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Régine

Real Name:Régine Zylberberg
Profile:French chanteuse. Born on December 26, 1929 in Belgium to Polish-Jewish parents.

Started life hiding from the Nazis in occupied wartime France and later invented the format for "discothèque" (French for Nightclubs). Setting in 1953 the elements of modern day nightclubs, mainly by replacing the use of jukebox by coupled turntables as done for the first time in Paris' 'Whisky-a-Gogo' club that she managed aged 24. This specific setting appeared later in any of 'Chez Régine's ultra selective venues and later in many variations at most Nightclubs around the world.

Aside of inventing and managing "discothèques", she taught a former king of England to do the twist, presided over a multi-million dollar international nightclub empire and had a hit single with the French version of Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive." She also played in a few movies.

In 1957 she opened Chez Régine in the Latin Quarter, which quickly became the place to be seen for playboys and princes. It was here that she introduced France to the 'Twist', having seen the Paris cast of West Side Story warming up to Chubby Checker records.

In the 1970s Régine moved to New York and lived in a suite of the Delmonico Hotel. At her height there were 25 clubs bearing the name across three continents and it was said you could party at a Régine's somewhere in the world 17 hours out of every 24, if you could get in.
Name Variations: All | Régine | Regine
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Il S'Appelle Reviens / Les P'Tits Papiers / Aimez-Vous Les Pommes / Dès Que Je Danse (7", EP)   Pathé 1965
Pourquoi Un Pyjama / La Grande Zoa (7", EP)   Pathé 1966
Pourquoi Un Pyjama / Mille Fois Par Jour (7", Single)   Pathé 1966
Okazou / La Java Dis Donc / Mon Amour A Un Poil Dans La Main / Loulou (7", EP)   Pathé 1967
Régine (LP)   Pathé 1967
Régine (LP, Album, Gat)   Pathé Marconi EMI 1972
Je Survivrai (7", Single)   Carrere 1979
Je Survivrai (I Will Survive) / I'll Never Stop Dancin' ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records 1979
Never Stop Dancing (12", Maxi)   Carrere 1979
Tu Oublieras... (7", Single)   Carrere 1980
Reine De La Nuit (12")   Trema 1983
Dans Les P'Tits Papiers De Régine (CD, Comp)   CBS 1990
Azzurro / Des Comme Toi (7", Single)   Pathé Marconi EMI  
Appears On:
Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Vice Records 2005
Tracks Appear On:
13 + 3 / 16 Chansons 16 Succès (Star Parade) (LP, Comp) Je Survivrai Carrere 1980
Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises - 1962 (CD) La Javanaise Editions Atlas 1996
Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises - 1970 (CD) Les Bals Populaires Editions Atlas 1996
Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises - 1973 (CD) J'Ai Rencontré L'Homm... Editions Atlas 1996
Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises - 1976 (CD, Comp) L'Ami Caouette Editions Atlas 1996
Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises - 1981 (CD, Comp) Fumeur De Havanes Editions Atlas 1996
Les Plus Belles Chansons Françaises - 1951 (CD, Comp) Une Demoiselle Sur Une... Editions Atlas 1997
Mister Melody - Les Interprètes De Serge Gainsbourg (4xCD + Box) Les P'Tits Papiers, Si... Mercury 2006
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