Catherine Lara

Catherine Lara

Catherine Lara (born Catherine Bodet; 29 May 1945) is a French violinist, composer, singer, and author. Over a career spanning more than five decades, she has established herself as an icon in French pop/rock music as well as the neo-classical genre. She has released 26 studio albums, contributed music to numerous television and film productions, and helped stage and produce many theatrical works. Lara is openly lesbian. Catherine Bodet was born in Poissy, near Paris, the daughter of a doctor and pianist father, and a violinist mother. Catherine started playing the violin at age 5 and entered the Conservatoire de Versailles at age 11, obtaining first prize in 1958. She went on to get the 2nd prize for violin at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1965 and the first prize for chamber music in 1966. Leaving the Conservatoire, Lara started her own chamber orchestra, Les Musiciens de Paris, in which she played first violin. She then created the Lara Quartet, which accompanied singers on stage, including Claude Nougaro, Nana Mouskouri, Mireille Mathieu, and Jean Ferrat. She played on recordings by Françoise Hardy, Maxime Le Forestier, Georgette Lemaire, Jean Sablon, and Juliette Gréco, as well as writing two songs for Barbara's 1972 album Amours incestueuses. In 1969, Lara opened for Canadian musician Gilles Vigneault at the Olympia music hall in Paris. Lara's first original album, Ad libitum, was released in 1972, and in 1975 she composed the score to the French film Docteur Françoise Gailland. In 1977, William Sheller dedicated a song to her on his album Symphoman, and she played violin on the recording. In 1979, she contributed to the album Contes de traviole by Richard Gotainer. Lara's 1974 folk-tinged album La craie dans l'encrier included vocal contributions from Gilbert Montagné. Since her 1979 album Coup d'feel, Lara's songs have been more influenced by rock music. This album, recorded in the town of Morin-Heights in Quebec, also saw the beginning of Lara's collaboration with French-Canadian lyricist Luc Plamondon. Jean-Pierre Ferland also contributed to the album. In the early 80s she wrote scores for several films such as The Rebel (1980), Men Prefer Fat Girls (1981), and La Triche (1984), and she wrote the music for the musical show Revue et corrigée, created by her friends Bob Decout and Annie Girardot in 1982. The 1983 album La Rockeuse de diamant proved a major success, with the eponymous single and the daring song "Autonome", in which Lara openly reveals her sexual preferences with the words "...for a long time I thought what others thought, ...I lived as if I was someone else...for a long time I knew parallel loves...until the day when, autonomous, autonomous, free to love a woman or a man...". This made Lara one of the first French celebrities to come out as openly gay. During an interview with Michel Denisot on the show Mon Zénith à moi, when asked what she looks for first in a man, she stated "His wife". Although she did not publicize it at the time, Lara dated actress Muriel Robin from 1990 to 1995. ... Source: Article "Catherine Lara" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Popularity : 1.907
  • Known For : Sound
  • Birthday : 1945-05-29
  • Place of Birth : Poissy, Yvelines, France
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Catherine Lara Movies

  • 2008
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    Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

    Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

    7.2 2008 HD

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  • 2019
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    Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos

    Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2014
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    Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

    Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

    8 2014 HD

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  • 2022
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    Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

    Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

    7.3 2022 HD

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  • 2023
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    Homos in France

    Homos in France

    6.6 2023 HD

    Homosexuals are more visible in the media, but homophobic acts continue to increase. Political and cultural figures are coming out, but insults,...

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  • 2019
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    Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia

    Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1998
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    Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

    Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

    7.3 1998 HD

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  • 2002
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    Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau

    Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau

    7.5 2002 HD

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  • 1994
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    Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex

    Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex

    6 1994 HD

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  • 2020
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    I Love You Coiffure

    I Love You Coiffure

    3.9 2020 HD

    Liliane and Maud are twin sisters. The first is a modest provincial hairdresser while the second leads the great life in Paris. They both fight over...

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  • 2010
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    Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs

    Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs

    7 2010 HD

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  • 2005
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    Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

    Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

    8 2005 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Rebel

    The Rebel

    7.2 1980 HD

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  • 1974
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    Right to the city

    Right to the city

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1976
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    Doctor Francoise Gailland

    Doctor Francoise Gailland

    5.1 1976 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Lanzac Clan

    The Lanzac Clan

    7.7 2013 HD

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  • 2014
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    Entre vents et marées

    Entre vents et marées

    5.5 2014 HD

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  • 2010
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    Ni reprise, ni échangée

    Ni reprise, ni échangée

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2009
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    Mom Lost It!

    Mom Lost It!

    6.6 2009 HD

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  • 2000
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    Toutes les femmes sont des déesses

    Toutes les femmes sont des déesses

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2006
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    Les années bonheur

    Les années bonheur

    4.5 2006 HD

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  • 1985
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    Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

    2 1985 HD

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  • 1984
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    La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

    4 1984 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

    Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975...

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  • 1987
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    Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1985
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    Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

    2 1985 HD

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  • 2006
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    La Boîte à musique

    La Boîte à musique

    7.5 2006 HD

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  • 2009
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    En direct de l'univers

    En direct de l'univers

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2022
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    Un dimanche à la campagne

    Un dimanche à la campagne

    9 2022 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

    A French variety show.

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 2015
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    Capitaine Marleau

    Capitaine Marleau

    5.8 2015 HD

    Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual...

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  • 2019
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    The Masked Singer France

    The Masked Singer France

    5.6 2019 HD

    Twelve celebrities are masked under spectacular costumes, with their identity hidden. They compete by singing their own versions of songs, and the...

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  • 2001
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    Star Academy

    Star Academy

    6.4 2001 HD

    Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an...

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1998
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    Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

    3.2 1998 HD

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  • 1970
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    Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

    5.8 1970 HD

    Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual...

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