FRUITS OF THE MOOD

FRUITS OF THE MOOD
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Zizi Jeanmaire



Here are several songs performed by the fantastic Zizi Jeanmaire.



Zizi Jeanmaire (in 1924) is a French ballet dancer and widow of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films.





Born in Paris, France, as Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire, she met her future husband and long-time collaborator Roland Petit at the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of nine. She joined his company, Petit's ballets de Paris in 1949. In 1954 they married, and their successful shows put her on the road to stardom. This led to a brief stint in Hollywood (where she was credited simply as Jeanmaire), appearing in the musicals Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and Anything Goes (1956). After that, she concentrated on ballet, producing more than 60 shows with Petit. From the 1960s on, she also had a career in music with such hits as "Mon truc en plumes".
Enjoy Zizi's dynamic style!



L'oiseau de paradis (1967)

Paris (1968)


A nostalgic clip

Mon truc en plumes (wardrobe by Yves Saint-Laurent)

Petit A petit B (1969)

La croqueuse de diamants (Raymond Queneau, 1970)


Jeu de quilles (1974)

2 great numbers from the US movie Anything goes (1956) with Donald O'Connor, Bing Crosby and Mitzi Gaynor.
I get a kick out of you


You're the top


Reprise de I get a kick out of you (Hollywood Paradise, 1984)





Zizi Jeanmaire passed away 17 July 2020. RIP

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