We know her under the name of Sheila, since she became a star of the French song, in the 60s. Yes but, do you know her real name?
Annie Chancel (and yes, that’s his real name), is born August 16, 1946, in Créteil, in the Val-de-Marne. In her youth, she worked with her parents, who sell sweets in the Paris region, but already, she aspired to a career in the artistic world. This is why she will very quickly desert the school benches to start as a singer in the group. Guitar Brothers, at the beginning of the Sixties. During a concert, Claude Carrère spots her and offers her to become his agent. Bye bye Annie : Sheila enters the track.
In 1963, Sheila became a star in France thanks to her hit School is over. During the 60s she released the titles You buddies in 1964, American folklore in 1965, Bang Bang in 1966, The family and the kilt in 1967, or again Uncle Jo in 1969. So many successes that will make her an important figure of the French variety, alongside the biggest stars of the decade yéyé, Johnny Hallyday, Claude François, France Gall and Jacques Dutronc. In 1970, its title The three wise men is close to a million records sold, it was at this time that she sang with Ringo, Gondolas in Venice. Then came the marriage in 1973 and the birth of Ludovic in 1975.When did Sheila end her career?
Sheila: the death of her son Ludovic Chancel, the drama of his life
At the start of 80 years, Sheila is freshly divorced from Ringo. His first disco album in english a hit, including internationally: it will sell more than 5 million 45s of its cover of Singin’in the Rain. But after this phenomenal success, it is the desert crossing : the singer then decides to separate from her producer Claude Carrere. Finally, the artist will bid farewell on the Olympia stage in 1989, before doing a triumphant return to the stage in 1998, and to participate in the 2009 tour Tender age and wood heads. At the end of December 2012, she released an album: Solide.
In terms of privacy, the singer shares the life of producer Yves Martin, whom she married in 2006. The following years will be marked by tragedies … In 2016, Yves Martin suffered two strokes and remained very diminished. On July 7, 2017, she experienced the worst drama of her life when her son Ludovic Chancel dies at the age of 42 following an overdose of cocaine and benzodiazepine.
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SHEILA AND JOHNNY HALLYDAY
So many successes that will make her an important figure of the French variety, alongside the biggest stars of the yéyé decade, Johnny Hallyday, Claude François, France Gall and Jacques Dutronc.
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SHEILA ET RINGO
In 1970, her title Les rois mages came close to one million records sold, it was at this time that she sang with Ringo, Les gondoles à Venise.
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SHEILA AND HER SON LUDOVIC CHANCEL
Then came the marriage in 1973 and the birth of Ludovic in 1975.
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SHEILA ET RINGO
In the early 1980s, Sheila was recently divorced from Ringo. Her first English disco album is a hit, including internationally: she will sell more than 5 million 45s of her cover of Singin’in the Rain.
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SHEILA AND HER FRIEND YVES MARTIN
On the private side, the singer shares the life of producer Yves Martin, whom she married in 2006.
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