Dorothée

Dorothée is the stage name of Frédérique Hoschedé (born 14 July 1953 in Paris),[1] a French singer and television presenter. She was a continuity announcer on French public broadcaster Antenne 2 from 1977 to 1983, but she is best known for having presented children's television shows like Les mercredis de la jeunesse (Childhood's Wednesdays, 1973), Dorothée et ses amis (Dorothée and Her Friends, 1977–1978), Récré A2 (Recess A2, 1978–1987), and especially Club Dorothée (Dorothée's Club, 1987–1997), which totalled up to about 30 hours of broadcast per week and popularized Japanese animation in France (with titles like Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, City Hunter or Hokuto no Ken, sparking controversy and complaints from the CSA as well as some political figures for their violent content).

For other uses, see Dorothee (given name).

Dorothée
Dorothée in 2008
Background information
Birth nameFrédérique Hoschedé
Born (1953-07-14) 14 July 1953
Paris, France
GenresFrench pop, children's music
Occupation(s)Singer, television presenter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1973–2010
LabelsAB Disques
Websitedorothee-officiel.com

She is also a singer with a large discography (one album per year on average between 1980 and 1996), singing pop music for children, and she has also recorded the best-known French traditional nursery rhymes in a record collection called Le jardin des chansons (Garden of Songs). Several of her songs were used for the opening of animated series featured in the Club Dorothée (including "Candy", "Sophie et Virginie"). One of her trademarks is that each of her albums, starting from Hou ! la menteuse in 1982 and up until Dorothée 2010, featured a song with the word "valise" (suitcase) in its title, with a similar melody but a different arrangement and partially updated lyrics, totalling 16 "valise" songs.

Between 1990 and 1996, Dorothée did 56 shows at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy[2] (now called AccorHotels Arena), which is still the record for a female artist, and the third global performance for the total number of concerts in this venue behind Michel Sardou and Johnny Hallyday. Besides, her 1992 tour attracted more people in France than Johnny Hallyday and Michael Jackson, earning her a "Fauteuil d'Or" award for more than 500,000 tickets sold.

Later in her musical career, Dorothée developed a particular interest in early rock music. In 1993 and 1994, she animated three special prime-time shows called Dorothée Rock'n'roll Show, in which she sang duets with major rock and roll and rhythm and blues artists like Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Cliff Richard, Henri Salvador, Percy Sledge, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis, with whom she sang "Great Balls of Fire", also featured on her album Une histoire d'amour (1992). Her 1994 album Nashville Tennessee was recorded in the titular city of Nashville, in the recording studio made famous by Elvis Presley and Bill Haley.

Dorothée had a brief stint in cinema, appearing in three movies between 1979 and 1980, including a prominent role in L'amour en fuite by François Truffaut. She also made a cameo appearance in the 2019 live action Nicky Larson movie.

Discography

Albums
  • 1980 : Dorothée au pays des chansons
  • 1981 : Dorothée & les récré amis chantent
  • 1981 : Candy raconte à Dorothée
  • 1982 : Hou ! la menteuse
  • 1983 : Pour faire une chanson
  • 1983 : Les Schtroumpfs
  • 1984 : Qu'il est bête! (certified gold)[3]
  • 1984 : Schtroumpfs parade
  • 1985 : Allô Allô M. l'Ordinateur (certified gold)
  • 1986 : Maman (certified gold)
  • 1987 : Docteur
  • 1988 : Attention Danger (certified platinum)
  • 1989 : Tremblement de terre (2x certified gold)
  • 1990 : Live à Bercy
  • 1990 : Chagrin d'amour (certified gold)
  • 1991 : Les neiges de l'Himalaya
  • 1992 : Une histoire d'amour
  • 1993 : Bercy 93
  • 1993 : 2394
  • 1994 : Nashville Tennessee
  • 1995 : Bonheur City
  • 1996 : La Honte de la famille
  • 2010 : Dorothée 2010

Compilations
  • 1980 : Les feuilletons de Récré A2
  • 1982 : Les feuilletons de Récré A2 (2nd edition)
  • 1988 : Les super chansons
  • 1990 : Top Dorothée
  • 1994 : Cristal
  • 1997 : 15 ans d'amour
  • 1998 : Le jardin des chansons
  • 2004 : Les plus belles chansons (2nd edition of 15 ans d'amour)
  • 2006 : Dorothée BERCY
  • 2016 : Dorothée : L'essentiel (Best of + 7 unreleased songs)

Main singles
  • 1980 : "Musique magique"
  • 1981 : "Tchou ! Tchou ! Le petit train"
  • 1981 : "Rox & Rouky" (certified platinum)
  • 1982 : "Enfin récré A2 !"
  • 1982 : "Hou la menteuse / La valise" (certified platinum)
  • 1983 : "Pour faire une chanson"
  • 1983 : "Les Schtroumpfs" (certified platinum)
  • 1984 : "Qu'il est bête !"
  • 1984 : "Les petits Ewoks"
  • 1985 : "Vive les vacances"
  • 1985 : "Allô Allô M. l'Ordinateur" (certified silver)[4]
  • 1986 : "Tant qu'on a des amis"
  • 1986 : "Maman" (certified silver)
  • 1987 : "Où se cache l'amour"
  • 1987 : "Le sourire du dragon" (French opening theme of Dungeons and Dragons)
  • 1987 : "La chanson des Ewoks"
  • 1987 : "Docteur"
  • 1988 : "La chanson de Candy"
  • 1988 : "Attention danger"
  • 1989 : "La machine avalé"
  • 1989 : "Tremblement de terre"
  • 1990 : "Nicolas & Marjolaine"
  • 1990 : "Chagrin d'amour"
  • 1991 : "Un jour on se retrouvera"
  • 1991 : "Valise Ninety One"
  • 1991 : "Les neiges de l'Himalaya"
  • 1992 : "Le collège des cœurs brisés"
  • 1992 : "Où est le garçon"
  • 1992 : "Une histoire d'amour"
  • 1993 : "Toutes les guitares du rock'n'roll"
  • 1993 : "Bats-toi"
  • 1993 : "Il faut chanter"
  • 1993 : "2394"
  • 1994 : "Si j'ai menti"
  • 1994 : "Chanson pour un garçon"
  • 1994 : "Non non-ne dis pas"
  • 1995 : "Folle de vous"
  • 1995 : "Des millions de copains"
  • 1995 : "Bonheur City"
  • 1996 : "Je rêve"
  • 1996 : "La honte de la famille"
  • 1997 : "Toutes les chansons du monde"
  • 2006 : "Hou la menteuse remix" (certified silver)
  • 2006 : "La valise remix"
  • 2006 : "Allô, allô M. l'Ordinateur remix"

Greatest hits
Year Title Translation
1980 "Une fille qu'est-ce que c'est?" What's a girl?
1980 "Musique magique" Magical music
1980 "Récré A2 amusons-nous" Récré A2 Let's have fun (theme for the programme Récré A2)
1981 "Qu'elle est loin ton Amérique Candy" How far your America is, Candy!
1981 "Tchou ! Tchou ! Le petit train" Choo! Choo! The little train
1981 "Rox & Rouky" The Fox and the Hound (French theme for the Disney movie)
1982 "Enfin Récré A2!" At last Récré A2 (theme for the TV show)
1982 "Hou ! la menteuse !" Boo! The liar!
1982 "La valise" The suitcase
1983 "Au royaume de Diguedondaine" In the kingdom of Diguedondaine
1983 "Pour faire une chanson" To write a song
1983 "Les Schtroumpfs" The Smurfs (theme for the animated cartoon)
1983 "Bonjour Dorothée" Hello Dorothée
1984 "Schtroumpfs La La" (Soundtrack for the Hanna-Barbera movie "Vl'à les Schtroumpfs")
1984 "Qu'il est bête !" He's so dumb!
1984 "Les petits Ewoks" The little Ewoks (theme for Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure)
1985 "Vive les vacances" Long live the holidays
1985 "Allô, Allô, M. l'Ordinateur" Hello, hello, Mr. Computer
1986 "Tant qu'on a des amis" As long as you have friends
1986 "Maman" Mom
1987 "Où se cache l'amour" Where does love hide?
1987 "Donjons et dragons" (French theme for Dungeons & Dragons)
1987 "La chanson des Ewoks" The song of the Ewoks (new theme for Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure)
1987 "Docteur" Doctor
1987 "La chanson de Candy" Candy's song
1988 "Attention danger" Warning, danger
1989 "La machine avalé" The swallowed machine
1989 "Tremblement de terre" Earthquake
1990 "Nicolas & Marjolaine"
1990 "Chagrin d'amour" Heartache
1991 "Un jour on se retrouvera" One day we'll meet again
1991 "Valise Ninety-One" Suitcase Ninety-One
1991 "Les neiges de l'Himalaya" The snows of the Himalayas
1992 "Le collège des cœurs brisés" The college of broken hearts
1992 "Où est le garçon ?" Where is the boy ?
1992 "Une histoire d'amour" A love story
1993 "Toutes les guitares du rock'n'roll" All the guitars of rock'n'roll
1993 "Bats-toi" Fight!
1993 "Il faut chanter" We have to sing
1993 "2394"
1994 "Si j'ai menti" If I have lied
1994 "Chanson pour un garçon" Song for a boy
1994 "Non, non, ne dis pas" No, no, don't speak
1995 "Folle de vous" Crazy about you
1995 "Des millions de copains" Millions of friends
1995 "Bonheur City" Happiness City
1996 "Je rêve" I dream
1996 "La honte de la famille" The shame of the family
1997 "Toutes les chansons du monde" All the songs in the world
2006 "Hou ! la menteuse ! (Remix)" Boo! The liar! (Remix)
2006 "La valise (Remix)" The suitcase (Remix)
2006 "Allô, Allô monsieur l'Ordinateur (Remix)" Hello, Hello, Mr. Computer (Remix)
2010 "Dorothée"
2010 "Les chansons du passé" Songs of the past
2010 "Coup de tonnerre" Thunderclap

Concerts
  • Zénith 86 – Zénith Paris from 13 December 1986 to 4 January 1987, followed by a tour from 30 January to 31 May 1987.
  • Zénith 87 – Zénith Paris on 12 December 1987, followed by a tour from 21 November to 27 December 1987.
  • Zénith 88 –Zénith Paris from 26 November to 18 December 1988, followed by a tour from 18 January to 3 April 1989.
  • Bercy 90 – Paris-Bercy from 6 to 21 January 1990, followed by a tour from 24 February to 7 April 1990.
  • Tournée 91 – Tour in France from 31 March to 21 April 1991, then in La Réunion in May 1991.
  • Chine 90 / Chine 91 – Tours in China, in May 1990 et May 1991.
  • Bercy 92 – Paris-Bercy from 18 January to 2 February 1992, followed by a tour from 6 February to 23 June 1992 in 50 French cities, Belgium, Switzerland and DOM-TOM.
  • Bercy 93 – Paris-Bercy from 2 to 6 January 1993, followed by a tour from 18 to 23 December 1992 and from 17 March to 18 April 1993 (France, La Réunion, Mauritius).
  • Bercy 94 – Paris-Bercy from 15 to 26 January 1994, followed by a tour in France from 29 January to 30 March 1994.
  • DOM-TOM 94 – Tour in the DOM-TOM in November 1994.
  • Zénith 96 – Zénith Paris from 13 to 17 January 1996.
  • Bercy 96 – Paris-Bercy from 4 to 15 December 1996.
  • Olympia 2010 – Olympia de Paris from 17 to 19 April 2010.
  • Bercy 2010 – Paris-Bercy on 18 December 2010.
    • Total Olympia: 42 shows
    • Total Zénith: 54 shows
    • Total Bercy: 58 shows

Film
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References
  1. "Dorothée". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  2. Interview Dorothee, retrieved 3 December 2019
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Bibliography
  • Abécé; Arnaud Babion-Collet (24 April 2008). Dorothée, Merci pour la récré !. Éditions de la Lagune. ISBN 978-2-84969-108-3.
  • Pessis, Jacques; Dorothée (5 October 2007). Les années Dorothée. Editions Chronique. ISBN 978-2-205-05934-2.
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