Maurane | |
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 Maurane performing in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claudine Luypaerts |
| Also known as | Claudie Claude, Claude Maurane |
| Born | 12 November 1960 Ixelles, Belgium |
| Died | 7 May 2018 (aged 57) Schaerbeek, Belgium |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1979–2018 |
| Labels | |
Claudine Luypaerts, better known as Maurane (pronounced [moʁan]; 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).[1] She was regularly referred to as a "golden voice of francophone song,"[2][3] or having a "velvet voice."[4][5]
- ^ "MUSIQUE. Décès de Maurane : ses plus grandes chansons". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Laserra, Annamaria (2010). Album Belgique. Peter Lang. p. 170. ISBN 978-90-5201-635-1.
- ^ "Maurane - Biographie, discographie et fiche artiste". RFI Musique (in French). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Belgian singer Maurane (57) found dead at her home". VRT NWS. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Hache, Victor (10 February 2007). "" La mélancolie, chez moi, elle coule de source "". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2020.