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Sheila (French singer)
This article is about French singer's solo career. For Sheila's disco group (1977–1980), see Sheila and B. Devotion. For German singer of the same name, see Sheila (German singer). For other uses, see Sheila.
French singer (born 1945)
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| Birth name | Annie Chancel |
| Also known as | Sheila (and) B. Devotion, SB Devotion |
| Born | (1945-08-16) 16 August 1945 (age 79) Créteil, France |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, actress, TV presenter, author |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Carrere, Warner |
| Website | www.sheilahome.com |
Musical artist
Annie Chancel (born 16 August 1945), known as Sheila, is a French pop singer who became successful as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s, and was also part of the duo Sheila & Ringo with her husband singer Ringo. She also fronted a disco act called Sheila and B. Devotion. Her stage name came from the title of her first release, a French cover version of "Sheila", a hit by Tommy Roe.
Throughout her career, Sheila has sold more than 85 million
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1- Sheila is the stage name of a French pop singer whose real name is Annie Chancel (she is not related to Jacques Chancel, the TV host). She was born on August 16, 1945 in Créteil. "Sheila" was the title of her first release, which was a French cover version of the American hit by Tommy Roe.
Sheila started her musical career in 1962, after being noticed by Claude Carrère, a French music producer and songwriter. This collaboration would last actively for over 20 years. It ended definitely in 1995 with a highly publicized lawsuit.
Sheila had numerous and well-remembered hits in the 1960s and 1970s, playing the well-behaved young girl image. The first one was "L'école est finie" (School is over), in 1962.
In the Eight Women movie, Ludivine Sagnier sang her 1963 "Papa t'es plus dans l'coup" (Daddy, you are not in on it anymore) hit. Sheila's music also features prominently in the 1996 French film Une robe d'été (A Summer Dress). The character Sébastien is a devoted fan of Sheila, and Sheila's version of the Sonny & Ch
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Sheila
Annie Chancel (born 16 August 1945), known as Sheila, is a French pop singer who became successful as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s, and was also part of the duo Sheila & Ringo with her husband singer Ringo. She also fronted a disco act called Sheila and B. Devotion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheila has received more than 485,642 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sheila is the 520th most popular singer (up from 687th in 2019), the 2,613th most popular biography from France (up from 3,076th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Singer.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
61.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Sheila ranks 520 out of 4,381. Before her are Aristide Bruant, Gary Glitter, Shovkat Alakbarova, Massiel, Kathleen Ferrier, and Elvira de Hidalgo. After her are Natalie Cole,
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