Height, weight, age. How old is Mireille Mathieu
She is a resident of the musical Olympus, applauded by people all over the world. For music lovers, it is she who is the symbol of the era. This little “bird,” as it is called around the world, is still young and energetic, although it is at a fairly advanced age.
Mireille Mathieu, whose photo in her youth and now is the same photograph, attracts the gaze of men and becomes the object of jealousy for women.
Fans want to know everything about our today's heroine. What does she eat? What color is her favorite? What does he like to wear? Fans are also interested in the question of height, weight, age, how old Marey Mathieu really is.
She is the standard of style and beauty, so many fans of her talent are convinced that an unfortunate mistake has crept into her biographical data. You can’t give her 60 years, although the vocal diva herself truthfully says that she crossed the 70-year-old mark this year. She is not at all embarrassed by this. And he’s even proud of his form at this advanced age.
It is impossible to confuse her image with anyone: a pageboy haircut, lips painted with bright red lipstick, piercing eyes looking straight, and thick eyebrows.
Her height of only 153 cm catches the eye and makes her stand out from the crowd of beautiful women. The woman weighs only 46 kg. This weight has not changed for almost 50 years.
Mireille Mathieu Mireille MathieuBorn 07/22/1946, Avignon, France
Awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor (1998) Awarded the Order of Friendship (2010)
Childhood, youth
Mireille Mathieu was born on July 22, 1946 in the wonderful French city of Avignon, into a large family of a bricklayer, where she was the eldest of fourteen brothers and sisters. The family lived in a cold barracks and only after the birth of their eighth child did they receive a four-room apartment in a municipal building.
At school, the girl was a poor student, but this was due to the attitude of her first teacher towards her. Mireille was left-handed from birth, and the teacher demanded that she write only with her right hand. As a result, she began to stumble when reading, and the teacher moved her to the last desk, after which Mireille Mathieu stopped listening to lessons altogether. And as a result, at the age of thirteen, the teenager dropped out of school and went to work in a factory making envelopes.
When Mireille turned fifteen, a large family moved to live in a five-room apartment, which was subsidized by the government. The apartment had a hitherto unknown luxury - a bathroom: “It was the most beautiful day of my life, I took a bath for the first time! It was a great feeling."
From early childhood, the girl loved to sing, for which she was indebted to her father, who had a wonderful tenor: “He sang at home, sang in the workshop, and listening to him, I froze, as if enchanted. As soon as daddy’s singing was heard, I echoed him like a canary. This delighted him, and, in the end, he announced that this year I would certainly take part in the festive chant.”
So Mireille Mathieu began singing in a church choir, then sang in a duet with her father, who passionately loved opera. At the age of sixteen, Mireille took part in a city competition and took second place, and the mayor’s office of Avignon sent the gifted girl to Paris to participate in the TV show “Game of Fortune” on the Tele Dimanche channel.
Music career
On November 21, 1966, Mireille Mathieu made her debut on the French stage with the song “Jezebel.” Her performance caused a real sensation. It seemed to many spectators that Edith Piaf was performing on stage again - the girl’s beautiful voice was so similar to the voice of the singer who passed away three years before this performance. A day later, father Mireille Mathieu and professional producer Johnny Stark signed a contract. From that very day, the work of a professional singer began for Mireille Mathieu. She was taught everything that Mireille could not learn in childhood: vocals, musical notation, stage presence, correct speech, etiquette and much, much more.
On the eve of Christmas 1966, Mireille Mathieu performed on the stage of the most prestigious concert hall in France - Olympia. Many French pop stars attended its premiere. Many spectators liked Mathieu's performance, but at the same time they did not forget to note the similarity of the young singer with the great Edith Piaf. Therefore, Johnny Stark and the talented singer began to look for a singing style that would allow Mireille Mathieu to take her rightful place on the stage.
Next, Mireille had a fateful meeting with the patriarch of French chanson, Maurice Chevalier: “That’s what you are, dear little girl! And notice I'm not adding Piaf. Because there is a big difference between you both. Little Piaf walked along the shadow side of life, and you, Mireille, will walk along the sunny side.” It was with this phrase that the eminent Chevalier determined the future path of Mireille Mathieu.
International success
Mireille Mathieu very quickly became the “ambassador of French song”. The famous singer sang in front of a wide variety of audiences in many countries. She has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Mireille Mathieu had a repertoire of more than 1,000 songs in French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Provençal, Catalan, Japanese, Chinese, Russian and Finnish.
Since the early 1970s, Mireille Mathieu has not performed in France at all, and returned to the Olympia stage only at the end of 1985. Only five years later, at the invitation of the country's President Francois Mitterrand, the singer's big concerts took place at the Palace of Congresses. In 1993 and 1996, a dedication album to Edith Piaf was released.
Mireille Mathieu's musical repertoire included songs by famous French authors: Pierre Delanoë, Charles Aznavour, Lemel, Revo - and world hits.
Film career
Mireille Mathieu's career in the world of cinema began in 1967 in the Russian melodrama directed and screenwriter Sergei Gerasimov "The Journalist", where the famous singer appeared in a cameo role. The main roles in the popular movie hit were then played by famous Russian actors: Yuri Vasiliev and Galina Polskikh, Nadezhda Fedosova, Ivan Lapikov and Sergei Nikonenko, Sergei Gerasimov and the incomparable Tamara Makarova. “This picture,” according to the greatest director of the Soviet screen, Sergei Gerasimov, “is not so much about the reporting profession itself, although it is, of course, about that too, but about a person’s conscientiousness, the ability to understand people, to feel responsible for everything that happens around, about his duty to society, to himself.”
In 1972, the personality of Mireille Mathieu was shown in a cameo role in the film “Happy New Year!” In the 2000s, recordings of concerts appeared on screens - “Top a Mireille Matthieu” and “Mireille Mathieu a l'Olympia / Une place dans mon coeur - Coffret” with the participation of the inimitable Mireille Mathieu.
Personal life
Mireille Mathieu willingly shared the secret of her youth with her fans. The singer has always been a disciplined person and believed that you need to take care of yourself, your appearance, and you should always think about proper nutrition. Mireille Mathieu always used only natural creams and never smoked.
The secret of Mireille Mathieu's excellent physical shape is a healthy lifestyle. She sleeps ten hours a day, eats a lot of fish and vegetables, and never sunbathes. And most importantly, the singer is fueled by energy from the audience: “The feeling of unity between the singer and the audience that arises on stage is the most beautiful thing that can happen.”
Mireille Mathieu's only love is her profession. Mireille's work dictated such a strict rhythm of life that she would never be able to pay the necessary attention to her husband and children. Mireille Mathieu remembers more than 1,200 songs from his repertoire by heart - in nine languages! In order not to forget the words, the singer sings even while taking a shower.
Mathieu has been to both the USSR and Russia many times. She first visited the USSR about thirty years ago, and when she arrived much later, she discovered that the people had not changed: everyone was also cordially and cordially. Mireille Mathieu always takes his mother on a trip to Russia, the latter adores the “Russian” country. At an evening held at the Bristol Hotel in honor of a comrade who had received the Legion of Honour, Mireille Mathieu sang in nine languages. Then the singer’s mother asked her daughter to perform the romance “Black Eyes” in Russian.
In her free time from rehearsals and concerts, Mireille loves to walk and meet with friends. Mireille Mathieu, like any woman, loves to go to hairdressers and beauty salons, visit couturiers, and sometimes go shopping to choose handbags and all sorts of interesting things.
Mireille Mathieu, together with her sister, loves to dry flowers that she brought from tours from abroad, including from Russia. These flowers were kept in their house and then taken to the Church of St. Philip in Paris.
Interesting Facts
Producer Johnny Stark, who found Mireille Mathieu and built her career, died of a heart attack in the spring of 1989. For the singer, he was “Papa Joe” and was her kind guardian angel. He lived for Mireille Mathieu, but she only sang. After Stark’s death, various rumors circulated: they were lovers, supposedly the singer had a child with Johnny Stark. But all this is gossip, and it was all untrue.
Mireille Mathieu's first disc with the song "Mon credo" by composer Paul Mauriat sold a million copies in France in six months.
In 1978, Mireille Mathieu was chosen as the prototype of the national symbol of France - Marianne.
Mireille Mathieu knew the Russian artist Ilya Glazunov, who once painted her portrait. The singer has very good memories of working and communicating with him. Mireille is interested in his work, she liked the way he worked.
Mathieu was the first Western performer to give concerts in China.
At the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower in 1989, Mireille Mathieu was given the honor of singing the French anthem - La Marseillaise - accompanied by the Republican Guard Band and the French Army Choir. The talented singer's performance of La Marseillaise was broadcast on television in many countries, and became one of the most famous in the world, which testified to the unconditional recognition of Mireille Mathieu as a great French singer.
In the summer of 1967, Mireille Mathieu performed in the USSR for the first time as part of a French music hall. Subsequently, the singer came to Russia several times.
On November 1, 2008, in the presence of Russian Prime Minister V.V. Putin and the leader of the Libyan Revolution M. Gaddafi, Mireille Mathieu gave a big concert in Moscow at the State Kremlin Palace.
On November 4, 2010, President of Russia D. A. Medvedev Mireille Mathieu was awarded the Order of Friendship.
Alexey Generalov
Materials used: Mireille Mathieu, article, People's History website. “Mireille Mathieu”, article, Wikipedia website. “My mother loves your country,” article, Andrey Zakharyev, Rossiyskaya Gazeta website, 2010.
Biography of Mireille Mathieu
On a sunny June day in the first post-war year, a future singer was born in Provence, who captivates fans around the world with her voice. The singer’s childhood and youth were filled with terrible poverty, but great love and happiness. This is how the woman herself describes her childhood years. Her father is a poor bricklayer Roger, her mother is a housewife Marcela. She became the first-born in their large and friendly family of 14 children.
The family lived in a very cramped apartment. The future star was able to get her own room only at the age of 14, when the municipality allocated the family a 5-room apartment. In addition to Mireille, three other sisters lived in the room.
The girl was not good at studying, so she left school without any regret and went to work at one of the Parisian factories. The girl found an outlet in singing. At first she sang in church. The father became the person thanks to whom our heroine’s talent developed.
The biography of Mireille Mathieu takes on stellar shape after participating in one of the song competitions. But at first the girl couldn’t even make it to the finals. But difficulties did not break the persistent and talented vocalist. The third time she won. The audience and jury were captivated by her incomparable voice, and she performed Edith Piaf’s song “La Vie en Rose.” After this victory, the woman went to conquer the Paris talent show.
Her appearance in a black dress, similar to her idol Piaf, created a sensation. And her incomparable voice immediately made many people listening to her fall in love. The audience was captivated by her manner of performance and the power of her voice, which could not be said about the jury. But there were so many spectators, and the performer was so talented, that the jury had no choice but to give her the first prize. Since 1965, the singer has been traveling all over the country, performing songs. Success awaited her everywhere.
A year later, Mireille Mathieu went abroad for the first time, where success awaited her. Since then, she has given concerts every year on many of the most famous stages around the world. But our today’s heroine considers the stage of the Olympia cinema and concert hall, which is located in Paris, to be the best and dearest.
The pop diva visited the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation several times. Here, success and love of a multimillion-dollar audience invariably awaited her.
New Piaf
At 13, she asked for school and went to work in a factory to help her parents. At 15 she took part in a vocal competition for the first time, and at 16 she took first place in the same competition. As a prize, the girl was sent to a new competition - to Paris.
A strict commission unanimously recognized Mathieu as the new Edith Piaf, and the very next day her parents (Mimi was underage) signed the first contract in the star’s life. Then the famous and venerable producer, Johnny Stark, took charge of young Mireille.
In order to make Mathieu a new star, and not imitate the old one, Stark forbade her to listen to Piaf and helped her develop her own image - the same one that girls all over the world would later worship. In the USSR there was a whole boom of “Mathieu” haircuts, when girls cut off their bangs, dyed their hair dark and chose coral lipstick.
Personal life of Mireille Mathieu
The personal life of Mireille Mathieu is a secret that the world-famous singer does not like to share. She says that her only love is the song, to which she devoted herself completely.
Fans have never seen her arm in arm with a man. The popular performer could be seen with her mother or sister. The woman is true to her principles even now. She hasn't changed them at all. Our heroine calls lilies of the valley her favorite flowers, the smell of which she cannot get enough of. She always dresses in the Christian Lacroix atelier. The world-famous artist gives her love to two cities: her beloved Paris and Los Angeles, where she has lived since the 70s.
Many envious people say that the woman’s personal life did not work out. She has no loved one and no children. But the pop diva consciously made this sacrifice. She did everything for the sake of her only passion - the opportunity to sing.
Personal life
It seems that this is a closed side in the singer’s life. The personal life of Mireille Mathieu has always interested the public. The petite - only 153 cm - French woman with shoe size 33 and signature bangs was (and still is today) surprisingly charming. But the singer never got married or started a family. Even at social events, Mireille always tried to appear accompanied by her mother or sister Monica.
The singer has no children. This is Mireille's choice. But charity helps the singer realize her maternal instinct: under the patronage of Mathieu there are dozens of shelters for disadvantaged children. In addition to daily assistance, the singer traditionally sends gifts to her wards for Christmas.
Mireille Mathieu
Mireille devoted herself entirely to creativity. It seems that this woman's love and passion live exclusively in songs.
Throughout her life, Mireille Mathieu remained remarkably constant in her tastes. The singer does not change her haircut, as can be seen from the latest photos of the singer. Mireille Mathieu considers the inclusion of one apple in his daily diet to be the secret of youth for himself. Loves lily of the valley perfume and a certain color of lipstick. Christian Lacroix has been the singer's favorite designer for many years.
Chansonnier lives in Los Angeles.
Mireille Mathieu family
The future star, as already mentioned, was born in mid-1946. The Mireille Mathieu family consisted of 16 people. They lived in terrible poverty, since their father was the only breadwinner. The mother took care of the house and raised the children.
The woman received her talent from her father. He had a unique voice. Mathieu says that if his father had been placed in other conditions, he would certainly have become a popular singer, whose voice would drive fans around the world crazy. But the man had to give up his dream for the sake of the children, who needed to be fed and raised. Our star calls her sisters and brothers, as well as their children, her family.
On her last visit to the Russian Federation, the performer introduced fans of her singing talent to her mother and sister. But soon in Moscow, Mathieu’s beloved mother became ill. Doctors were able to help the old woman, but in France she became ill for the second time. In Paris, she was hospitalized, where she died two days later. She was buried next to her husband, father Mireille Mathieu.
Working up a sweat
The contract was signed, and the most important thing began. I had to work a lot, leaving almost no time for leisure. He had to learn to sing almost all over again, and in order to save the young future star from the influence of Edith Piaf’s work, Stark acted very simply - he categorically forbade listening to the songs of “The Sparrow of Paris.” The personal life of Mireille Mathieu is also included in the list of taboos. The producer-mentor was already an older man, and did not at all have romantic feelings for his ward; he wanted to make money on her talent, and for this she had to become famous. Only two options for spending time were allowed: work and recuperation after it. Proper and healthy nutrition, good sleep, and then back to the studio, and so on day after day. Stark was not a dictator - he was a tyrant. The stakes were high - neither more nor less, but the famous Olympia Hall, where Mireille Mathieu was to perform in 1965. Paris initially greeted the debutante coolly.
Children of Mireille Mathieu
The only thing the popular artist regrets now is that she did not give birth to a child. The famous song diva considers the nephews of her brothers and sisters to be her children. She helps them financially and calls them often.
Mireille Mathieu's children are her compositions, the number of which has exceeded three hundred. She says she loves each one in her own way. For her they mean the same thing as children for others. The popular performer is faithful and devoted only to the stage.
A woman helps orphans around the world. She sends money transfers to orphanages every year. She recently performed at a charity concert and donated all the money to help Syrian children. This money was used to buy toys and food and then distribute it to children in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
In 2014, the world-famous artist came to Kyiv. She was not afraid of the situation in the country. The woman donated all the proceeds from the concert to children in the combat zone (ATO).
Mireille Mathieu's common-law husband - Olivier Echaudemaison
In 2020, the French media started talking about the fact that the beautiful singer and good sister had finally found her match. She began to appear everywhere with Olivier Echaudmaison. The couple looked at each other in such a way that those around them decided that their relationship was not at all friendly. The paparazzi began to accompany our star everywhere and soon found out that he was the only person who managed to make the singer happy on a personal level.
Mireille Mathieu's common-law husband, Olivier Echaudemaison, is one of the best French makeup specialists. The couple lived together for some time in the center of Paris. But when reporters started talking about the fact that the wedding of the year would soon take place, the lovers broke up.
Photo by Mireille Mathieu in Maxim magazine
During her last visit to the Russian Federation, the popular artist agreed to appear for famous men's magazines. Soon you could see a photo of Mireille Mathieu in Maxim magazine. The artist has established views, so she refused to appear naked.
You can find candid photos of the pop diva on the global web, but Mireille Mathieu herself assures that she has never been photographed naked, and the pictures are a photomontage made artificially.
The woman is not shy about appearing in a swimsuit. She is relaxed in front of the camera, as she is sure that her body is perfect and beautiful.
Photo of Mireille Mathieu before and after plastic surgery
The outstanding singer, who has been drawing packed houses for half a century, has always remained in the spotlight of the press and her fans. Men are amazed by her grace and beauty, and women constantly try to find out the secret of her eternal youth. Once upon a time in her interview, Mireille revealed the secret that she is extremely disciplined and very carefully monitors her diet, tries to eat more fish and vegetables in her diet, and also never exposes her skin to direct rays of the sun.
Photo of Mireille Mathieu before and after plastic surgery
And one of her main rules in the fight against age is healthy sleep. But not everyone believes in such simple rules that help the star maintain her youth; the public constantly searches the Internet for photos of Mireille Mathieu before and after plastic surgery. And only true fans understand that it doesn’t matter to them whether their idol resorted to the services of plastic surgeons, they will always admire the beauty, tenderness and crazy voice of the unsurpassed Mireille Mathieu.
Instagram and Wikipedia Mireille Mathieu
Instagram and Wikipedia Mireille Mathieu exist. Although the vocalist herself does not lead them, admirers of her artistic talent work for her. Here you can read all the most detailed information about her and her family. The pages list all the most famous compositions performed by her. And you can listen to some of them.
Photos of the famous artist, who has worldwide fame and appreciation from listeners, are posted on Instagram. They depict Mireille Mathieu, starting from the mid-60s, when the star just began to conquer the world singing Olympus, and ending with modern times. On the page you can listen to several songs in Russian, which she recorded together with Charles Aznavour.
What did the USSR know about Mireille?
French pop music was loved in the Soviet Union, not only by ordinary citizens, but also by the party leadership. Frequent guests of Soviet apartments (via a blue screen, of course) were wonderful artists - Joe Dassin, the Paul Mauriat Orchestra, Mireille Mathieu and Charles Aznavour. American or English performers were less fortunate in the USSR; they seemed to symbolize aggressive imperialism, and they were not shown. And France just recently left NATO, and besides, the songs are so melodic...
In fact, both before 1977 and after Mireille managed to visit the USSR more than once, the first time this happened was in 1967, during a tour of the Parisian music hall. At the same time, she made her film debut, in the Soviet film “The Journalist,” in which she played herself, a “star” who would still be talked about.
