Catherine Ringer
Ringer performing live at the Vieilles Charrues Festival, 2021
Background information
Born (1957-10-18) 18 October 1957
Suresnes, France
GenresNew wave, pop rock, alternative rock, chanson
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, choreographer, actress
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
Websitecatherineringer.com

Catherine Ringer (French pronunciation: [katʁin ʁɛ̃ʒe]; born 18 October 1957) is a French singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, choreographer, actress, and co-founder of the pop rock group Les Rita Mitsouko. She is the daughter of French artist Sam Ringer.[1] She is also the lead vocalist for Plaza Francia Orchestra where she performs with Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Müller, formerly of Gotan Project.

Biography

Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdale's Théâtre de Recherche Musicale as well as musical and dance productions. In 1976, she met the Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto with whom she studied and also performed in various venues in Paris.[2] The hit song "Marcia Baïla" was written as a tribute to Moretto after her death in 1981.

In 1979, she met Fred Chichin with whom she founded and co-led the music group Les Rita Mitsouko. Ringer continued leading the group after Chichin's death in November 2007.

Post the release of the 2010 Gotan Project album Tango 3.0, Ringer teamed up with members Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Müller to create Plaza Francia, now known as Plaza Francia Orchestra for their 7 April 2014 release A New Tango Song Book.[3][4] The album came with critical acclaim and a commercial success in France also charting in Belgium and she continues to perform with them to this day.

Discography

Ringer performing live at the Eurockéennes, 2007

Solo career

Albums

  • 2011: Ring n' Roll
  • 2014: A New Tango Song Book (with Plaza Francia)
  • 2017: Chroniques et Fantaisies

Singles

  • 1988: Qu’est-Ce Que T’es Belle (featuring Marc Lavoine)
  • 1997: Eso es el amor
  • 1998: Doux Daddy
  • 2008: Parle plus bas (featuring Mauro Gioia)
  • 2010: Les Bohémiens
  • 2010: L'Adèle
  • 2011: Quel est ton nom
  • 2011: Pardon
  • 2011: Vive l'amour
  • 2012: Prends-moi
  • 2012: Punk 103
  • 2014: La Mano Encima (with Plaza Francia)
  • 2014: Secreto (with Plaza Francia)
  • 2014: Idées noires (featuring Bernard Lavilliers)
Joint/collaborative singles
  • 1995: "Peut-être ce soir" (from the album Roots by Coba)
  • 1998: "Rendez-Vous" (from the album Conscious Posi by Coba)
  • 1998: "Sa raison d'être (from the album Ensemble, AIDS charity)
  • 1998: "Paranoïa" (from the album Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Doc Gyneco)
  • 2002: "Tawes" (from the album "Uni-vers-elles" by Djura)
  • 2004: "La bohême" duo with Corneille (CD and DVD)
  • 2005: "Maudie" (from the album "Le Pavillon Des Fous" de Thomas Fersen)
  • 2008: "Parle plus bas" (with Mauro Gioia) (2008)

With Les Rita Mitsouko

Albums

With Plaza Francia Orchestra

  • 2014: A New Tango Song Book
  • 2018: Plaza Francia Orchestra

Soundtracks for films

Filmography

  • 1969: Les Deux Coquines (Kiki)
  • 1976: La Fessée (Marcelle) by Burd Tranbaree
  • 1976: Corps brûlants (uncredited) by Bart Caral
  • 1977: Body Love (Martine) by Lasse Braun
  • 1977: Love Inferno (Monique) by Lasse Braun
  • 1978: Color Climax Special 257
  • 1979: Poker Partouze by Joe de Palmer
  • 1979: Histoires de cul by Michel Ricaud
  • 1979: Paradise by Pierre B. Reinhard
  • 1980: Petits trous libertins by Pierre B. Reinhard
  • 1981: Mélodie pour Manuella by Joë de Palmer
  • 1981: L'Éducation d'Orphelie by Michel Ricaud
  • 1981: Lingeries intimes (La veuve) by Jean-Claude Roy
  • 1981: Quella porcacciona di mia moglie (Angela) by Lorenzo Onorati
  • 1981: Lea by Lorenzo Onorati
  • 1981: Provinciales en chaleur (Julie) by Jean-Claude Roy
  • 1981: Innocence impudique by Jean-Claude Roy
  • 1981: Gorges profondes et petites filles by Hubert Géral
  • 1981: Marathon Love by Andrei Feher
  • 1982: L'Inconnue by Alain Payet
  • 1983: Les Boulugres by Jean Hurtado
  • 1987: Soigne ta droite by Jean-Luc Godard
  • 2000: La Dame pipi by Jacques Richard

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Ringer par Catherine Ringer". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Catherine Ringer". Ritamitsouko.org. 18 October 1957. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Le Point: Plaza Francia: Catherine Ringer ose le tango (in French)
  4. ↑ L'Express: Plaza Francia: Catherine Ringer danse avec le Gotan Project (in French)
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