French actress and singer

Juliette Gréco

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French actress and singer
Genres
Awards Received
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Commander of the National Order of Merit
Officer of the National Order of Merit
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Legion of Honour

Juliette Gréco (French: [ʒyljɛt ɡʁeko]; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Jolie Môme", "Déshabillez-moi" and "La Javanaise". She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg. Her sixty-year career finished in 2015 when she began her last worldwide tour titled "Merci".

As an actress, Gréco played roles in films by French directors such as Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville.