Giraud, Yvette

Japanese: ジロー（英語表記）Giraud, Yvette

Born: September 14, 1916, Paris
[Died] August 3, 2014. A French chanson singer from Strasbourg. She worked as a typist for a record company, but began singing at a cabaret in Montparnasse in 1944. She made her debut as a singer in 1945, and in 1946 her song "Hydrangea Girl" became a hit. In 1952 she won the ACC Disk Award for "Poet's Soul" and married pianist Marc Helan. Since visiting Japan in 1955, she has loved the country and visited almost every year until the 1990s. She was the first foreign singer to sing in Japanese, and her low voice, which mixed in Japanese, made her equally popular with Yves Montand, sparking a chanson boom. She gave concerts all over Japan and continued to visit nursing homes. She was known for hits such as "Rose wa Akogare" and "Machikado", and in her later years she loved to sing "Sayonara Adieu Japon". In 1994 she was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class.

Jiro
Giraud, Henri (-Honoré)

Born: January 18, 1879 in Paris
[Died] March 11, 1949. Born in Dijon. French army officer, general. Graduated from the Saint-Cyr Military School in 1900. Served in Morocco and was taken prisoner during World War I. Returned to Africa in 1922 and served again in northern Morocco. Commander of the 6th District in 1936, commander of the 7th Army in 1939. When the German army invaded Belgium in 1940, he became commander of the 9th Army, but was taken prisoner and escaped in 1942. In the same year, he was sent to North Africa just before the Allied invasion of Africa, and fought against the German and Italian armies as a commander of the French army. Chairman of the French Liberation Committee with de Gaulle from June to October 1943. Retired in 1944 due to differences of opinion with de Gaulle. After World War II, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly and served as vice-president of the Military Council until 1948.

Jiro
Gillot, Claude

Born: April 27, 1673, Langres
[Died] May 4, 1722. Paris. French painter and decorative artist. He first studied painting under his father André Jacques, and later studied under Corneille. He made his mark as a decorative artist, and at the age of 30, he was in charge of the decoration of the Paris Opera. He became a member of the Academie in 1715. He painted many works based on Italian and French comedy, and influenced his pupils A. Watteau and N. Lancret. His representative works include Chariots (1707, Louvre Museum) and The Feast of Pan.

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Japanese:

[生]1916.9.14. パリ
[没]2014.8.3. ストラスブール
フランスのシャンソン歌手。タイピストとしてレコード会社に勤務していたが，1944年からモンパルナスのキャバレーでうたい始める。1945年歌手デビューを果たし，翌 1946年『あじさい娘』がヒット。1952年『詩人の魂』で ACCディスク大賞を受賞，ピアニストのマルク・エランと結婚。1955年に日本を訪れて以来，日本が気に入り，1990年代まで毎年のように訪日した。日本語でうたった初の外国人歌手で，日本語を交えた低音の歌声でイブ・モンタンと人気を二分する歌手となり，シャンソンブームを引き起こした。日本の全国各地でコンサートを開き，老人ホームの慰問などを続けた。『バラはあこがれ』『街角』などのヒット曲で知られ，晩年は『サヨナラ　アデュー・ジャポン』を好んでうたった。1994年に勲四等宝冠章を受章。

ジロー
Giraud， Henri (-Honoré)

[生]1879.1.18. パリ
[没]1949.3.11. ディジョン
フランスの陸軍軍人，大将。 1900年サンシール士官学校卒業。モロッコで軍務につき，第1次世界大戦では捕虜となった。 22年アフリカに帰り，モロッコ北部で再び軍務についた。 36年第6管区司令官，39年第7軍司令官。 40年ドイツ軍のベルギー侵入の際，第9軍司令官となったが，捕虜となり，42年脱走。同年連合軍のアフリカ上陸作戦の直前北アフリカに送られ，フランス軍司令官としてドイツ，イタリア軍と戦った。 43年6～10月ドゴールとともにフランス解放委員会議長。 44年ドゴールと意見が合わず引退した。第2次世界大戦後，制憲議会議員に選ばれ，48年まで軍事参議会副議長。

ジロー
Gillot， Claude

[生]1673.4.27. ラングル
[没]1722.5.4. パリ
フランスの画家，装飾美術家。初め父アンドレ・ジャックに絵を学び，のちコルネイユに師事。装飾美術家として世に出て，30歳でパリのオペラ座の装飾を担当。 1715年アカデミー会員となる。イタリア喜劇，フランス喜劇に題材をとった作品を多く描き，弟子の A.ワトーや N.ランクレに影響を与えた。代表作『二輪車』 (1707，ルーブル美術館) ，『パン神の祭り』。

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