Christophe
(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)
76 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Christophe (1945-2020, real name Daniel Bevilacqua) released 17 studio albums, more than 100 singles and collaborated on 4 feature films in his 55 year career. He broke onto the scene when he was living here, in the mid 1960s, with the yé-yé era in full swing, his ballad Aline, reached No.1 in France, Spain, Belgium, Israel, Turkey and Brazil. The song exceeded one million records sales, including more than four hundred thousand in France. In 1967 and 1968, he took part in races as a driver, which could have led him to a career as a driver.

Michel Rozes
(DANSEURS)
82 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Classically trained Michel Rozes was the principal dancer at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse and l’Opéra d’Alger. In the 1960s he danced in Zizi Jeanmarie’s music-hall shows, and later in television showbiz broadcasts with the likes of fellow Montmartre resident Dalida.

Genica Athanasiou
(COMEDIENNES)
87 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Génica Athanasiou was a French actress of Romanian origin (1897-1966, real name Eugenia Tănase). In the 1920s she came to Paris and studied with Charles Dullin, becoming a full member of the Théâtre de l’Atelier. Along with her theatre career, she worked in films from 1925-1962. In 1928/1929, she played in Maldone and Gardiens de phare, two films by director Jean Grémillon. She shared the life of writer and poet Antonin Artaud from 1922 to 1927 and that of the director Jean Grémillon from 1928 to 1940.

Leo Carrier
(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)
75 Rue Marcadet, 75018 Paris, France
Marseillais Léo Carrier made a big impact on the Parisian scene, from the yé-yé era of the 1960s to the disco world of the 70s and 80s. In the 1960s he released a number of EP singles and spent a year singing at Chez Patachou. He started collaborating with the greats of show business, including Claude Lelouch, Claudia Cardinale, Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, and Jean-Paul Belmondo. It was a natural progression into producing, working with Johnny Hallyday, Michel Polnareff, Mireille Mathieu, Francis Lai and Francis Lemarque. Later it would be a move into producing disco music for the likes of trio vocal group Paradise.

Hubert Noel
(COMÉDIENS)
59 Rue Ramey, 75018 Paris, France
A student of Cours Simon, he made his theatre debut with Charles Dullin in L’Avare, then went through the Center Dramatique de l’Est, the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier and then the Théâtre du Gymnase. With his rakish good looks he was cast in attractive supporting roles in the cinema, including the lover of Danielle Darrieux in The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962), directed by Julien Duvivier in 1962. He dubbed the French dialogue for the voices of Tony Curtis and Elvis Presley.

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Michel Poli
(Trompette)
27 Rue Simart, 75018 Paris, France
Michel Poli was a trumpeter with the Claude Bolling Orchestra, Giant (Janko Nilovic’s Jazz orchestra), the Ivan Jullien Big Band, Jacques Denjean’s orchestra, the Jef Gilson Big Band, the Raymond Fol Big Band, and the Jean-Claude Naude Big Band.

Georges Luca
(Guitare)
81 Rue Ordener, 75018 Paris, France
Jazz guitarist and bassist Georges Luca played with Errol Parker, Claudia Cardinale, and Zal 3, a trio with Benjamin Walter (piano) and Jean-Maurice Martin (drums).

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Agnes Anceval
(DANSEUSES)
14 Boulevard Ornano, 75018 Paris, France
Agnes Anceval was a ballet dancer with the ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded as one of the four most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg and the Royal Ballet in London.

William Sabatier
(COMÉDIENS)
47 Rue du Nord, 75018 Paris, France
Star of theatre, TV and film, the actor William Sabatier began his stage career in 1948 at the Théâtre Marigny in Albert Camus’ L’État de siège. His work in theatre stretched until the late 1980s and included performing at the Odéon-Théâtre de France, Théâtre du Gymnase, Théâtre des Célestins, Sarah-Bernhardt Theater, Théâtre des Mathurins, all during the 1960s. On film and TV he starred in over 100 productions, including the regular employer of Montmartre’s actors, Les cinq dernières minutes and Allô police. He was very active in dubbing, providing the French voice of Richard Harris, Marlon Brando, Fred Dalton Thompson, Rod Steiger, Karl Malden and Charles Durning.

Martine Ferriere
(COMEDIENNES)
15 Rue du Simplon, 75018 Paris, France
The 1960s was the most active time in the theatre for Martine Ferriere. She started on stage in Carcassonne at the Grand Théâtre de la Cité in 1957 and just 12 years later took her last curtain call at the Alcazar Théâtre, in Molière’s Amphitryon.Her film and TV work had more longevity, particularly in series and soaps. She appeared multiple times in Des grives aux loups, Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret, Lucien Leuwen, and Les cinq dernières minutes (of course!)