Maurane

Claudine Luypaerts, better known as Maurane (; 12 November 1960 – 7 May 2018), was a Francophone Belgian singer and actress.

Brought to light in the 1980s with her role as Marie-Jeanne in the second version of the rock opera Starmania, her best-known titles are "Toutes les mamas", "Sur un prélude de Bach" and "Tu es mon autre" (in a duet with Lara Fabian). She was regularly referred to as a "golden voice of francophone song," or having a "velvet voice."

Biography

1960–1976: Early life and musical education Claudine Luypaerts was born on 12 November 1960 in Ixelles, Brussels, to Guy-Philippe Luypaerts, a composer and director of Académie de Musique of Verviers, and Jeannie Patureaux, a piano teacher. When she was young, she studied the violin for a while, but was put off by all forms of schooling and began to learn to sing and play the piano on her own, before preferring the guitar.

In 1976, she was second in the Visa competition for the show and, the following year, took part in the Lundis d'Hortense, for which she adopted the stage name "Claudie Claude". even though she is sometimes credited under this spelling.

The first singles - "J'me roule en boule" (1980), "Fais soleil" (1982), "T'as pas la pêche" (1984), "Moi l'argent, toi jeune" (1985) - did not meet with much success. She later got a string of small contracts, singing in the street or in cafés and to be a backing singer, notably for Viktor Lazlo, Jo Lemaire or Philippe Lafontaine. She was replaced by Réjane Perry for the rest of the tour.

1989–1994: Maurane, Ami ou ennemi and Olympia live dates Her second album, Maurane, was released in 1989 on Polydor and proved to be a success, selling 150,000 copies. She had previously been nominated for the Female Artist of the Year award at the 1992 Victoires, but lost to Jane Birkin.

1995–1998: Différente, L'un pour l'autre and charitable commitment In November 1995, Maurane released Différente, her fourth studio album, with Philippe Lafontaine and Jean-Claude Vannier still by her side. This release was followed by a concert tour created in collaboration with pianist Arnould Massart and the Guildhall String Ensemble.

In 1998, she released L'un pour l'autre, a 'best-of' compilation, including five new tracks, whose title song earned her, and songwriter Peter Lorne, the 1998 Oscar de la chanson française.

2016–2018: Later life and death, Brel In 2016, she suffered from health issues and had to undergo an operation for oedema of the vocal cords, forcing her to cancel her concerts and keep her away from the stage until 2018.

In March 2018, the singer announced, via a video recorded in the offices of her label Polydor and posted on social networks, that her next album would be a Jacques Brel tribute album, explaining she had "been dreaming about it for 15 years, 20 years". On 3 May 2018, she covered Brel's "La chanson des vieux amants" at the Inc'Rock Festival, as a duet with Typh Barrow. This performance was repeated on 6 May 2018, during the Iris Festival, alongside twenty or so artists, all of them celebrating Jacques Brel. Less than twenty-four hours after her last public appearance, Maurane was found dead in Schaerbeek.

On 7 May 2018, Maurane was found dead beside her bath at her home in Schaerbeek in the area of Brussels, Belgium. The following day, the magistrate of the Brussels public prosecutor's office confirmed the opening of a judicial inquiry, although the death of the singer was not considered as suspect. One month later, on 15 June 2018, the public prosecutor's office closed the case for lack of evidence of criminality, declaring that the singer's death was accidental and stating that "no further comments or details will be communicated". On 15 July, Maurane's daughter succinctly explained to Le Parisien that her mother had fallen.

Her funeral was held on 17 May 2018 in the church of Notre-Dame-des-Grâces in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a municipality in the Brussels region, and was followed by her burial in the cemetery of Auderghem, another municipality in the Belgian capital region where Maurane lived as a child. Hundreds of people came to pay their respects, as well as many artists who had travelled from France, such as Muriel Robin, Lara Fabian, Maxime Le Forestier, Zazie, Pascal Obispo, Michel Fugain, Francis Cabrel and Philip Catherine.

On 12 October 2018, her album Brel, finished, post-mortem, by Maurane's daughter and her pianist Philippe Decok, was released. The album is certified gold in Belgium.

Musical style Throughout her career, she performed duets with various artists such as Catherine Lara ("La Langue des Anges," in 1991), Michel Fugain (three live duets at the 1996 Francofolies de La Rochelle ), Eddy Mitchell, who wrote "C'est magique" in 1998 and Lara Fabian ("Tu es mon autre," in 2001). The singer also released two albums in trio with Steve Houben and Charles Loos under the name HLM (Houben, Loos, Maurane) in 1986 and 2005.

Personal life On 29 December 1993, Maurane and singer Pablo Villafranca, whom she married in June 1992, Despite their separation, Villafranca still sang as a backing vocalist on her 1995 album Différente. He also appeared in the music video for the song "Sur un prélude de Bach" and participated in the TV promo for the song "Désillusionniste."

Awards and distinctions

Awards 1983 : Best Song Award at the Festival de Spa for "Petite chanson sans problème" 1989 : RFi Octave award 2003: Knight of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) 2011: Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)

Tributes

In 1987, Belgian poet Philippe Nowaczyk honours Maurane in his poem Signe particulier : chanteuse jazzy, published in his À bout portant collection. At the time of Maurane's death, the municipal college of Schaerbeek decided to rename the square in rue Jacques Rayé as "Square Maurane." She used to live at 32 rue Jacques Rayé in the Brussels municipality. She was also paid a tribute at the 2019 Enfoirés show.

Discography Albums 1986 : Danser – HLM 1988 : Starmania (Rôle de Marie-Jeanne) 1989 : Maurane (100 000 copies selling – Gold Disc in France) 1991 : Ami ou ennemi (300 000 copies selling – Platinum Disc in France) 1994 : Une fille très scène 1996 : Différente – Les années Saravah (100 000 copies selling – Gold Disc in France) 1998 : L'un pour l'autre (300 000 copies selling – Platinum Disc in France) 1999 : Collection master série – Maurane à l'Olympia 2000 : Toi du monde (50 000 copies selling) 2003 : Quand l'humain danse (200 000 copies selling – Gold Disc in Belgium & Double Gold Disc in France)) 2005 : Un ange passe (as part of the HLM trio) 2007 : Si aujourd'hui (100 000 copies selling – Platinum Disc in Belgium & Gold Disc in France) 2009 : Nougaro, ou l'esperance en l'homme (130 000 copies selling – Platinum Disc in France) 2014 : Ouvre 2018 : Brel

Singles 1986 : "Danser" 1988 : "Les uns contre les autres – Toutes les mamas" 1989 : "Tout pour un seul homme – Pas gaie la pagaille" 1990 : "Où es-tu?" 1991 : "Du mal – Mentir" 1992 : "Sur un prélude de Bach" – "Ami ou ennemi" – "Qui es-tu Marie-Jeanne?" 1993 : "Ça casse – Décidément" 1994 : "Boum!" (en concert) 1996 : "Différente quand je chante" – "Le paradis c'est l'enfer" – "Juste une petite fille" 1997 : "Tout va bien dans ce monde" 1998 : "L'un pour l'autre" – "Les yeux fermés" 1999 : "Désillusionniste" – "Chanson de l'autruche" (Émilie Jolie) – "La chanson des vieux amants" (en concert) 2000 : "Pour les âmes, pour les hommes" – "Qui à part nous?" – "Il neige des e-mails" 2001 : "Toi du monde" 2002 : "Tu es mon autre" (with Lara Fabian, nominated to Victoires de la Musique) 2003 : "Tout faux" – "Quand les sangs" 2004 : "Des millions de fois" 2014 : "Trop forte" 2015 : "Sous ces yeux-là"

Filmography

1987 : Carnaval by Ronny Coutteure (TV) : Marina 1998 : Le comptoir by Sophie Tatischeff : Joëlle 2005 : Palais royal! by Valérie Lemercier : herself 2010 : My Afternoons with Margueritte by Jean Becker : Francine 2014 : Get Well Soon by Jean Becker : Françoise 2018 : Le Collier rouge by Jean Becker : the boss

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