Danielle Licari

Danielle Licari（達妮埃爾·里卡麗），法蘭西著名香頌吟唱歌手，在上世紀六、七十年代，憑藉一首《Concerto pour une Voix》（天使之聲協(xié)奏曲）紅遍歐美?！短焓怪晠f(xié)奏曲》是法國當代作曲家 Saint-Preux [1] 專為Danielle Licari 所作，二人在錄音棚偶遇，Saint-Preux被Danielle優(yōu)美純凈的嗓音征服，并邀請她為一首原本以小號演奏的樂曲配唱。這就是后來引起強烈反響的《天使之聲協(xié)奏曲》，1969年，這首歌被灌成唱片發(fā)售，為兩位藝術家?guī)砭薮蟮某晒Α?br /> 
著名的《Concerto pour une Voix》在96年法國暢銷單曲中排名13，并一度占領Radio Hit NO.1的寶座。Danielle的名聲傳播開來，在亞洲被譽為“Queen of Scat”。她的專輯賣出1500多萬張，并在多國開始發(fā)售。
 
2005 年，Saint-Preux重新編排了此曲，由作曲家的女兒Clemence和由《放牛班春天》一炮打紅的少年美聲Jean-Baptiste Maunier擔當演唱，而曲名則由原先的Concerto pour une Voix 變成了Concerto pour deux Voix(一個變兩個，也稱雙童聲協(xié)奏曲)。里卡麗長得并不漂亮，但她擁有天使般的迷人嗓音，七、八十年代跟許多法國著名的輕音樂大樂隊都有過合作，如保爾·莫里亞（Paul Mauriat）、皮埃爾·波特（Pierre Porte）、理查·克萊德曼（Richard Clayderman）等。里卡麗與保爾·莫里亞合作過幾首經(jīng)典的輕音樂作品，如1982年的《巴黎敘事曲》（保爾·莫里亞作曲）、1986年的歌劇《Zaide》選曲（莫扎特作曲）。她所演唱的歌曲大部分無歌詞，是以吟唱的方式來表現(xiàn)，非常具浪漫古典的歐洲情調(diào)。
 
Danielle以她獨特的高音與顫音征服了聽眾，并且在古典樂曲中添加流行搖滾和電子音樂元素，當之無愧地成為吟唱歌手中的佼佼者。
 
Danielle Licari (born 11 November 1943) is a French singer who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. She's now remembered in France as a backing vocalist in chanson.
 
In 1964, she dubbed the singing in the movie &The Umbrellas of Cherbourg& for the role of Geneviève Emery, played by Catherine Deneuve.
 
From 1965 to 1967 she sang in the vocal trio Les Fizz with Jackie Castan and Nadine Doukhan, two other ex-Djinns Singers. Backed by Jacques Denjean's orchestra, the band released three EP.
 
In 1969, she recorded her greatest hit, Concerto pour une Voix. The album has sold over 15 million copies.
 
In 1968, she recorded &Treize jours en France& composed by Francis Lai; she also recorded a second version of “Love Story” dedicated to her by the same composer.
 
In 1972, she submitted her song &Au cœur d'une chanson& to compete in the Eurovision contest representing France. The French committee selected Betty Mars and her song “Come-Comedie” instead.
 
In 1972, she represented France in the &World Popular Song Festival& held in Tokio, Japan. Her song &Une Vie& was a finalist.
 
In 1973, she participated as a vocalist to an album considered as a masterpiece of French chanson: the symphonic, dark and epic Il n'y a plus rien (There is nothing anymore) by singer-songwriter Léo Ferré.
 
In July 1978, she sang with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the choir of St-Dominique Church. The piece chosen was a musical drama called Concerto pour Helene, in honour of Helene Boule, the wife of the founder of Quebec City, as part of the city's 370th anniversary celebrations. The work was composed by Claude Léveillée.
 
Wyclef Jean sampled &Concerto Pour Une Voix& in his 1997 song &Apolcalypse.&
 
She has sold over 20 million copies of her albums during her career. Her songs are found in easy listening CD compilations worldwide.
 
Her characteristic singing style lacked lyrics, communicating emotions through sounds, the way a violin would. This may have fueled her popularity in non-French speaking countries like Germany, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Japan and Korea. She used her voice like a musical instrument giving a soft, unique dream-like tone. She has been called la voz de la sirena (&the voice of a Siren&). Most of her recordings are arrangements of classical themes composed originally for instruments rather than voice, while the arrangements consist generally of large orchestral ensembles mixed with a pop-rock band instrumentation. She incorporated pop-rock elements that made her music appealing. Her singing style influenced Japanese Anime soundtracks of the 1980s such as Seiji Yokoyama (Saint Seiya).