Andrée Lescot was a singer, showgirl, soprano and daughter of Haitian president Élie Lescot. [1] Lescot was educated in Canada, where she studied for eight years at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. [2] She was featured on local radio before moving to Paris where she attended the Versailles conservatory. [2] Afterwards she landed a role in a musical by Albert Willemetz. She published several records of Haitian and Louisiana folk songs, accompanied by French music professor Roger Bourdin [3] and his orchestra. Depicted in a costume holding bow and arrow, she received attention in the African-American press in 1954 for starring in a revue in Lausanne, Switzerland. [1] In 1952, she appeared on a Canadian TV program entitled "Chansons Créoles avec Andrée Lescot" where she sang three Haitian Folkloric songs. [4] In 1955 the album Chansons Créoles Chansons Folkloriques D'Haïti was released on the London International label. [5] In the same year she married French actor Roger Murciano. [2]
In Canada, Lescot received a Ladies' Morning Musical Club scholarship as well as a prize from the Montréal Social Club aka Club Social de Montréal. She was second at a Singing Stars of Tomorrow contest in Toronto. [2]
Prior to leaving Canada for Paris, Lescot offered several concerts and recitals on Canadian radio. She sang with Jean Deslauriers' orchestra and presented at a conference with Jean Vallerand. [2]
Chansons Créoles, Chansons Folkloriques d'Haiti. Label: London International, 1955 [6]
Chansons Créoles, Chansons Folkoriques d'Haiti, Label: Decca, 1960s [7]
Chansons Créoles, Label: Decca, 1960s [7]
Andrée Lescot was a singer, showgirl, soprano and daughter of Haitian president Élie Lescot. [1] Lescot was educated in Canada, where she studied for eight years at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. [2] She was featured on local radio before moving to Paris where she attended the Versailles conservatory. [2] Afterwards she landed a role in a musical by Albert Willemetz. She published several records of Haitian and Louisiana folk songs, accompanied by French music professor Roger Bourdin [3] and his orchestra. Depicted in a costume holding bow and arrow, she received attention in the African-American press in 1954 for starring in a revue in Lausanne, Switzerland. [1] In 1952, she appeared on a Canadian TV program entitled "Chansons Créoles avec Andrée Lescot" where she sang three Haitian Folkloric songs. [4] In 1955 the album Chansons Créoles Chansons Folkloriques D'Haïti was released on the London International label. [5] In the same year she married French actor Roger Murciano. [2]
In Canada, Lescot received a Ladies' Morning Musical Club scholarship as well as a prize from the Montréal Social Club aka Club Social de Montréal. She was second at a Singing Stars of Tomorrow contest in Toronto. [2]
Prior to leaving Canada for Paris, Lescot offered several concerts and recitals on Canadian radio. She sang with Jean Deslauriers' orchestra and presented at a conference with Jean Vallerand. [2]
Chansons Créoles, Chansons Folkloriques d'Haiti. Label: London International, 1955 [6]
Chansons Créoles, Chansons Folkoriques d'Haiti, Label: Decca, 1960s [7]
Chansons Créoles, Label: Decca, 1960s [7]