Dorothée facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dorothée
Dorothée in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Frédérique Hoschedé
Born	(1953-07-14) 14 July 1953 (age 72) Paris, France
Genres	French pop, children's music
Occupation(s)	Singer, television presenter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1973–2010
Labels	AB Disques

Frédérique Hoschedé (born on July 14, 1953), known by her stage name Dorothée, is a famous French singer and television presenter. She became well-known for hosting popular children's TV shows in France.

Dorothée started her career as a TV announcer on a French public channel called Antenne 2 from 1977 to 1983. She is most famous for presenting shows like Récré A2 (from 1978 to 1987) and especially Club Dorothée (from 1987 to 1997). Club Dorothée was a huge success, broadcasting about thirty hours of content each week. It helped make Japanese anime popular in France, featuring shows like Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya. Some of these shows caused discussions because of their action scenes.

Music Career

Dorothée is also a very successful singer. She released many pop music albums for children, usually one album per year between 1980 and 1996. She also recorded a collection of well-known French traditional nursery rhymes called Le jardin des chansons.

Some of her songs were used as opening themes for animated series shown on Club Dorothée, such as "Candy". A special thing about her albums is that almost every one, from Hou ! la menteuse in 1982 to Dorothée 2010, included a song with the word "valise" (suitcase) in its title. These "valise" songs had a similar tune but different music and updated lyrics, adding up to sixteen of them!

Live Shows and Awards

Between 1990 and 1996, Dorothée performed 56 concerts at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, a large arena in Paris. This is still a record for a female artist at that venue. Her 1992 tour was incredibly popular, attracting more people in France than concerts by famous artists like Johnny Hallyday and Michael Jackson. For this achievement, she received a "Fauteuil d'Or" award, which means she sold over 500,000 tickets.

Later in her music career, Dorothée became very interested in early rock music. In 1993 and 1994, she hosted three special TV shows called Dorothée Rock'n'roll Show. On these shows, she sang duets with major rock and roll and rhythm and blues artists. Some of these famous musicians included Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Cliff Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis. She sang "Great Balls of Fire" with Jerry Lee Lewis, and this song was also on her 1992 album, Une histoire d'amour. Her 1994 album, Nashville Tennessee, was recorded in the city of Nashville, in a recording studio famous for artists like Elvis Presley.

Acting Career

Dorothée also had a short career in movies. She appeared in three films between 1979 and 1980. She had an important role in the 1979 movie L'amour en fuite, directed by François Truffaut. She also made a brief appearance in the 2019 live-action Nicky Larson movie. In 2023, she provided the French voice for the character Airazor in the movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Main Singles

See also

In Spanish: Dorothée para niños