French ’60s popster Sylvie Vartan returns to Japan to promote new album

French singer Sylvie Vartan will be performing in Tokyo for the first time in
three years from March 28 to 30, showcasing songs from her new album
"Nouvelle Vague."
"At my show, I will be singing songs not only from ‘Nouvelle Vague’ but also
from my hit tunes. I will also sing ‘Les Hommes (Qui N’Ont Plus Rien A
Perdre)’ for the first time in about 30 years at the request of the Japanese," said
Vartan, referring to the 1970 hit song about the Vietnam War.
Born in Bulgaria in 1944, Vartan moved to Paris with her family when she was
eight years old. After making her musical debut in 1961, she played a major
role in spreading French pop around the world with hits like "La Plus Belle
Pour Aller Danser," "Irresistiblement" and "Nicola."
Still an active singer, she released her new album "Nouvelle Vague" in spring
last year, which came out in the Japanese market only last month.
The upcoming concert to be held at the Orchard Hall in Tokyo’s Shibuya-ku on
March 28-30 is part of her "Nouvelle Vague Tour 2008," whose earlier
destinations included the Palais des Congres in Paris.
In the latest album, Vartan covers in French such hit songs from the 1960s
and ’70s, including "Blowin’ in the Wind" by Bob Dylan and "Drive My Car" by
the Beatles.
"I wanted to recreate the atmosphere of the era when music was cheery — the
kind of music that makes you smile and brings back good memories," said
Vartan.
Recently, Vartan has been engaged in such social activities as presiding over
a nonprofit organization to support deprived children in Bulgaria and
devoting herself to the release of the Bulgarian nurses held in Libya.
For more information about the concert, call: 03-3705-4877(in Japanese).
THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS.
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