Amanda Lear was born on November 18, 1939, in the Vietnamese city known at the time as Saigon. The mother was of Russian origin and the father was of French-British origin; This multicultural background has made her an Italian singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress and former model of French-British descent.
Lear, who moved to Nice, France, with his family after his childhood, completed his education in Paris and London. He stepped into the media world as the presenter of the television program "Disco Show" broadcast in the Netherlands in the 1960s. During the same period, she played the character of Marlene Dietrich in a movie about Nazi Germany.
Focusing on a music career since 1979, Lear became known for his songs such as "Due", "Cadavresquis", "J'e Taime", "I Am a Photograph", "Sweet Revenge" and "Tam-Tam". His close friendship with British musician David Bowie and his voice acting are among his versatile talents; Lear, who can speak English, Russian, Italian and French fluently, recently acquired Italian citizenship.
He worked with various record companies throughout his music career; "I Am a Photograph" on Ariola Records in 1977, "Sweet Revenge" in 1978, "Never Trust a Pretty Face" in 1979, "Diamonds for Breakfast" in 1980, "Incognito" in 1981, "Tam-Tam" in 1983, "Secret" in 1987 on Carrere Records. Passion”, “Uomini più uomini” from Ricordi International in 1989 and “Tant qu'il y aura des hommes” from Carrere Records in the same year. “Cadavrexquis” by Chène Music in 1993, “Alter Ego” by ZYX Music in 1995, “Heart” by Marais Prod. in 2001, “With Love” by Dance Street in 2007, “Brief Encounters” by Just Good Music For Your Ears in 2009, “Brief Encounters” by Little Boom Records in 2011.
He appeared before the audience with the albums "I Don't Like Disco", "My Happiness" by Boomlover in 2014, and "Let Me Entertain You" by Cramps Music in 2016.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 104 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
- Sacrée soirée (1987)
- NDR Talk Show (1979)
- Quotidien (2016) — Self - Guest
- Champs-Elysees (1982)
- Vivement dimanche (1998)
- Midi Premiere (1975)
- Beckmann (1999)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
- Le monde est à vous (1987)
- Numéro un (1975)
- Der Kommissar (1969) — Model #2
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
