Elsa Lunghini

Elsa Lunghini

Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa (born 20 May 1973), is a French singer and actress. She was a teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer to reach number one in the French charts, with the single "T'en va pas", and she went on to sell millions of records during the decade. Elsa, her album of 1988, had achieved double-platinum status by 1993. Daughter of George Lunghini (actor, photographer and songwriter) and Christiane Jobert (painter and also sister of actress Marlène Jobert and Charles Jobert, a camera operator and director of photography), she is of Italian origin on her father's side, and of Sephardic Jewish origin on her mother's side. She is a cousin of actresses Eva Green and Josephine Jobert. Lunghini first performed in a movie at age seven, in 1981, in Claude Miller's Garde à vue (also starring Romy Schneider). She was the youngest artist to be in the main program at the Olympia (Paris), at 17, in October 1990 as well as the youngest to have a number 1 hit in the Top 50 in France. At 13, in 1986, she remained number 1 for eight weeks with "T'en va pas" (soundtrack of the movie La Femme de ma vie). The song was composed by the Italian Romano Musumarra, who had worked and helped produce hits for 1980s singer Jeanne Mas. The song was a hit in France and sold elsewhere in Europe with an English recording. With the help of her musician father, she recorded her LP Elsa. It sold more than 600,000 copies with hit singles such as "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" ("Something in my heart"), "Jour de neige" ("Snowing day"), "Jamais nous" (with backing vocals by French singer Laurent Voulzy) ("Never us"), "Un Roman d'amitié" (duet with Glenn Medeiros) ("Friend you give me a Reason"), "À la même heure dans deux ans" ("At the same time in two years"). All were top 10 hits. At that time, Lunghini was the only artist to have her first four singles at number one or two. She became popular in the teen press, often compared with Vanessa Paradis. In 1990, she made her second album, Rien que pour ça ("Only for that"). The songs were produced by her father and Elsa wrote the music for the single of the same name. "Rien que pour ça" was a top 20 hit. Two other excerpts were released: "Pleure doucement" ("Cry softly") and "Qu'est-ce que ça peut lui faire" ("How does she matter"). In 1992, Lunghini recorded "Bouscule-moi" ("Push me on"), a mid-rock single with more adult lyrics. "Bouscule-moi" was a hit single. Her third album was Douce violence ("Sweet violence"). In 1996, aged 23, she wrote and composed her fourth album, Chaque jour est un long chemin (Every day is a long way). It sold 20,000. From 20 to 24 September 2004, she gave shows in Paris at the Européen. A live DVD and a live CD went on sale in 2006. She has starred in two TV movies: 2002's La mort est rousse and 2004's Trois jours en juin and is involved in a television advertising campaign for Danone yoghurt. Source: Article "Elsa Lunghini" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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2023

Je suis né à 17 ans
Je suis né à 17 ans
as Laurence
Movie - Released: 10/25/2023
Six Women
Six Women
as Eve
TV - Released: 5/15/2023

2022

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 12/21/2022

2020

Ici tout commence
Ici tout commence
as Clotilde Armand
TV - Released: 11/2/2020

2019

Movie
Révélations
as Olivia Sysman
Movie - Released: 5/10/2019
Murder in Saint Omer
Murder in Saint Omer
as Olivia Sysman
Movie - Released: 6/8/2019

2018

Her Word Against His
Her Word Against His
as Laura
Movie - Released: 5/2/2018

2016

Mon frère bien-aimé
Mon frère bien-aimé
as Barbara Bellefond
Movie - Released: 8/26/2016

2013

Poor Richard!
Poor Richard!
as Amel
Movie - Released: 1/16/2013
Murders in...
Murders in...
as Astrid d'Armentière
TV - Released: 4/23/2013
Murders in...
Murders in...
as Capitaine Laetitia Alfonsi
TV - Released: 4/23/2013

2011

The Nights of Alice
The Nights of Alice
as Alice
Movie - Released: 6/28/2011
Block 66
Block 66
as Hani
Movie - Released: 11/26/2011

2009

Aveugle mais pas trop
Aveugle mais pas trop
as Emma
Movie - Released: 9/14/2009

2008

Où es-tu ?
Où es-tu ?
as Suzanne
TV - Released: 6/7/2008

2005

Trois jours en juin
Trois jours en juin
as Sylvie
Movie - Released: 9/19/2005
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie - Released: 11/25/2005

2002

2001

2000

Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Movie - Released: 2/26/2000

1998

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie - Released: 2/7/1998
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche
as Self
TV - Released: 9/20/1998

1997

1992

The Return of Casanova
The Return of Casanova
as Marcolina
Movie - Released: 5/12/1992
Coucou c'est nous !
Coucou c'est nous !
as Self
TV - Released: 9/22/1992

1990

Stars 90
Stars 90
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/1990

1989

Elsa sous la neige
Elsa sous la neige
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/27/1989

1987

Où que tu sois
Où que tu sois
as Anne
Movie - Released: 4/9/1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
TV - Released: 8/31/1987
Le monde est à vous
Le monde est à vous
as Self
TV - Released: 9/13/1987
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
as Self
TV - Released: 9/2/1987
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 9/2/1987

1986

The Woman of My Life
The Woman of My Life
as Eloïse
Movie - Released: 10/8/1986

1985

Red Kiss
Red Kiss
as Rosa
Movie - Released: 11/27/1985

1982

Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self
TV - Released: 1/16/1982

1981

The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor
as Camille
Movie - Released: 9/23/1981

1977

Fan School
Fan School
as Self
TV - Released: 1/30/1977

1972

Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/1972