Mireille Mathieu (b. 1946) is a French singer, who has achieved great success in her home country, as well as becoming an international superstar; she gained great popularity particularly in Germany and Russia. Performing publicly since 1950 at age four, Mathieu has recorded about 1200 songs in at least nine languages. She was also the first Western singer in history to give concerts in China.

In March 1977, the Sesame Street Muppets Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, Bert, and Big Bird appeared on one of her TV specials, Numéro 1. Mathieu argued and even arm wrestled with Oscar, was surprised at the size of "canary" Big Bird, and sang a rousing "Tous Les Enfants Chantent Avec Moi" ("All the Children Sing with Me") accompanied by Ernie playing the piano and Bert strumming the guitar. While Big Bird danced with her, even Oscar joined in on singing the song.

Trivia

• Mireille Mathieu was succeeded by Catherine Deneuve as the national Marianne in 1985.

• Mathieu has appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Danny Kaye Show.

• Throughout her career, she has performed with Peter Alexander, Charles Aznavour, Plácido Domingo, Tom Jones, and Frank Sinatra.

External links

• Official site