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Virginie Adèle Lydie Boutaud-Manent (''née'' Boutaud; born February 27, 1963), also known mononymously as Virginie, is a French Brazilian singer and former actress, famous for her work with popular new wave band Metrô. ==Biography== Boutaud was born in São Paulo on February 27, 1963, to rich French emigrants. As a teenager she studied at the Lycée Pasteur, an exclusive high school for French Brazilians, where she met Alec Haiat, Yann Laouenan, Daniel "Dany" Roland, Marcel Zimberg and Xavier Leblanc; with them she founded, in 1979, the experimental/progressive rock band A Gota Suspensa. After releasing a self-titled album in 1983, they decided to change their musical direction to a more accessible new wave sound inspired by Blondie, Laurie Anderson and Rita Lee, among others, and in the following year, they changed their name to Metrô. Their first release as Metrô was the single "Beat Acelerado", via Epic Records.〔(Metrô, Dados Artísticos ) - Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira〕 One year after the release of Metrô's 1985 debut album ''Olhar'', which catapulted them into fame, numerous creative divergences between Virginie (who was fatigued due to the band's extensive touring schedule) and her bandmates made her be fired from the band.〔(Trip: Virginie Boutaud, a princesa do pop nacional oitentista (May 10, 2010) ) 〕 She then went to live in Paris for a while, where she took singing and dancing lessons, before returning to Brazil. In 1988, the same year Metrô first disbanded, Virginie formed the short-lived solo project Virginie & Fruto Proibido alongside Don Beto (guitar), Nilton Leonardi (bass) and Albino Infantozzi (drums); their only release was the album ''Crime Perfeito'', which came out via Epic in the same year. The album was a commercial failure, and not as well-received as Virginie's previous works with Metrô; nevertheless, the track "Más Companhias" would be featured in the soundtrack of the 1988 ''telenovela'' ''Fera Radical'', and Fruto Proibido would also share stage with Itamar Assumpção (who had already collaborated with them by writing a track of their album, "Que Tal o Impossível?") and Arrigo Barnabé. The band came to an end in 1995 — she then abandoned the musical career after meeting French diplomat Jean-Michel Manent, her future husband. Around this time Virginie also began to appear in commercials for BASF Magnetics〔(Comercial Fita Cassete BASF – anos 80 )〕 and Nestlé.〔(Virginie, propaganda de coconut TVC.wmv )〕 In 1989 Virginie made a guest appearance on ''gaúcho'' singer Joe Euthanazia's only album, simply titled ''Joe'', providing additional vocals for the tracks "Ligação Direta" and "Uma Rajada de Balas";〔(Joe Euthanazia - Joe (álbum / remix promocional) - Item de colecionador ) 〕 Euthanazia had previously collaborated with Metrô by writing their 1985 hits "Johnny Love" and "Tudo Pode Mudar". In the same year she also guest-appeared on Supla's self-titled debut solo album, providing additional vocals for the track "Borboleta Rosa". In 2003 she married Jean-Michel Manent and had with him two daughters: Marie-Hélène and Mélanie.〔(Metrô: Banda ) 〕 She went on to live with her husband and daughters in places such as Uruguay, Namibia and Madagascar before settling in Toulouse, France, where she currently resides. Their marriage lasted until Manent's death due to cancer on June 7, 2015.〔(Virginie's statement regarding Manent's death on Facebook ) 〕 In 2002 Virginie reformed Metrô alongside Roland, Leblanc and Laouenan (Haiat decided not to return for personal reasons and involvement with other projects), and released a new album, ''Déjà-Vu''; it was Metrô first album of new material since 1987's ''A Mão de Mao''. After a series of tours around Brazil, France, Mozambique and Portugal, Metrô came to an end once more in 2004. The band's original line-up reunited for one night only, in November 8, 2014, for a show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the high school in which they met, the Lycée Pasteur, as well as Metrô's 30th anniversary.〔(Unidade de Carbono do Pálido Ponto Azul – DEPOIS DE 30 ANOS O RETORNO DA FORMAÇÃO CLÁSSICA DO METRÔ...POR UMA NOITE !!! ) 〕 Metrô's original line-up announced a new reunion in May 2015; according to Dany Roland, a new studio album, as well as a 30-year anniversary re-issue of their debut ''Olhar'', are on the works.〔(Ícone dos anos 80, Metrô planeja disco novo e diz que "Beat Acelerado" era releitura de bossa ) 〕〔(Rock de Verdade >> Banda Metrô está de volta ) 〕 Prior to focusing on her musical career, Virginie was a model and originally planned to be an actress; she has appeared in the 1981 ''telenovela'' ''Os Imigrantes'' as Irma and in Lael Rodrigues' 1985 film ''Rock Estrela'' as herself. She also made a brief cameo in Carla Camurati's 1995 film ''Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginie Boutaud」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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