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French agent Laurent Grégoire led a freewheeling masterclass at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece Thursday, where he dug into the tricky negotiations he has overseen as the advisor to some of the industry’s biggest names, including the story behind Marion Cotillard’s 2008 Oscar win for La Vie en Rose.

Jaden Thompson Jean-Paul Vignon, a French actor and vocalist who frequently lent his Gallic accent to Hollywood productions, died of liver cancer on March 22 in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 89. Among his notable work, Vignon lent his voice to Marc Webb’s romantic comedy “(500) Days of Summer” as the French narrator.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor When Grammy-winning musician Jack Antonoff was curating the music for AppleTV+’s series “The New Look,” he shared ideas of instrumentation and a list of artists he had in mind for who could form the soundtrack. “We started looking at that wish list and who was realistic,” says the show’s music supervisor Mark Wike. “We looked at who was touring and who was doing what.

Le Monde, local media reported that the French-Malian musician met with President Emmanuel Macron last month to discuss singing a song by iconic French artist Edith Piaf. Nakamura has racked up over 1billion views on YouTube for her 2018 hit ‘Djadja’, whilst Le Monde has dubbed her “the world’s most popular French-speaking artist”.Whilst these reports have not been confirmed by either Macron or Nakamura, the rumours caused significant fury with the far-right.

Suki Waterhouse has shared her first single of 2024 titled ‘OMG’.The singer, model and actress – known for her role as Karen Sirko in the Emmy Nominated series Daisy Jones & The Six – has spent the past week teasing the track on her social media.Written by Waterhouse alongside Natalie Findlay and produced by Jules Apollinaire, the song is a synthy sleazy track with a funky bass line and prominent drums while Waterhouse sings: “Oh my God / Take me back the way that I was / Oh my God / You know I only tried to play your games / So you cannot forget my name / You and I, are not the same / You always had it easy” referring to a past romance.“We started half the song and then put it to the side,” Waterhouse told Rolling Stone. “We were like, ‘It’s not working.’ And then two months went by and we were back in the studio, and suddenly this chorus came out with this energy around it.”She continued: “It’s such an anxious state when I’m trying to put together a song, because you always feel like you are on the edge of something.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent After being convincingly portrayed by Marion Cotillard in the 2007 film “La Vie en Rose,” legendary French singer Edith Piaf will come to life in an animated biopic “Edith” that looks to break new ground by using AI to recreate her voice and image. When Warner Music, which is producing the feature-length movie with Paris-based company Seriously Happy, broke news of the project last week, it stirred an avalanche of reactions — many of them skeptical — across social media. To clear up some concerns and shed light on the decisions behind the creative endeavor, Variety spoke to Julie Veille, who came up with the original idea, and Gilles Marliac who are co-producing through their banner Seriously Happy and co-wrote the script.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor “La Vie en robots”? More than 60 years after her death, legendary French singer Edith Piaf will come to life in a new biopic that will use AI to recreate her voice and image. Warner Music Group announced that it has partnered with Piaf’s estate for “Edith,” set to be a 90-minute film set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the ’60s.

CR Fashion Book, French editor Carine Roitfeld's artsy print mag devoted to all things style.In a wig that might very well be made of hairbrush bristles, stares down the camera, her face coated in chalky powder and her eyebrows drawn Edith Piaf-thin. She wears a dirty white tank top and old-school reading glasses, and in other stills from the shoot plays with and even smokes a cigarette.

during her No Hard Feelings tour this week—eschewing anything Y2K-inspired in favor of sleek, polished minimalism.Wearing Dior for the UK premiere of No Hard Feelings.Having touched down in London wearing The Row (and Tiffany & Co’s Elsa Peretti Sevillana pendant), the Oscar winner slipped into a silk dress by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Anita Ko jewellery for an appearance in Leicester Square. Lifted from Dior’s autumn/winter 2023 runway, the dress featured a sheer bodice, but was (mercifully) a far cry from .

Kylie Minogue - could be shaping up to be the song of the summer. The unlikely contender has been embraced by an army of fans across the globe since its release in May and last night was given the seal of approval by Paris Hilton. The superstar DJ got the crowd roaring on Wednesday night as she gave the Edith Piaf-inspired track a spin during her set, proving she's also been hypnotized by its catchy melody.

Kylie Minogue is set to enter the tough US pop charts for the first time in more than two decades with a spectacular comeback track inspired by Edith Piaf.  The star, who spent her 55th birthday today at the Monaco Grand Prix, has released a dance single, Padam Padam, sharing a title with a 1951 song by the iconic French singer.

Plenty of decisions surrounding King Charles‘ coronation just seem like the typical compromises when planning a huge event. It was “slimmed down” but still massive, Prince Harry was invited but played no role, that kind of thing. One thing we still can’t quite understand? The booking of the concert performers!

’s career when she won best actress in 2008 for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. But the moment was made even more spectacular with her ivory haute couture gown by , which was ornamented with meticulously beaded mermaid fish scales.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Tahar Rahim, who earned BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for his starring roles in “A Prophet” and “The Mauritanian,” is set to play Charles Aznavour, the iconic French-Armenian singer, songwriter and actor who sold more than 180 million records around the world. Titled “Monsieur Aznavour,” the biopic will be directed by singer-turned-filmmakers Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade (“Patients”), and produced by Jean-Rachid Kallouche’s Kallouche Cinema and Mandarin & Compagnie, the banner behind Francois Ozon’s and Anne Fontaine’s films. Kallouche, who teamed with Eric and Nicolas Altmayer at Mandarin on Grand Corps Malade and Idir’s previous films, is married to Katia Aznavour, the daughter of the late artist. Filming will kick off in the summer for an estimated delivery in 2024, to mark Aznavour’s centenary.

Iggy Pop has announced plans to release a 10th anniversary edition of his 2012 album ‘Aprés’.The covers record featured renditions of tracks by the likes of Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Yoko Ono and Edith Piaf as well as a number of French songs.Now, the rock legend is releasing a special reissue of the album as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday on November 25. You can pre-order/pre-save the record here.The release will feature new cover art, a poster and a never-before-released bonus track.If you were wondering what happened to #Aprés, we have good news for you.

worked professionally in theatre, hiding the fact that every few months, my voice would completely disappear. Despite steaming my head over bowls of hot water, giving up alcohol and praying to Dr Theatre, as the final curtain fell on each production my melodic soprano would disintegrate into a husky Tom Waits. A few days of silence and it would return.

Piers Morgan has marked a year since he stormed off ITV Good Morning Britain before leaving the programme permanently.

Piers Morgan has marked the one year anniversary of the day he stormed off Good Morning Britain and quit the show.The 56 year old had been a permanent host alongside Susanna Reid, 51, for over five years before leaving his post for good following a row with Alex Beresford about Meghan Markle.Taking to his Instagram feed a year on, Piers posted a screenshot of the moment he walked off the from the conversation before telling his 1.8million followers that he has no regrets over his decision. "A year ago today, I went for a little stroll… and in the words of Edith Piaf, je ne regrette rien! #LongWalkToFreedomOfSpeech," he captioned the post.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMarion Cotillard, the Oscar-winning French actor whose latest film “Annette” won a prize at Cannes, will receive a Donostia Award at the 69th edition of the San Sebastian Festival during the opening ceremony on Sept. 17.

Netflix’s Emily in Paris leads an all-Netflix top four on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind, for October 2020, as Edith Piaf’s “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” from the Darren Star-created comedy-drama debuts at No. 1.

Hopefully, she will have “No Regrets” about her new role.