Cora Vaucaire (July 12, 1918 - September 17, 2011) was a French singer.

Cora Vaucaire
Born
Geneviève Marguerite Collin

(1918-07-22)July 22, 1918
DiedSeptember 17, 2011(2011-09-17) (aged 93)
CitizenshipFrance

Early life

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She enrolled at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Paris.[1]

Career

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She attended the classes of Fernand Ledoux and Charles Dullin. At the age of sixteen, she won the first prize in comedy and tragedy at the City of Paris.[1]

During the Occupation, she married the lyricist and musicologist Michel Vaucaire who incited her to sing.[1]

Death

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She died the september 17, 2011 at Paris.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Universalis, Encyclopædia (2025-01-29). "Biographie de CORA VAUCAIRE (1918-2011)". Encyclopædia Universalis (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  2. ^ "La chanteuse Cora Vaucaire est morte" (in French). 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  3. ^ "Décès de la chanteuse Cora Vaucaire, grande interprète de Prévert ou Aragon". Le Point (in French). 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-29.