Juliette

Juliette Nourredine, known to her fans simply as [wimpLink artistId="3673216"]Juliette[/wimpLink], is an acclaimed singer/songwriter from France whose albums regularly chart within the national Top Ten. Born on September 25, 1962, in Paris, France, the chanteuse began her performance career in Toulouse, where as a teenager she performed the songs of [wimpLink artistId="29859"]Jacques Brel[/wimpLink] and [wimpLink artistId="4519578"]Edith Piaf[/wimpLink] on piano. In time she began writing songs of her own and singing. One of her early performances, a theater show from 1986, was released independently on cassette as Juliette (1987). Another live performance, [wimpLink albumId="7223015"]¿Que Tal?[/wimpLink] (1991), followed several years later on the label Le Rideau Bouge. Subsequent releases on the label include [wimpLink albumId="5964389"]Irrésistible[/wimpLink] (1993), her studio album debut; Juliette Chante aux Halles (1995), another theater performance; [wimpLink albumId="3620255"]Rimes Féminines[/wimpLink] (1996), a studio album; and [wimpLink albumId="5949234"]Deux Pianos[/wimpLink] (1998), a live album co-featuring [wimpLink artistId="5400872"]Didier Goret[/wimpLink]. [wimpLink albumId="3620329"]Assassins Sans Couteaux[/wimpLink] (1998) marked a turning point in the career of [wimpLink artistId="3673216"]Juliette[/wimpLink]. Reissued by Universal in 2000, it was the first of her major-label releases. In 2001 Universal reissued the remainder of her back catalog titles on Le Rideau Bouge. Her next album of new material, [wimpLink albumId="3601540"]Le Festin de Juliette[/wimpLink] (2002), was her most popular to date, peaking at number 21 on the French albums chart its opening week. In the wake of its success, the best-of collection [wimpLink albumId="36152769"]Ma Vie, Mon Oeuvre, Vol. 1[/wimpLink] (1993) was released as a career retrospective, subtitled "20 Ans, 20 Chansons." Subsequent albums [wimpLink albumId="5253828"]Mutatis Mutandis[/wimpLink] (2005) and [wimpLink albumId="76600873"]Bijoux & Babioles[/wimpLink] (2008) were even more popular, both charting within the Top Ten of the French albums chart. ~ Jason Birchmeier