Catherine Lara

Catherine Lara (born Catherine Bodet 29 May 1945 in Poissy, Yvelines) is a French violinist, composer and singer. As a child, Lara studied violin and received the first prize of chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1966. She played and composed for famous singers before starting to sing herself. Her first album, Ad libitum was released in 1972. Since her 1979 album Coup d'fell, her songs are more influenced by rock music. The 1983 album La Rockeuse de diamant provided a major success with the single "La Rockeuse de diamant", and a daring song with "Autonome", in which she says : "[I'm] free to love a woman or a man". In 1986 she made a breakthrough with the single "Nuit magique" written by Luc Plamondon, her biggest hit that...