Mireille Mathieu

thumb|300px|right|"Tout Les Enfants Chantent Avec Moi"

Mireille Mathieu (b. July 22, 1946) is a French singer, who has achieved great success in her home country, as well as becoming an international superstar; she gained great popularity particularly in Germany and Russia. Performing publicly since 1950 at age four, Mathieu has recorded about 1200 songs in at least nine languages. She was also the first Western singer in history to give concerts in China.

In March of 1977, the Sesame Street Muppets Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, Bert, and Big Bird appeared on one of her TV Specials, Numéro 1, singing (and dancing to) a rousing "Tout Les Enfants Chantent Avec Moi" ("All the Children Sing with Me").

Connections

 * Mireille Mathieu was succeeded by Catherine Deneuve as the national Marianne in 1985.


 * Mathieu has appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Danny Kaye Show.


 * Throughout her career, she has further performed with Peter Alexander, Paul Anka, Charles Aznavour, Plácido Domingo, Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, and Frank Sinatra.