Popular French chansonnier Lin Renault celebrated its anniversary this year - 90 years. The singer spent such an important day with friends and relatives. Despite the fact that in our country, Lin Renault is not as popular as at home, she deservedly is the owner of many awards and prizes. About how a girl from a simple family became an artist of the cult "Moulin Rouge", read the article.
Childhood
The real name of the Frenchwoman Lin Reno is Jacqueline Etne. A girl was born in a rather ordinary family. Mother worked as a stenographer, and father worked as a driver. However, to everything else, he was very passionate about music. Therefore, moonlighting as a trumpeter in a small city orchestra. Apparently, the father’s love for music was transmitted to his daughter. At the age of 7, she took part in a singing contest. Where the future singer was noted and singled out from all for an incredibly beautiful and strong voice. This laid the foundation and determined her whole future.
Her young years, like all children of her age, fell on the Second World War. Father Jacqueline was immediately taken to the front, and my mother worked hard at the factory. Therefore, the education of Jacqueline was mainly dealt with by her grandmothers. Chansonnier recalls the terrible events and shootings of those years that took place before her eyes. One of the most severe shocks was the shooting of neighboring houses and nearby people by Nazi soldiers. At that time, she was old enough to realize all the horror and experience a real tearing inside fear.
Carier start
Before the end of World War II, Jacqueline passed the exam in classical singing. Having performed the blues before the selection committee, she amazed everyone with her singing data. And then she was invited to work as a singer. However, the girl was advised to come up with a pseudonym, since her name did not seem very sonorous to the director. Since then, she began to be called exclusively Jacqueline Ray.
Actress career
After the beginning of her singing career, people who worked in the cinema began to notice her. Therefore, in 1946, she received an offer to star in one picture. The film "Fair Chimeras", where Jacqueline starred as a cabaret singer, won the love of the audience. After this film, she will star in many more films. But first things first.
Moving to Paris and a deafening take-off
When it became crowded in her hometown, Jacqueline decided to move to the city of dreams - Paris. It was this event that became the key in her career. After all, after him she became truly famous and was able to achieve unprecedented for many heights. Shortly after moving, she received an offer to sing at the Moulin Rouge. Around the same time, she took her current pseudonym Lin Renault. Working at Moulin Rouge, she gained a ton of enthusiastic fans. The most popular in his youth, Lin Renault enjoyed the Americans.
Residents of this country coming to Paris were shocked by her talent and skills. Therefore, after some time, Lin was invited to work in the United States, and then in Canada. She went to America for months with a tour and returned full of emotions from the love of the public.
Acquaintance with husband and life together
It is amazing how human destinies sometimes form and how intricately intertwined stories. When young Lin stood in front of the examination board and performed the blues, she could not even think that once the author of this song, Louis Gaste, would become her husband. By that time he was the author of hundreds of songs performed by such popular singers of that time as Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra. In 1945, Lin met Louis in person. Below in the photo are Gaste and Renault together.
At that time, she was a budding singer, with high expectations, and he was a master of his craft. The long courtship of adult Gaste finally softened the heart of the young beauty, and in 1950 the couple played a wedding. It seemed that everything was just perfect: the songwriter and singer found each other. A talented husband helped Lin in her career, composed real hits for her. To all the advantages of Renault, her ability to move and dance beautifully was added.
It is known that the couple lived together until the death of Louis in 1994. Whether Lin Renault has children is unknown. She never talked about her personal life.
