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Anny Flore

Singer and actress Anny Flore, whose real name was Marie Antoinette Quié, was born in Cahus, Lot, on November 28, 1912. After a childhood in the Paris region, she worked in a sewing workshop and became a model for Maggy Rouff. Her success in Radio Cité singing competitions led her to the Petit Casino in 1940, then to other Parisian cabarets, before recording "Un inconnu qui passe " for the Belgian label Rythme in 1945 and signing an exclusive contract with Pathé. His early realist repertoire, with songs like "La Fille du patron" and "La Rengaine " (1946), evolved into a popular r...