Michèle Arnaud was born Micheline Caré in Toulon on March 18, 1919, and has
performed with Léo Ferré, Georges Brassens and Serge Gainsbourg, among others.
She studied literature, then law at the École libre des Sciences-Politiques and
philosophy, before deciding to become a singer. In 1952, she made her debut at
the Milord l'Arsouille cabaret, owned by none other than her husband Francis
Claude. He gave Michèle Arnaud her first hit with "L'île Saint-Louis" (1952),
written by Léo Ferré, followed by "Tu voulais", which won the Grand Prix de la
chanson française in Deauville, before...