Patricia Kaas. Biography Patricia Kaas Best - for the stage
Patricia Kaas was born in Lorraine, a French region bordering Germany. She is the youngest daughter in the family, the singer had five more brothers, two of whom have already died, and two sisters. Her father, Joseph, was a miner, and her mother, Irmgard, a German by nationality, was a housewife. The family lived very poorly, so when he heard Pat sing, her father said: "Finally, at least someone in our family will get rich."
Getty Images
Kaas began to sing in the first years of her life, at the age of eight she already knew by heart the songs of Mireille Mathieu, Sylvie Vartan and Dalida, but she preferred to sing in a hoarse voice, imitating the manner of performance of Edith Piaf, Liza Minnelli and Marlene Dietrich, with the song of which - "Lili Marlene "- she won the first singing competition in her life. Pat was then only ten years old.
With the help of her brother Egon, she signed her first musical contract - with the Saarbrücken club Rumpelkammer - at the age of thirteen, at sixteen she began working in a modeling agency in Metz. As for the singer's career, at first it did not go well with Kaas - due to the similarity of Patricia's performance style with Mireille Mathieu, the producers did not want to work with her, because they believed that the French stage did not need two identical singers.
One of Kaas' producers was the French actor Gerard Depardieu.
The singer's mother died of cancer when Patricia was only twenty-two years old. Since then, she has been carrying her mother's gift with her everywhere - a toy teddy bear, which has become her talisman.
Patricia Kaas acted in films twice: she played the main roles in the films "And now, ladies and gentlemen ..." by Claude Lelouch and "Killed" by Thierry Binisti.
east news
Kaas took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, but only finished 8th with 107 points.
The singer is credited with the words: “Even for the sake of the greatest love in the world, I will not stop singing,” according to which she always put her career above her personal life. It is not known for certain whether she actually said them, but the singer has never been married and has no children - in her own words, she became infertile as a result of numerous abortions. Their novels, and Kaas had a serious relationship with actor Alain Delon, composer Philippe Bergman, model Claude Jean and the chef of one of the Parisian restaurants Yannick Alléno, the singer hid from the public for a long time, but in the autobiographical book "Patricia Kaas: a life told by her the shadow of my voice", which was released in 2012, she herself revealed many mysteries and secrets. In particular, she explained why she never married: "I myself choose whether to be with a man or not, and this complicates my relationship with men - they are afraid of determined women." Today, the singer is thinking about adopting a child from an orphanage.
east news
Until recently, the most expensive creature for the singer was her dog - Tequila, which was presented to her by film director Claude Lelouch. The dog traveled everywhere with his mistress, who rented her a separate hotel room. According to Patricia herself, she parted with her beloved only in order to take a bath or spend time with a man. When the lapdog died in November 2013, Kaas was very worried and even wrote about her loss on Facebook: "Tequila went to the angels."
In an interview, Patricia admitted that she can easily leave the house in flat shoes - she often prefers sneakers and ballet shoes to stilettos, but she will never appear in public without makeup - even going to the store around the corner, she will definitely use at least mascara .
Getty Images
Patricia is fond of drawing. She herself came up with the design of her apartment, decorating it in black and white.
Patricia explains the secret of her beauty by the fact that she leads a healthy lifestyle - she does not drink, does not smoke and observes a daily regimen in which proper time is given to sleep and rest.
Became the star of the chanson of the 90s. Her fame was deafening, and her personal life was filled with events and novels.
Patricia Kaas: family
The famous singer was born on December 5, 1966. The biography of Patricia Kaas begins in the small town of Forbach, on the border of France and Germany. She was the sixth child in the family. Patricia's parents were infinitely in love with each other, so her daughter grew up in love and care.
An unusual and beautiful name for the girl was chosen by her mother (Irmgard). She was an avid fan of actress Grace Patricia Kelly. Even before the birth of her daughter, Irmgard decided that if there was a girl, she would be called Patricia.
The daughter did not look like a famous actress. The character and appearance of the boy distinguished her from her peers. The main hobby of the girl was singing. Irmgard was very happy with her daughter's talent, believing in her bright and successful future.
First victory
Irmgard Kaas found out about the city competition of young talents by chance, and immediately got the idea to put her daughter on the list of participants. Several weeks flew by unnoticed. All the days the girls were busy with rehearsals. The noisy family tried not to interfere with the young singer, her relatives supported her in her desire to win. The family was worried and nervous, only Patricia remained imperturbable. Before the competition, she told her mother that she was sure of victory and that the whole struggle was not in vain.
The competition was held in its own way. Teenagers sang, danced and showed competitions. Everything changed when a 10-year-old girl appeared on the scene in boyish trousers and a huge hat. She performed a popular song, and the audience was captivated by her talent. The young talent itself, not paying attention to the reaction of the public, rushed into the arms of his mother backstage.
After everyone knew about the girl's talent, she was invited to perform. Repeatedly she sang at the beer festival, at city events and in cafes. Young Patricia did not like this kind of work. She saw that the audience was not interested in her talent, singing was only the background of the events. She became the main earner in the family, and soon the girl had to leave school.
When Patricia Kaas was 13 years old, a German band came to her hometown on tour. Seeing the performance of the young talent, the musicians were amazed by her voice and talent. They offered the girl to sign a contract for several performances. The girl did not doubt for a minute, so she was tired of singing at the events of her native city. The trip with the group became a springboard for further progress, and Patricia understood this.
Soon the girl was brought together by fate with a producer who accidentally heard her performance in a club. She performed the famous single by Liza Minnelli, and no worse than the famous performer. He immediately offered her cooperation.
First song
The creative biography of Patricia Kaas developed rapidly, and at the age of 19 the singer recorded her first song. She received the name "Jealous". A well-known actor helped to record it. Despite the magnificent voice and performance, Patricia's "Jealous" did not bring fame.
Success
How did the biography of Patricia Kaas develop further? Success came to her after a tragic event in her life. The mother of a young singer died of cancer. The girl was very worried, but decided to succeed in memory of her.
During this period, the singer's second single, entitled "Mademoiselle Sings the Blues", was released. It became a hit, and everyone is finally talking about Patricia. She becomes popular.
Patricia Kaas: biography, personal life
Desperate, the girl decided to drown out the insult and disappointment by fast riding a motorcycle. In the company of their faithful admirer Christoph, they rushed along the track. The risk did not justify itself, and the young people had an accident. Christoph was badly hurt, and Patricia broke her nose and was forced to undergo plastic surgery.
After leaving the hospital, the girl decided to change her life. She terminated the contract with the producer who rejected her love. Bernard tried for a long time to persuade Patricia to change her mind, but she wanted revenge. After the collaboration with Kaas ended, Schwartz went bankrupt and was forced to do a completely different thing, far from the stars and their lives. The main thing for the singer was a career, and it was in creativity that she plunged headlong.
Changes in life
The French singer Patricia Kaas, whose biography began very modestly, soon buys a house in the most popular area of Paris. The most famous and wealthy residents of the city lived here. The changes also affected the appearance of the singer. She outgrew the image of a teenage boy and decided to finally become a woman. Transforming her appearance, Patricia became a symbol of femininity for men of that time. Not a single fan could take his eyes off her.
Patricia Kaas, whose songs sounded at every step, enjoyed the success surrounding her. Her discs became platinum, only in the personal life of the singer it was still empty.
Alain Delon
One fine evening, a concert by Patricia Kaas decided to visit Alain Delon. He has long been intrigued by stories about a wonderful beauty with a beautiful voice, but the reality has surpassed all expectations. He fell in love at first sight and immediately invited the singer to dinner. Patricia was very pleased with the attention of such a famous handsome man. Their romance quickly took off. The singer did not count on a long-term relationship, trying to enjoy the moment. The glory of the young Don Juan followed Delon on his heels. Despite this, their relationship continued. The only stumbling block was the folly of Delon, who by all means sought to prove his feelings to his beloved.
The decisive moment came during the television show "The Evening of Patricia Kaas", hosted by Alain Delon. Right during the broadcast, he confessed his love to the singer all over the country, despite the fact that he was officially in a relationship with a famous model who was expecting a child from him. Fearing a scandal around her person and a shadow that could fall on her reputation, Patricia Kaas (photo above) decides to end the relationship. She does not accept Delon's attentions, refuses to meet him ...
Her new album, entitled "I call you on you ...", is coming out soon. So she put the last point in their romance. The couple had a hard time breaking up, but Kaas' decision was irrevocable.
Patricia Kaas: albums, photos, biography, new relationships
Patricia Kaas plunges into creativity. During this period, a series of concerts take place in the main hall of Paris. Before the release of the star, the talented composer Philip Bergman was supposed to perform.
The couple met backstage. It happened randomly and simply. After the concert, they went for a walk and did not leave each other for two weeks. Philip had to leave, then to return forever to his beloved woman. He abandoned absolutely everything that surrounded him in Belgium, abandoned his work and became the producer of Patricia. They became inseparable. Bergman was able to understand the nature of Kaas and give her what she lacked so much. He filled the spiritual emptiness of the singer and became her closest person after the death of her mother. Their relationship developed rapidly, and Bergman dreamed of children and a family, and the singer kept postponing this moment. Patricia Kaas, whose children were of little concern, saw her meaning of life in her career. One fine day, Philip Bergman realized that Patricia would never trade a career for a family, and left her.
However, the love story did not end so easily. Philip Bergman lost a lot by moving to Paris. He no longer pursued his career, immersed in the life of Patricia. At the time of their breakup, he did not have a steady income to maintain the lifestyle he had become accustomed to. The man decided to sue for the division of property that belonged to Kaas. After the incident, the singer is again disappointed in love and in men.
During this relationship, an English-language album, Black Coffee, was recorded but never released. More successful were the albums Dans ma chair and Let mode passe.
Autobiography "The Shadow of My Voice"
In 2012, the heroine of our article publishes an autobiographical book. Patricia Kaas, whose brief biography was known to many, this time told everything about herself. She candidly talks about her work, success, novels and disappointments.
Here the singer admits that she cannot have children. She was in love many times and became pregnant several times, but each time the event took her by surprise, and it all ended in an abortion. As a result, the doctors said that she would never be able to have children.
Filming in cinema
Patricia Kaas managed to try herself as an actress, starring in Claudy Lelouch's film "And now ... ladies and gentlemen." This picture did not bring success to the singer. During the filming of the film, Kaas had an affair with a partner in the picture, but the relationship did not go further. Jeremy Irons was married, had children and did not want to lose everything for the sake of a new affair.
The life of a singer today
Patricia Kaas, whose personal life never worked out, celebrated her 50th birthday this year.
As the singer herself admits, it is difficult for her in a relationship. In the presence of a difficult character, it is always difficult for a woman to find a common language with a partner. Kaas is used to being on her own, and she decides questions on her own, even about whether to be a couple together or not. “Men don’t like it,” she admitted in an interview.
Kaas has many friends, among whom there are supporters of same-sex love. This caused rumors that the singer prefers women. In her interview, Patricia Kaas neither confirmed nor denied this statement. "Let the legend live and die," she said.
The creative biography of Patricia Kaas developed rapidly. To this day, she is still alone. Her evenings are brightened up by a faithful friend - a snow-white lap dog Tequila, which the director gave to the singer. The singer adores and pampers her faithful little friend. During the tour, she even orders a separate number for Tequila.
WITHeighth child in family. Patricia grew up surrounded by five older siblings. She spent her childhood in a small mining town in Lorraine, on the border with Germany. Mother - Irmgard, a German, was engaged in raising children and housekeeping. Father, Joseph, worked in a mine and tried to provide the family with everything necessary. The Kaas were never prosperous, but they did not live in poverty either.
At 13 the first success came to little Patricia - she won the city competition for young talents. When a blond miniature girl appeared on the stage, dressed in her older brother's pants and a funny kepar, the jury was perplexed. And when this angelic creature sang the famous “Lili Marlene” from the repertoire of Marlene Dietrich in a childish, hoarse voice, the audience listened without moving.
200 marks. This was Patricia's first fee for one performance, when she signed a contract with the cabaret club Rumpelkammer in the German city of Saarbrücken. Every Saturday for several years, Patricia performed there under the pseudonym "Pady Pax". The money turned out to be a good help for the family budget. Of course, the parents were worried about their baby: no matter how someone offended her? In such institutions, the audience was not the most polite. But, firstly, the slender mademoiselle did not go into her pocket for a word, she could put anyone in their place, both in French and in German. And secondly, five adult brothers were responsible for her safety.
Patricia Kaas (1990). Photo: East News
5 years the nightly performances of the future world celebrity in front of the club regulars continued, until Bernard Schwartz appeared on the threshold of one of the institutions. The unfortunate impresario from Paris could not boast of a career, but did not lose hope of finding a new "Edith Piaf". Acquaintance with him immediately convinced Patricia that she had finally pulled out her lucky ticket. But Bernard did not think so: the singer had too thin legs, a nose broken in a car accident, and her French suffered from an unpleasant German accent. But the young lady did not have ambitions. “When I sing, everyone in the hall is my men,” Patricia blurted out when she felt that Monsieur Schwartz was not eager to leave her in Paris. And he believed her. Over the next few years, they will be connected not only by professional, but also by personal relationships. Bernard Patricia will delete from the list of close people after she understands that he is ready to share success and money with her, but not life. But Kaas was sure that they would get married, and Bernard's unwillingness to divorce his wife, she took it as a personal insult.
two great actors France played a certain role in the life of Patricia. True, each at a certain time. She calls Gerard Depardieu her first producer. Bernard Schwartz, for obvious reasons, does not count. In 1985, Depardieu invested in the recording of her first song "Jealous", which claims to be a serious success with the public. The author of the poems was Elisabeth Depardieu, the wife of the artist. Despite the fact that the single failed, another step towards success was taken. Allen Delon also contributed to the promotion of the beginning star. The whole of France and not only gossiped about their romance. In 1991, the most beautiful (once) man in the country publicly confessed his feelings to Patricia after her performance, placing a luxurious bouquet of flowers at Kaas's feet. Allen and Patricia appeared everywhere together, and their unambiguous behavior only fueled the rumors. Later it became obvious that this relationship was just a well-planned PR move. Delon needed the attention of the public, which was already cooling off towards an aging star, and Patricia, thanks to this "romance", became a member of the circle of the most famous French artists.
Six years lasted the most stable romance Kaaas with the Belgian musician Philip Bergman. They met in 1993. Three weeks later, he moved to her in Paris and became everything for Patricia - songwriter, arranger, press officer, accompanied on tour, supported in sorrow and joy. Philip proposed to her, but heard in response: "Let's return to this conversation later." He never waited for the conversation to continue. In 2000 they broke up. And Patricia said that she no longer believes in eternal love.
Eurovision 2009, final Moscow. Photo: Global Look Press
20,000,000 euros. This is how much the shooting of the film "And now, ladies and gentlemen ...", where Patricia played one of the main roles, cost. She already had attempts to try herself in the cinema. So, in the early 90s, the American director Stanley Donen offered her the role of Marlene Dietrich in a biopic about the life of the great diva. But then they could not find money for the project. In 2002, the famous Claude Lelouch, who shot "A Man and a Woman", wrote a script especially for Patricia and promised to involve John Malkovich, who was then super popular, in the work. As a result, his role was played by Jeremy Irons, the script turned out to be weak, Lelouch's skill did not save the situation. The picture failed at the box office.
8th place took Patricia at Eurovision in 2009 in Moscow. At first, she categorically refused to represent France in this competition. The fact is that the final was scheduled for May 16, and on this day Kaas never sings in memory of his mother: Irmgard died on May 16, 1989. But the leadership of the French channel France 2 made a lot of efforts to persuade Kaas to come to Moscow.
The crazy glory of Patricia Kaas is a thing of the past. She no longer sings at Olympia, does not collect thousands of halls, she prefers foreign tours to work in France. Still lonely. But for her anniversary, for the first time in the last 13 years, she prepared a new album - the tenth, in a row, which she simply called "Patricia Kaas".
