Marie France


Marie-France Garcia, known professionally as Marie France is a French singer and actress. She is a transgender Parisian pop icon of the 1970s.

Biography

Marie-France was hired in 1969 by the cabaret bar in the Latin Quarter of Paris, where she gained recognition by portraying Marilyn Monroe. She remained one of the celebrities of that music-hall until 1987. She became a member of Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire, alongside Guy Hocquenghem. As a member of FHAR, she was interviewed in the magazine Recherches. She was a member of a small group, the Gazolines, with Hélène Hazera. The two performed in Les Intrigues de Sylvia Couski by Adolfo Arrieta.
Marie-France was often referred to as transsexual, a word that she disliked, and one which certain television hosts automatically questioned. "When one has passed onto the other side, why do they keep this title?" she regrets.
She appeared as a singer in Barocco by André Téchiné in 1976, where she produced "On se voit se voir", a song written by Philippe Sarde. She pursued her acting career in theater, notably in Le Navire Night by Marguerite Duras in 1979. She recorded the album 39 de Fièvre in 1980, performing several renditions of 1960s pop. She appeared in the film Les innocents, directed by Téchiné in 1987. In 1993, she recorded a song by Édith Piaf with Marc Almond. Daniel Darc and Mirwais Ahmadzaï collaborated with her in 1997 on her eponymous album. Dave then invited her on his album Doux tam tam in 2003. Frédéric Botton wrote several songs for her in 2005. At the end of 2006, and Marie France sang a duet titled "Du désir au bout des doigts". This song is featured on the first Léonard Lasry album Des Illusions.
Marie France also published a duet with Hélèna Noguerra on her last album, released in October 2007. In 2008, Marie France recorded a rock'n'roll garage album entirely written by Jacques Duvall and composed by Miam Monster Miam. The album is titled Phantom feat. Marie France.

Filmography

  • 1972: Les Intrigues de Silvia Couski by Adolfo Arrieta
  • 1973: I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse by Fernando Arrabal
  • 1974: Le Jardin des Hespérides by Jacques Robiolles
  • 1974: Le Sujet ou le Secrétaire aux mille et un tiroirs by Joaquin Noessi and Joaquin Lledo
  • 1975: Spermula by Charles Matton
  • 1976: Barocco by André Téchiné
  • 1985: Billy Ze Kick by Gérard Mordillat
  • 1985: Love Circles
  • 1987: Cinématon n°949 by Gérard Courant
  • 1987: Les Innocents by André Téchiné
  • 1987: Les keufs by Josiane Balasko
  • 1991: La Gamine by Hervé Palud
  • 1994: Une expérience d'hypnose télévisuelle by Gaspar Noé
  • 1998: Belle Maman by Gabriel Aghion
  • 2003: Alain Pacadis, un héros "in" by Grégory Hervelin and Vladimir Tybin
  • 2003: Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois by Jacques Richard
  • 2010: L'Orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins de Jacques Richard
  • 2011: Chéries-Chéris de Antony Hickling : as herself with Christine Mingo

    Discography

  • "Daisy / Déréglée" – single
  • "Los Angeles / Marie Françoise se suicide" – single
  • 39 de fièvre – album
  • "Je ne me quitterai jamais / Corps Diplomatique" – single
  • "Champs Elysées / Est-ce que vous avez du feu?" – single
  • Marie et Marc – limited edition mini-album
  • Marie France – album
  • Raretés – album
  • Phantom featuring Marie France – album
  • Marie France visite Bardot
  • Marie France Chante Jacques Duvall – Album

    Quotes

  • About her, Marguerite Duras said: "It is impossible to not be aroused by her. Everyone. Women as well as men."