henry Salfati
2005	La battante	Cathy Rolland	Didier Albert	TV Movie
2006	Navarro	Claude Derval	Philippe Davin	TV Series (1 Episode)
2007	Could This Be Love?	Jeanne Larozière	Pierre Jolivet
2009	La liste	Anita Hochet	Christian Faure	TV Movie
	R.I.S, police scientifique	Monica Verone	Christophe Barbier	TV Series (1 Episode)
2010	What War May Bring	The singer	Claude Lelouch
	À 10 minutes de la plage	Rita	Stéphane Kappes	TV Movie
	Josephine, Guardian Angel	Laura Calle	Philippe Monnier	TV Series (1 Episode)
2014	Ligne de mire	Aline Delmas	Nicolas Herdt	TV Movie
2017	Everyone's Life	Eugénie Flora / Nini Jazzy	Claude Lelouch

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role
2009	Boogie	Boogie
	The Princess and the Frog	Mama Odie

Theater

Year	Title	Author	Director
2007–2009	La Folle Parenthèse	Liane Foly	Marc Jolivet
2011–2012	La Folle part en cure	Liane Foly	Marc Jolivet
2013	Jamais deux sans trois	Jean Franco	Jean-Luc Moreau

Television

Year	Title	Channel	Notes
2007	Téléthon	France 2	Godmother
	Miss France	TF1	Jury
2008	Qui sera le meilleur ce soir ?		Host with Christophe Dechavanne
2010	Génération 90		Host with Nikos Aliagas
2010–2011	Le grand show des enfants		Host
2011	Génération 80		Host with Nikos Aliagas
	Génération 2000		Host with Nikos Aliagas
	Génération Tube de toujours		Host with Nikos Aliagas
2012	Génération 80		Host with Nikos Aliagas
2013	Un air de star	M6	Jury
2016	SuperKids	M6 / W9	Jury
2019	Danse avec les stars	TF1	Contestant

Radio

Year	Title	Channel
2017–2018	Les Grosses Têtes	RTL
2007–2008	Chacun sa Foly	Sud Radio

Other work

• Since 1993, she is a member of Les Enfoirés, a union of artists who sing every year at a charity concert for the association the Restaurants du Cœur.
• Since 1995, part of proceeds from her two albums went to AIDS charities.
• Since 2006, she has worked for AFIPA, an organization fighting the commercialisation of pet animal furs (dogs and cats).
• In 2007, she is the godmother of the TV Show "Téléthon" and the non-profit organisation Make a Wish (Belgium).
• In 2013, she is the godmother of the France women's national football team.

References

External links

• Official website

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