Graziella de Michele explained

Graziella de Michele
Birth Name:	Graziella de Michele
Birth Date:	28 December 1956^[1]
Birth Place:	Lyon, France
Genre:	Pop music
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter
Years Active:	1985–

Graziella de Michele (born 28 December 1956) is a French singer-songwriter of Italian descent.^[2] She is famous for her 1987 single "Le Pull-over blanc" ("The White Sweater"), which was a top-three hit on the SNEP singles chart^[3] and achieved Silver status.^[4]

In the early 1980s, De Michele followed her musical idols, Ramones and Talking Heads, around Europe before ending up stranded in London. She returned to France and worked as a nurse until she achieved success with "Le Pull-over blanc."^[2]

The song was first covered by Arno Hintjens in 1990, then by Alexandre Balduzzi and Nolwenn Leroy of Star Academy on the Fait sa Boum album in 2003.^[5]

De Michele's next singles passed unnoticed and therefore the singer can be considered as a one-hit wonder.^[6]

Discography

Albums

• 1989 : Le Clown d'Alicante
• 1994 : Les Terres mouillées

Singles

• 1985 : "Let's Fall in Love"
• 1986 : "Le Pull-over blanc" – No. 3 in France, Silver disc
• 1987 : "Cathy prend le train"
• 1989 : "La Lettre de Jersay"
• 1989 : "Barcelone"
• 1993 : "Vision d'Amsterdam"
• 1994 : "17 ans"
• 1994 : "Le jeune homme de Berlin"

Collaborations

• 1985 : cover of Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" on the compilation Les Enfants du Velvet
• 1990 : cover of Téléphone's "New York avec toi" on the album Diversion, release for the ten years of Virgin France
• 1995 : "Ce garçon qui s'en va", dedicated to Cleews Vellay (lyrics : Lionel Florence, music : Guy Delacroix), on the album Entre sourire et larmes (Squatt / Sony Music), released to raise funds against AIDS
• 1997 : about ten cover versions on the series of Atlas compilations Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises, including "Message Personnel", originally recorded by Françoise Hardy

External links

• Official site
• Anecdotes about "Ce garçon qui s'en va"
• Graziella de Michele, on Bide et Musique

Notes and References

1. Web site: Graziella de Michele. . 10 March 2015. fr .
2. Web site: Chanteuses françaises des années 80, des talents à redécouvrir. Suite101.fr. Daniel Lesueur. 8 July 2013. 10 March 2015. fr .
3. Web site: Le Pull-over blanc. LesCharts.com . 10 March 2015. fr .
4. Graziella de Michele's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved 13 October 2008)
5. Web site: Le Pull-over blanc. Fait sa boum. 10 March 2015. fr .
6. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 105