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4 Candles
The flame of Hope should never go out from your life. And with Hope, each of us can live a life with Peace, Faith and Love!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtENxRBUwUI&
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Amazon.com
Crown of Thorns: The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943 by Stephane Groueff. A fascinating biography of Bulgaria’s tragic monarch, Boris III, based on private correspondence and extensive interviews with members of the Bulgarian royal family. The son of King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Boris became king after the first World War. Noted for defying Hitler wishes for Bulgaria’s Jews, the popular king died mysteriously in 1943 after a stormy meeting with Hitler.
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568331142/theworldofroyalt/104-9293470-9851110
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AngelFire
The Last Pro-Bulgarian
www.angelfire.com/bc/govori/Boris.html
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Anna Veleva
This is my cousin Anna Veleva’s official website. She is a dedicated singer, teacher and a virtuoso opera singer.
www.AnnaVeleva.com/
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Anna Veleva, Soprano
Go to YouTube.com to listen to my cousin Anna Veleva’s exceptional voice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Bypc5t53Y
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Association Sylvie Vartan pour la Bulgarie (ASVB)
Les enfants sont notre avenir. C’est à nous, les plus grands, de savoir les protéger et leur redonner le droit de vivre dans la confiance et la dignité. C’est une immense satisfaction de pouvoir se dire “J’ai sauvé un enfant”. Essayons de le fair pour le plus grand nombre. - Sylvie Vartan
www.asvbweb.com/Sommaire.html
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Atomic Archive
Everything you wanted to know about the atomic bomb but were afraid to ask - Editor’s Recommendations
www.atomicarchive.com/Store/books1.shtml
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Audio Interview with Dominique Lapierre
Dominique Lapierre, author of Freedom at Midnight, O Jerusalem, and City of Joy, did extensive research in India. The emphasis of this 1985 interview with Don Swaim is focused on the stories and struggles that Lapierre observed in third world countries. The number of stories Lapierre tells about poverty and challenges to survive is amazing. The people in his stories are the true heroes.
wiredforbooks.org/dominiquelapierre/
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Balkan Info
Bulgaria - History and Politics
www.b-info.com/places/Bulgaria/ref/05HIST.shtml
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BBC News
One of Dominique Lapierre’s best known book is 'City of Joy’ which tells the human story of poverty in the slums of Calcutta.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1912228.stm
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BBC News
Dominique Lapierre was one of the top foreign reporters of the sixties and seventies. He witnessed humanity at its worst. Then one day, he decided to help out....not just watch.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/1912228.stm
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Bhopal
Bhopal - The worst industrial Titanic of all times. This is a video clip of a BBC interview with Dominique Lapierre
news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1910000/video/_1912228_lapierre_08_vi.ram
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Boris III of Bulgaria
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (January 30, 1894 – August 28, 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver, son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following Bulgaria's defeat in World War I.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_III_of_Bulgaria
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Boris III of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria was born on January 30, 1894 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was the son of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Marie Louise di Borbone, Principessa di Parma. He married Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa de Savoia, daughter of Vittorio Emanuele III di Savoia-Carignano, Re d’Italia and Elena Petrovic-Njegoš, Princess of Montenegro, on October 25, 1930 in Assisi, Italy. He died on August 28, 1943 at age 49 in Sofia.
www.thepeerage.com/p10397.htm#i103968
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Bulgarians - Contribution to humanity
Bulgarian-American scientist John Atanasoff is the father of the modern computer with the electronic digital machine he invented in 1939 (see also Atanasoff Berry Computer). French-Bulgarian Sylvie Vartan is one of the most renowned French singers. Bulgarian-American Stephane Groueff wrote the celebrated book Manhattan Project about the making of the first atomic bomb and also penned Crown of Thorns, a history of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarians#Contribution_to_humanity
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Business Line
Dominique Lapierre's gesture
www.blonnet.com/2002/03/07/stories/2002030700800800.htm
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Buy.com
My Odyssey - In 1944, when Communism devastated Eastern Europe, it uprooted millions, setting the new Displaced Persons adrift, most often to a tragic fate. By unusual luck, young Stephane Groueff, a Bulgarian, landed on more hospitable shores. Spared from the destruction of his family and home after a happy, privileged childhood in a small Balkan kingdom, his eventful Odyssey threw him into the fascinating life of a Paris-Match foreign correspondent, led him to romantic experiences lived against the backdrop of Montmartre nightclubs, Egyptian pyramids, opulent Irish castles or Alpine ski resorts and involved him in anti-Communist exile activities.
www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=33657659
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Chicago
Official website for the legendary music group Chicago.
www.ChicagoTheBand.com
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Chicago - Beginnings
This is a cool video of Chicago performing live in concert and featuring Robert Lamm singing their megahit Beginnings and also playing the acoustic guitar (he usually plays keyboards). This video includes a bass solo by Jason Scheff, a trombone solo by James Pankow (my favorite trombone player!) and a trumpet solo by Lee Loughnane.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bq_dRQsX0c
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Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is It (1990)
This is a short video of Chicago playing their big hit Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is It live at the Greek Theater. It features Robert Lamm on lead vocals and keyboards. It includes a trumpet solo by Lee Loughnane. Although the video quality is not great, it’s still an interesting to watch, especially for Chicago fans like me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaPjTfjQ2t8
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Chicago - Stay The Night
This is the official Chicago video of the song Stay The Night from the Chicago 17 album, which was produced by David Foster. Peter Cetera, who sings this song, co-wrote it with David Foster. In November 1995, I wrote the sheet music arrangements of You’ll See and One More Chance, two songs that were recorded by Madonna and co-produced by both David Foster and Madonna. David Foster said that my sheet music arrangements were the best he’s ever seen! That was certainly one of the biggest compliments I have ever received throughout my career in the music business, knowing that it was coming from one of the best music producer in the business! It was also David Foster who brought renewed success to the band Chicago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjI39Da1pYM
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Christo Popoff Studio
Images in paintings by Christo Popoff stay in the mind long after they are seen. A narrow passage down an ancient street in Bulgaria, a serene vista of snowcapped peaks in the Rockies, or a hidden garden in the New Mexican sun - once rendered on canvas by this exceptional landscape painter, they claim a quiet place in one's memory.
www.ArtStudioPopoff.com/
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City of Joy Aid
Dominique Lapierre: Bestselling Writer Turns Philanthropist
www.cityofjoyaid.org/bio_lapierre.html
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Club Med
Club Med - The Antidote for Civilization
www.ClubMed.com/usa/
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Dalida - Alouette
This video has a really good version of the French traditional song Alouette starring Dalida, Nana Mouskouri, Chantal Goya, Mireille Mathieu and Francis Huster.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Tx2NB_qDA&NR
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Dimitar Peshev
Dimitar Peshev - A righteous man in the 20th century
www.peshev.org/
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Dominique Lapierre
City of Joy Aid - All that is not given is lost.
www.Dominique-Lapierre.com/
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Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuala
Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuala was born on January 6, 1935 in Madrid, Spain. She is the daughter of Don Manuel Gómez-Acebo y Modet, Marqués de Cortina and Doña Mercedes Cejuela y Fernández. She married Simeon II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria, son of Boris III of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa de Savoia, on January 20, 1962 in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a civil marriage. Margarita and Simeon II were remarried in a religious ceremony on January 21, 1962 in Vevey, Switzerland.
www.thepeerage.com/p10452.htm#i104514
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Eulogy For My Grandfather
This is the eulogy that Philip Isles III wrote about his grandfather, Stephane Groueff.
www.PhilipIsles.com/eulogy.html
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Françoise Hardy - Tous Les Garçons et les Filles (1962)
This is a video of Françoise Hardy singing Tous Les Garçons et les Filles (All the Boys and Girls). She recorded this song in April 1962, shortly after finishing school and at the age of 18! This song became a huge success in France and two million copies were sold. 1962 was also the year when I moved to Paris after I left Bulgaria, my homeland, and after escaping from the hell of communism. I was only 6 years old back then and Françoise Hardy, along with Sylvie Vartan became my favorite singers. I still listen to their wonderful music and I like their songs now just as much as I did when I was a kid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=makWcuHaAYg
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Hall Biographies
The most comprehensive Biographies portal - A man in love is like a torn sack: the other lost generation.
www.HallBiographies.com/index.php/Mode/product/AsinSearch/0595257097/name/My%2520Odyssey.htm
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John Vincent Atanasoff
John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was a prominent computer engineer of Bulgarian origin. He is generally regarded as the father of the digital computer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vincent_Atanasoff
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Kardam of Bulgaria, Prince of Bulgaria
Kardam of Bulgaria, Prince of Bulgaria, was born on December 2, 1962 in Madrid, Spain. He is the son of Simeon II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuala. He married Miriam de Ungria, daughter of Bernardo de Ungria y Goibura, on July 11, 1996 in Madrid. Crown Prince Kardam of Bulgaria gained the title of Prince Kardam of Tirnovo.
www.thepeerage.com/p11104.htm#i111040
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Kardam, Prince of Turnovo
Prince Kardam (born December 2, 1962), is eldest son of the deposed tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, however born after his loss of the throne. As such, he is by courtesy also sometimes styled as if being a crown prince. As son of a nobleman who undisputedly is a Prince of Saxe-Coburg, he is equally undisputably Prince. He is known also as Kardam of Bulgaria and Kardam of Turnovo, the latter being the title of heir apparent of Bulgarian throne.He was born in Madrid.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardam%2C_Prince_of_Turnovo
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Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Bulgaria
Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Bulgaria was born on November 5, 1965 in Madrid, Spain. He is the son of Simeon II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuala. He married Carla Royo-Villanova, daughter of Jaime Royo-Villanova y Paya, on July 2, 1993 in Madrid. Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria gained the title of Prince Kubrat of Panagiurishte.
www.thepeerage.com/p11105.htm#i111041
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Kubrat, Prince of Panagiurishte
Kubrat of Saxe-Coburg (born November 5, 1965), is third son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela. He was born in Madrid.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubrat%2C_Prince_of_Panagiurishte
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Kyril of Bulgaria, Prince of Bulgaria
Kyril of Bulgaria, Prince of Bulgaria was born on July 11, 1964 in Madrid, Spain. He is the son of Simeon II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuala. He married Rosario Nadal de Puigdorfila, daughter of Miguel Nadal Bestard, on September 15, 1989 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Prince Kyril of Bulgaria gained the title of Prince Kyril of Preslav.
www.thepeerage.com/p11105.htm#i111041
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Kyrill, Prince of Preslav
Prince Kyrill (born July 11, 1964), also known as Kyrill of Saxe-Coburg, is the second son of the deposed tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria (later Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005) and his wife Doña Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela. Although he was born after his father's loss of the throne, he is by courtesy styled as a royal prince. He is known also as Kyrill f Bulgaria and Kyrill of Preslav, the latter being the title of the second son of Bulgarian kings. He was born in Madrid.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrill%2C_Prince_of_Preslav
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Leap Next
We Need a Manhattan Project for Retail Energy Restructuring!
www.LeapNext.com/default.cfm?exec=Article.View&ArticleID=822
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Levelblu
Levelblu featuring Greg Minnick
www.levelblu.com/
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Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela
Margarita (Doña Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela) is the consort of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, the deposed last King of Bulgaria, however married after his loss of throne. As such, she is also sometimes styled Tsaritsa Margarita and treated sometimes as if being a queen consort.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita_Gomez-Acebo_y_Cejuela
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Maria Luisa of Bulgaria, Princess of Bulgaria
Maria Luisa of Bulgaria, Princess of Bulgaria was born on January 13, 1933 (the same day as me but on a different year!) in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is the daughter of Boris III of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa de Savoia. She married, firstly, Karl Wladimir Ernst Heinrich Prinz zu Leiningen, son of Friedrich Karl Eduard Erwin VI Fürst zu Leiningen and Mariya Kirillovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, on February 14, 1957 in Amorbach, Baden-Württemburg, Germany, in a civil marriage. She and Karl Wladimir Ernst Heinrich Prinz zu Leiningen were divorced on December 4, 1968 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany. She married, secondly, Bronsilaw T. Chrobok, son of Colonel Pawel Chrobok and Maria Cernowska, on November 16, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
www.thepeerage.com/p10397.htm#i103967
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Miracle Dogs
Sometimes, all we need is a place to belong, a reason to hope, and sometimes we need a miracle.
www.MiracleDogs.net/
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Newmarket Press
City of Joy - Dominique Lapierre
www.NewMarketPress.com/title.asp?id=360
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Nino Ferrer - Le Téléphon (1966)
This is a video of Nino Ferrer singing Le Téléphon (The Telephone). This song came out in 1966 and became a big hit in France. I moved back to Paris (for the second time) in 1967 and I would hear this funny tune quite often back then. Many of the words, which are in French, are intentionally mispelled and are pronounced differently and incorrectly just so that they rhyme with other words in the song! This is one of the most hilarious songs I have ever heard. Of course, you must understand French and know it fairly well in order to realize that many of the words are mispronounced. The chorus goes like this: Gaston y a l'téléfon qui son et y a jamais person qui y répond which means Gaston, the telephone is ringing but nobody ever answers it. The arrangement of this song is excellent, particularly the horn parts and especially the bariton saxophon! However, the lip-synching in this video is way off!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsm5jWINwhw
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Oak Ridger
Author touts Oak Ridge as leader in American way
www.OakRidger.com/stories/031203/new_0312030023.html
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Outward Bound Bulgaria
With much enthusiasm, love of mountains and friendship!
www.OutwardBound-bg.org/about_ob_bulgaria_eng.html
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Parent’s Wish
A parent’s wish for their children in their old age.
www.paete.org/parentswish/site01/big.html
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Philip Isles
This is the official website for Philip Isles III who happens to be my second cousin.
www.PhilipIsles.com/
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Princess Maria-Luisa of Bulgaria
Maria-Luisa of Bulgaria (born 13 January 1933) is the daughter of tsar Boris III of Bulgaria and sister of tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria. She has been married twice firstly to Prince Karl of Leiningen who she married in 1957 and together they had two children Prince Karl Boris of Leiningen (born 1960) and Prince Hermann of Leiningen (born 1963), Princess Marie-Louise and Prince Karl were divorced in 1968. She was married secondly to Bronislaw Chrobok in 1969 and they have two children Alexandra Nadejda Chrobok (born 1970) and Pawel Alistar Antoni Chrobok (born 1972).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Marie-Louise_of_Bulgaria
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Quest
The Balkan Odysseus
www.SuperGeorge.com/pdf/the_balkan_odysseus.pdf
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
In this video, the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform the song Aeroplane. This funky song has a great bass part and an incredible bass solo. The lyrics is the chorus start with: Music is my aeroplane. I like both music and aeroplanes, and I even have my own music and aviation websites!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5DBu44ngto
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Simeon II of Bulgaria
Simeon II of Bulgaria or Simeon of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born June 16, 1937) is a Bulgarian politician and former king, as the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946. He served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 until August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_II_of_Bulgaria
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Simeon II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria
Simeon II of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria, was born on June 16, 1937 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is the son of Boris III of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria and Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa de Savoia. He married Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuala, daughter of Don Manuel Gómez-Acebo y Modet, Marqués de Cortina and Dona Mercedes Cejuela y Fernández, on January 20, 1962 in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a civil marriage. Simeon II and Margarita were remarried in a religious ceremony on January 21, 1962 in Vevey, Switzerland.
www.thepeerage.com/p10452.htm#i104513
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Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan was born on August 15, 1944 in Iskretz, a small town in the Balkans, in Bulgaria. Her parents were Georges (who worked in the French embassy) and her mother Ilona who was Hungarian. Sylvie has a brother named Eddie who was seven years old when she was born. After Bulgaria had been invaded by the soviets in September, their house was confiscated and the Vartans had to move to Sofia. “My life changed a lot” Sylvie said in the magazine Discorevue in 1962: “It was like any other little girl’s life in the city, nothing out of the ordinary. But then something big happened. A friend of my father, a director, was making a movie about the war between Turkey and Bulgaria. He gave me a small part as a schoolgirl. I was very young but it had a lasting impression on me. It made me want to work in the entertainment industry. After that, I often dreamed of becoming an entertainer.”
www.Sylvie-Vartan.com
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Sylvie Vartan - Bette Davis Eyes
In this video, which was filmed at the Las Vegas MGM Grand, Sylvie Vartan sings Bette Davis Eyes, a song that was a big hit for Kim Carnes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IosTlAkVzgM
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Sylvie Vartan - Can’t Stop Dancing (1981)
This video has some outstanding choreography by Sylvie Vartan with the song Can’t Stop Dancing, which she sings in English (most of her songs were in French).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sko5pMb7dwo
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Sylvie Vartan - Comme Un Garçon (1972)
In this video, Sylvie Vartan sings a big-band arrangement of Comme Un Garçon (Like a Boy) that really swings! This song originally came out in 1967. I was 11 years old back then and lived in Paris. This is the cutest silly love song that I have ever heard and the lyrics are really adorable. It is definitely one of my all-time favorite songs, after La Maritza. Some other artists (like France Gall) have recorded it, too, but only Sylvie Vartan sings it the right way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgBMAO5ictU
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Sylvie Vartan - Darina
Sylvie Vartan sings Darina (a song dedicated to the beautiful Bulgarian girl that she adopted from an orphanage in Sofia) live at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo at the gala for the underprivileged children of Bulgaria, her homeland (and mine, too). I actually attended this wonderful event and it was an evening I would never forget.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvws8w93fc
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Sylvie Vartan - Dieu Merci
This video of the song Dieu Merci (Thank You God) by Sylvie Vartan has sequins, diamonds, an elaborate choreography and a great looking Sylvie.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdlgPjCfPgg
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Sylvie Vartan - Disco Queen (1978)
This short video with Sylvie Vartan’s Disco Queen is a remix of Claudja Barry’s Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqiWFShamhg
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Sylvie Vartan - Discours à Monte-Carlo
This is a video of a great speech that Sylvie Vartan gave at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo at the gala for the underprivileged children of Bulgaria, her homeland (and mine, too). I was there and was quite impressed by what she had to say.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZUHBU-wI2c
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Sylvie Vartan - Enough Is Enough (1981)
This is a spectacular video of Sylvie Vartan singing Enough Is Enough (No More Tears), which was also done by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. It was filmed live at the Palais des Sports in Paris.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekjDXAMdxIs
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Sylvie Vartan - Georges (1978)
In this video, Sylvie Vartan sings Georges, a song about me (yeah, right!). Georges drives a 220-horsepower super Bugatti one evening in Miami (yes, it really is me!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ryJ1f81eH8
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Sylvie Vartan - Gloria (1982)
Filmed in Las Vegas at THE MGM Grand and introduced by Gene Kelly, this is Sylvie Vartan’s rendition of Gloria that was also sung by Laura Branigan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_T4zi9pDeQ
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Sylvie Vartan - Irresistibilmente (1975)
This is the Italian version of one of the greatest hits that Sylvie Vartan had in France (and in Italy and Japan as well). It was called Irrésistiblement in French which means Uncontrollably in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uiyvfT1HYY
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Sylvie Vartan - Irresistiblement (1968)
This is a video of Sylvie Vartan singing one of her biggest hits from the sixties, the very up-lifting “Irresistiblement”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZCbwg6VmnI
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Sylvie Vartan - Je N’Aime Encore Que Toi (1996)
Written and composed for Sylvie Vartan by Richard Cocciante, this romantic ballad video was shot in Malibu and Los Angeles. The title Je N’Aime Encore Que Toi means I Only Still Love You in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6mbJk3Ll6w
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Sylvie Vartan - Jolie Poupée (1968)
Jolie Poupée (Beautiful Doll) is a video with an unusual song that plays like a fictitious dialogue between an abandonned ragged doll and her owner. Both characters are played by Sylvie Vartan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD-JnYCEBoU
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Sylvie Vartan - Jubilation (1977)
In 1977 and during one of her many concerts, Sylvie Vartan sings Paul Anka’s Jubilation, a song that was also done by Barbra Streisand during the 70’s. Interestingly, in 1963, Paul Anka also composed the song I’m Watching You especially for Sylvie and it was the very first time that she sang a song in English.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dd3ifbVEU8
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Sylvie Vartan - La Drôle de Fin (1975)
Last tango in Paris? This dramatic video of Sylvie Vartan singing La Drôle de Fin (The Amusing End) has a modern Tango beat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjMic8NrvzI
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Sylvie Vartan - La Maritza
This is a video of Sylvie Vartan singing my all-time favorite song, La Maritza. This beautiful song is about her childhood (and been mine, too!) and about how she escaped from the hell of communism. When the horizon became too dark, all the birds left on the path of hope and we followed them to Paris. Original French lyrics: Quand l’horizon s’est fait trop noir, tous les oiseaux sont partis sur les chemins de l’espoir et nous ont les a suivis à Paris.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz5yQ71TrCs&mode=related&search=
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Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
This video has the song La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser (The Most Beautiful One To Go Dancing With) by beautiful Sylvie Vartan. This song was a very big hit for her back in 1964. I was 8 years old when I first heard it in Paris and it quickly became one of my favorite songs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTCEB_nzHSo
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Sylvie Vartan - Le Locomotion (1962)
This is a live video with young Sylvie Vartan singing Le Locomotion, the French version of The Locomotion. I first heard this rendition of this song when I was 6 years old and when I lived in Paris, and several years before I heard the original version in English!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxaVHKMoA3s
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Sylvie Vartan - Mon Père et La Maritza
Sylvie Vartan sings Mon Père (My Father) and La Maritza (my favorite song) live at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo at the gala for the underprivileged children of Bulgaria, her homeland (and mine, too). I attended this wonderful event and this video brings back some very special memories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r23OP2OWtvE
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Sylvie Vartan - New German Website
Born August 15, 1944, in Iskretz, Bulgaria, Vartan showed great talent for both acting and singing at an early age, resulting in an appearance in the Bulgarian film "Under The Yoke" in 1950. Two years later Vartan and her family relocated to France. 1961 would prove to be an important year for Vartan's career, as she entered a recording studio for the first time, picked up some TV work, and appeared at the famed Olympia Theater.
www.SylvieVartan.de/
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Sylvie Vartan - Petit Rainbow (1977)
This video is a French rendition by Sylvie Vartan of the song “Summer Love Sensation” by the Bay City Rollers under the french title of “Petit rainbow”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu744ONFZ4w
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Sylvie Vartan - Qu’Est-ce Qui Fait Pleurer Les Blondes?
Here is a great video of Sylvie Vartan singing Qu’Est-ce Qui Fait Pleurer Les Blondes? (What Makes Blondes Cry?), a remake of Ride The Lightning in French. Her version became more popular thean the original one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOYrLKFvrEI
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Sylvie Vartan - Quand Tu Es Là (1965)
In this video, Sylvie Vartan sings Quand Tu Es Là (When You Are There), which is a French version of Game of Love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YnQRrgN21s
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Sylvie Vartan - Si Je Chante (1964)
This song and video of Si Je Chante (If I Sing, It’s For You) by Sylvie Vartan was recorded in Nashville. It was a song that I liked a lot as I was growing up in Paris and I listened to it often when I visited my neighbor’s apartment in Bois-Colombes, a suburb on the outskirts (banlieu as they say in French) of Paris. Brenda Lee originally recorded this song in 1963 and it was called My Whole World Is Falling Down.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id2lsjpiN4U
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Sylvie Vartan - Tes Tendres Années (1993)
In June 1993, live from the gigantic stadium “Parc des Princes” in Paris, was celebrated Johnny Hallyday’s 50th birthday. This was the occasion of a reunion with Sylvie Vartan, his famous former wife during the 60’s and the 70’s. She sung especially for him Tes Tendres Années (Tender Years).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ8p2OoqBLE
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Sylvie Vartan - Twiste Et Chante
This video is a French rendition by Sylvie Vartan of Twist & Shout by the Beatles. In January, 1964, Sylvie Vartan performed alongside the Beatles at the Olympia in Paris and more people came to see her than the Fab Four!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=apgaPyotNsI
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Sylvie Vartan - Zum Zum Zum (1968)
This is another great video with Sylvie Vartan. She sings in this one in Italian. Sylvie was (and still is) really amazing. She has sung songs in French, English, Italian, Japanese, Bulgarian and probably in other languages, too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u1E6OzCog4
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Sylvie Vartan and Carlos - 2 Minutes 35 de Bonheur (1967)
This is a very cute of Sylvie Vartan singing 2 Minutes 35 de Bonheur (2 Minutes and 35 Seconds of Happiness) with Carlos, who was actually her secretary! Although this song was recorded in 1967, it has the style and look of the roaring 1920’s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4Rkz3ro5Q
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Sylvie Vartan and Françoise Hardy - Il Y A Deux Filles En Moi (1968)
This video has a rare duet called Il Y A Deux Filles En Moi (There Are Two Girls In Me) that was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and Françoise Hardy, my two all-time favorite singers! They were both my idols when I was growing up in Paris. Between the ages of 6 and 8, I used to go to my neighbor’s apartment to listen to records by them almost every day! Here I am several decades later, and they are still my favorite singers!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUabYV0ebVg
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Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday - A Plein Cœur
This is an excellent video of Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday singing A Plein Cœur (With a Full Heart). On April 12, 1965, Johnny and Sylvie were married and they became the King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll in France!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9kA94ppVJo
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Sylvie Vartan Association for Underprivileged Children
The children are our future. It is up to us, who are the more fortunate, to give them the opportunity to live their lives with dignity and hope. How rewarding it is to be able to know that you saved a child. Please, be as generous as you can. Working together we can make a difference. - Sylvie Vartan
www.asvbweb.com/Summary.html
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Sylvie Vartan Show
Sylvie Vartan recorded her first song at the age of 16. By the time she was 19, she did concerts alongside the Beatles and became the biggest new singing sensation in France. Sylvie Vartan was greeted by the American press as “The most beautiful gift from France since the statue of liberty!”. In my opinion, Sylvie Vartan was also the best Christmas present from Bulgaria to France: She was born in Bulgaria and arrived in Paris on Christmas Eve in 1952!
www.SylvieVartanShow.com/
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Sylvie Vartan, Françoise Hardy and Etienne Daho - On S’Ressemble (1998)
This is a video of the song On S’Ressemble (We Ressemble) as sung by Sylvie Vartan, Françoise Hardy and Etienne Daho. Sylvie Vartan and Françoise Hardy happen to be my all-time favorite singers! I listened to their music as I was growing up in France. After having lived in the United States for several decades, I still listen to their music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyQXgTkqDQ
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Sylvie Vartan, Françoise Hardy and Petula Clark - 60’s Medley (1964)
In this video, Sylvie Vartan and Françoise Hardy, essential “Yé-Yé” girls, join Petula Clark singing this long medley of their mutual hits, which include Je Suis Seule Ce Soir, Nous On Est Dans Le Vent, Le Temps de l’Amour, Cœur Blessé, Pas Cette Chanson, Si Je Chante, "J’Suis d’Accord, L’Idole des Jeunes, Je n’Attends Plus Personne, Toi Qui M’A Fait Pleurer, Fini de Pleurer, Ton Meilleur Ami, L'Ami des Mauvais Jours and One More Time, Encore Une Fois. Sylvie Vartan and Françoise Hardy were my favorite singers as I was growing up in France, and I liked Petla Clark, too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSNm9RqJm4k
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Time Warner Bookmark
Dominique Lapierre has touched many people through his life and work.
www.TwBookmark.com/authors/66/1254/
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Time Warner Bookmark
Five Past Midnight in Bhopal by Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro
www.TwBookmark.com/books/29/0446530883/index.html
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Time Warner Bookmark
The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
www.TwBookmark.com/books/20/0446355569/index.html
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