Danielle Licari

Danielle Licari（达妮埃尔·里卡丽），法兰西著名香颂吟唱歌手，在上世纪六、七十年代，凭藉一首《Concerto pour une Voix》（天使之声协奏曲）红遍欧美。《天使之声协奏曲》是法国当代作曲家 Saint-Preux [1] 专为Danielle Licari 所作，二人在录音棚偶遇，Saint-Preux被Danielle优美纯净的嗓音征服，并邀请她为一首原本以小号演奏的乐曲配唱。这就是后来引起强烈反响的《天使之声协奏曲》，1969年，这首歌被灌成唱片发售，为两位艺术家带来巨大的成功。
 
著名的《Concerto pour une Voix》在96年法国畅销单曲中排名13，并一度占领Radio Hit NO.1的宝座。Danielle的名声传播开来，在亚洲被誉为“Queen of Scat”。她的专辑卖出1500多万张，并在多国开始发售。
 
2005 年，Saint-Preux重新编排了此曲，由作曲家的女儿Clemence和由《放牛班春天》一炮打红的少年美声Jean-Baptiste Maunier担当演唱，而曲名则由原先的Concerto pour une Voix 变成了Concerto pour deux Voix(一个变两个，也称双童声协奏曲)。里卡丽长得并不漂亮，但她拥有天使般的迷人嗓音，七、八十年代跟许多法国著名的轻音乐大乐队都有过合作，如保尔·莫里亚（Paul Mauriat）、皮埃尔·波特（Pierre Porte）、理查·克莱德曼（Richard Clayderman）等。里卡丽与保尔·莫里亚合作过几首经典的轻音乐作品，如1982年的《巴黎叙事曲》（保尔·莫里亚作曲）、1986年的歌剧《Zaide》选曲（莫扎特作曲）。她所演唱的歌曲大部分无歌词，是以吟唱的方式来表现，非常具浪漫古典的欧洲情调。
 
Danielle以她独特的高音与颤音征服了听众，并且在古典乐曲中添加流行摇滚和电子音乐元素，当之无愧地成为吟唱歌手中的佼佼者。
 
Danielle Licari (born 11 November 1943) is a French singer who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. She's now remembered in France as a backing vocalist in chanson.
 
In 1964, she dubbed the singing in the movie &The Umbrellas of Cherbourg& for the role of Geneviève Emery, played by Catherine Deneuve.
 
From 1965 to 1967 she sang in the vocal trio Les Fizz with Jackie Castan and Nadine Doukhan, two other ex-Djinns Singers. Backed by Jacques Denjean's orchestra, the band released three EP.
 
In 1969, she recorded her greatest hit, Concerto pour une Voix. The album has sold over 15 million copies.
 
In 1968, she recorded &Treize jours en France& composed by Francis Lai; she also recorded a second version of “Love Story” dedicated to her by the same composer.
 
In 1972, she submitted her song &Au cœur d'une chanson& to compete in the Eurovision contest representing France. The French committee selected Betty Mars and her song “Come-Comedie” instead.
 
In 1972, she represented France in the &World Popular Song Festival& held in Tokio, Japan. Her song &Une Vie& was a finalist.
 
In 1973, she participated as a vocalist to an album considered as a masterpiece of French chanson: the symphonic, dark and epic Il n'y a plus rien (There is nothing anymore) by singer-songwriter Léo Ferré.
 
In July 1978, she sang with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the choir of St-Dominique Church. The piece chosen was a musical drama called Concerto pour Helene, in honour of Helene Boule, the wife of the founder of Quebec City, as part of the city's 370th anniversary celebrations. The work was composed by Claude Léveillée.
 
Wyclef Jean sampled &Concerto Pour Une Voix& in his 1997 song &Apolcalypse.&
 
She has sold over 20 million copies of her albums during her career. Her songs are found in easy listening CD compilations worldwide.
 
Her characteristic singing style lacked lyrics, communicating emotions through sounds, the way a violin would. This may have fueled her popularity in non-French speaking countries like Germany, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Japan and Korea. She used her voice like a musical instrument giving a soft, unique dream-like tone. She has been called la voz de la sirena (&the voice of a Siren&). Most of her recordings are arrangements of classical themes composed originally for instruments rather than voice, while the arrangements consist generally of large orchestral ensembles mixed with a pop-rock band instrumentation. She incorporated pop-rock elements that made her music appealing. Her singing style influenced Japanese Anime soundtracks of the 1980s such as Seiji Yokoyama (Saint Seiya).