Barbara
Birthday
1930/06/09
Day of death
1997/11/24 (67 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also know as
Barbara Brodi, Monique Andrée Serf, Monique Serf
Biography
Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997), known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odessa, Russian Empire (current-day Ukraine). Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris, known as La Chanteuse de minuit ('the midnight singer'), before she started composing her own tracks, which brought her to fame. Her most famous songs include "Dis, quand reviendras-tu?" (1962), "Ma plus belle histoire d'a...Read more
Acting
(1972) Franz
as Léonie
(2017) Barbara, chansons pour une absente
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Singer, songwriter (archive footage)
(2023) Au cœur du Papotin
as Self
(1986) Barbara en concert : Pantin 81
as Self
(2024) Immortelle Barbara - « …Du bout des lèvres » au Grand Rex à Paris, le 18/09/2023
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) Barbara ou ma plus belle histoire d'amour
as Self
(2006) Precy Jardin
as herself
(1971) As Far as Love Can Go
as Barbara
(2021) Mitterrand, président culturel
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Chants
as ---
(1985) Victoires de la musique
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1965) Dim Dam Dom
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self (archive footage)
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self