| Hélène Rollès | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Le Mans, France |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer, Actress |
| Years Active: | 1979–2005 2010–present |
Hélène Rollès (in French pronounced as /elɛn ʁɔlɛs/; at times just the mononym Hélène; born 20 December 1966) is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV sitcom Hélène et les Garçons (Helen and the Boys), alongside Sébastien Roch.
In the 1990s, she played Hélène Girard, Justine's old sister, in the sitcom Premiers Baisers. Due to the interest around the role character, Jean-Luc Azoulay decided to create a sitcom based on her character in 1992 and named it Hélène et les Garçons.
Hélène et les Garçons became an instant television success. The show, which recounts love stories of a student band at the university, garnered up to 6,500,000 viewers every night. The show has been adapted for foreign countries like the US, Norway, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Sweden and Russia.
Rollès made her musical debut with Pour l'amour d'un garçon and Peut être qu'en septembre.
Her career peaked in 1993, when she published her most popular album, Je m'appelle Hélène, which sold 900,000 and went triple platinum. In February 1993, Rollès was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique. The same year, the book Je m'appelle Hélène was published by editions Montjoie.
The director Morgan Delaunay has published a documentary on the net titled Hélène Rolles, une étoile pas comme les autres.[1]
She participated in a spin-off series of la Ferme Célébrités and Première Compagnie (reality show).
In February 2013, Rollès adopted two children, a brother and a sister, from Ethiopia.[2]
| Date | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Black Sheep (Le Mouton noir) | |
| 1991 | First Kisses (Premiers baisers) (TV) | |
| 1992 | Helen and the Guys (Hélène et les garçons) (TV) | |
| 1994 | The Miracle of Love (Le Miracle de l'amour) (TV) | |
| 2000 | Exit (film) | |
| 2000 | Holidays of Love (Les vacances de l'amour) (TV) | |
| 2011 | Mysteries of Love (Les mystères de l'amour) (TV) |
| Year | Album | Alternative title | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] | BEL (Wa) [4] | ||||
| 1989 | Hélène | Ce train qui s'en va | — | — | |
| 1992 | Hélène 1992 | Pour l'amour d'un garçon | 7 | — | |
| 1993 | Hélène 1993 | Je m'appelle Hélène | — | — | |
| 1994 | Hélène 1994 | Le miracle de l'amour | — | — | |
| 1995 | Toi... émois | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Hélène 1997 | À force de solitude | 39 | — | |
| 2003 | Tourner la page | — | — | ||
| 2012 | Hélène 2012 | 127 | — | ||
| 2016 | Hélène 2016 | 5 | 109 | ||
| 2021 | Hélène 2021 | 18 | 20 | ||
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) | ||||
| 2012 | Hélène Compilation | — | — | ||
| 2016 | L'Essentiel | 69 | 196 | Triple CD compilation + rare tracks | |