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Petit hommage à la chanteuse Maurane (+ biographie)

Maurane - Portrait Dessin de Ben Heine - Brussels - Belgium - Schaerbeek



Maurane, de son véritable nom Claudine Luypaerts est née le 12 novembre 1960 à Ixelles en Belgique. Ses parents sont musiciens : sa mère est pianiste et son père est directeur d'un conservatoire de musique. Elle grandit avec son frère et sa sœur, baignés dans la musique classique, entre Bach et Debussy. La jeune Claudine commence l'apprentissage de la musique par des cours de violon à l'âge de huit ans. Détestant toute forme de scolarité, elle pratique par elle-même le piano puis la guitare. Mais en fait, elle est enchantée par les comédies musicales comme "West Side Story" ou les "Demoiselles de Rochefort". Et ce qui lui plaît surtout, c'est le chant.

À 16-17 ans, elle participe à des concours et à divers festivals. Elle se fait appeler à ce moment-là, Claudie Claude. En 1979, elle participe au spectacle intitulé "Brel en mille temps" d'Albert-André Lheureux avec Philippe Lafontaine et Daria de Martynoff (qui écrit pour elle aujourd'hui). C'est là que Pierre Barouh, compositeur français reconnu, la découvre. Après quelques échanges plus ou moins difficiles entre eux, il décide de produire son premier 45T sur son label Saravah. "J'me roule en boule" sort en 1980.

Plusieurs autres 45T suivent sans grand succès : "Fais soleil" en 81, "T'as pas la pêche" en 83, "Moi l'argent, toi jeune" en 85. Pendant ces années, elle vit de petits contrats en chantant dans les rues et les restaurants, devenant choriste à l'occasion, sur les albums de Jo Lemaire ou de Philippe Lafontaine.

Could it be Death?
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- Michael Jackson -
Heal the world
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© 2009 - Ben Heine
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One of my portraits of the King... RIP
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Heal The World

By Michael Jackson

There's A Place In
Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could Be Much
Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need
To Cry
In This Place You'll Feel
That There's No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways
To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me
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Read the full lyrics
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Watch the clip on You Tube
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Michael Jackson
Text Portrait
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© 2009 - Ben Heine
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One of my portraits of the King.
I made this with text only...
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Troubled Musical Genius

By BBC News

Michael Jackson's unique blend of soul, funk and rock made him the biggest pop act in the world.

Beyond this, his business acumen and intuitive understanding of the music market allowed him to showcase his remarkable talents.

Michael Jackson sold records by the million - and broke records too.

With the soulful vocal presence of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder and the dance moves of James Brown, Jackson's appeal crossed both national and racial boundaries.

His first break came in 1968, when the Jackson Five signed to the Motown label, and he was just 11 when the group released its first single.

Hits like I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I'll Be There, which all went to number one in the United States in 1970, made the Jackson Five the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts.

Before long, the youngest member of the Jackson Five was beginning to outstrip his brothers.

A series of solo hits, including Got To Be There, Rockin' Robin and Ben - the maudlin, yet chart-topping, paean to a rat - had shown that the promise of early years had come to fruition.

By the mid-1970s, both Michael's, and his brothers', careers were beginning to stall. Motown has ended its interest in the group, which had re-signed - as the Jacksons - to the Epic label.

But it was while Michael was working on the film musical The Wiz, an all-black retelling of the Wizard of Oz - in which he played the Scarecrow to Diana Ross's Dorothy - that he met the man who would turn him into a superstar and transform the world of popular music.

Music producer, composer and arranger, Quincy Jones, who could already boast a formidable track record, having created hits for artists like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and George Benson, took Jackson's raw talent and moulded it into an awesome new sound.

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Michael Jackson, Text Portrait, detail
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