Hélène Rollès
French actress and singer
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::summary French actress and singer ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hélène Rollès |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Le Mans, France |
| instrument | Vocals, guitar |
| genre | Pop |
| occupation | Singer, Actress |
| years_active | 1979–2005 |
| 2010–present | |
| :: |
| image = | name = Hélène Rollès | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Le Mans, France | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Pop | occupation = Singer, Actress | years_active = 1979–2005 2010–present | website = Hélène Rollès (; at times just the mononym Hélène; born 20 December 1966) is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV sitcom Hélène et les Garçons (Helen and the Boys), alongside Sébastien Roch.
Life and career
In the 1990s, she played Hélène Girard, Justine's old sister, in the sitcom Premiers Baisers. Due to the interest around the role character, Jean-Luc Azoulay decided to create a sitcom based on her character in 1992 and named it Hélène et les Garçons.
Hélène et les Garçons became an instant television success. The show, which recounts love stories of a student band at the university, garnered up to 6,500,000 viewers every night.
The show has been adapted for foreign countries like the US, Norway, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Sweden and Russia.
Rollès made her musical debut with Pour l'amour d'un garçon and Peut être qu'en septembre.
Her career peaked in 1993, when she published her most popular album, Je m'appelle Hélène, which sold 900,000 and went triple platinum. In February 1993, Rollès was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique. The same year, the book Je m'appelle Hélène was published by editions Montjoie.
The director Morgan Delaunay has published a documentary on the net titled Hélène Rolles, une étoile pas comme les autres.
She participated in a spin-off series of la Ferme Célébrités and Première Compagnie (reality show).
In February 2013, Rollès adopted two children, a brother and a sister, from Ethiopia.
Filmography
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| Date | Titles |
|---|---|
| 1979 | The Black Sheep (Le Mouton noir) |
| 1991 | First Kisses (Premiers baisers) (TV) |
| 1992 | Helen and the Guys (Hélène et les garçons) (TV) |
| 1994 | The Miracle of Love (Le Miracle de l'amour) (TV) |
| 2000 | Exit (film) |
| 2000 | Holidays of Love (Les vacances de l'amour) (TV) |
| 2011 | Mysteries of Love (Les mystères de l'amour) (TV) |
| :: |
Discography
Albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Alternative title | Peak positions | FRA | BEL (Wa) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1989 | Hélène | Ce train qui s'en va | — | — | | | 1992 | Hélène 1992 | Pour l'amour d'un garçon | 7 | — | | | 1993 | Hélène 1993 | Je m'appelle Hélène | — | — | | | 1994 | Hélène 1994 | Le miracle de l'amour | — | — | | | 1995 | Toi... émois | | — | — | | | 1997 | Hélène 1997 | À force de solitude | 39 | — | | | 2003 | Tourner la page | | — | — | | | 2012 | Hélène 2012 | | 127 | — | | | 2016 | Hélène 2016 | | 5 | 109 | | | 2021 | Hélène 2021 | | 18 | 20 | | ::
Compilation albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak positions | Details | FRA | BEL (Wa) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | Hélène Compilation | — | — | | | | 2016 | L'Essentiel | 69 | 196 | Triple CD compilation + rare tracks | | ::
Live albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak positions | FRA | |---|---|---|---| | 2017 | Hélène à l'Olympia 2016 | 80 | | ::
Singles
- 1988: Dans ses grands yeux verts
- 1989: Ce train qui s'en va
- 1989: Sarah
- 1990: Jimmy, Jimmy
- 1990: Makko (Générique du dessin animé)
- 1992: Pour l'amour d'un garçon (#4 in France)
- 1993: Peut être qu'en septembre (#11 in France)
- 1993: Dona, Dona (duo Dorothée)
- 1993: Je m'appelle Hélène (#5 in France)
- 1994: Dans les yeux d'une fille
- 1994: Amour secret
- 1994: Le Miracle de l'amour
- 1995: Moi aussi je vous aime
- 1995: Imagine
- 1995: Toi
- 1996: Je t'aime
- 1997: À force de solitude
- 1998: C'est parce que je t'aime
- 2003: Que du vent
- 2003: Sur mon étoile
- 2010: Salut, ça va? (duo Dorothée)
- 2011: Les Mystères de l'amour
- 2012: C'était à toi que je pensais
- 2012: Robin des bois
- 2016: Effacer le passé
- 2016: Nos tendres années
- 2017: Di dou dam
- 2021: Un amour
Videography
- Hélène 1992
- Hélène 1993
- Zénith 1993
- Hélène 1994
- Hélène 1995
- Bercy 1995
References
References
- [http://christophe-rippert.bestofforum.net/t2123-helene-rolles-une-etoile-pas-comme-les-autres-le-film-bande-annonce Une étoile pas comme les autres]
- [http://www.infobebes.com/Actualites/People/L-actrice-Helene-Rolles-adopte-deux-enfants-en-Ethiopie-2020079 UL’actrice Hélène Rollès adopte deux enfants en Ethiopie]
- "Discographie Hélène".
- "Discographie Hélène". [[Ultratop]].
- "Pour l'amour d'un garçon", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=H%E9l%E8ne&titel=Pour+l%27amour+d%27un+gar%E7on&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 11, 2008)
- "Peut-être qu'en septembre", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=266180&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 11, 2008)
- "Je m'appelle Hélène", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=266178&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 11, 2008)
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