- Régine Zylberberg
Régine Zylberberg, better known as Régine, is a French singer. The American press dubbed her the "Queen of the Night".
Biography
She was born on
December 26 ,1929 inBelgium toPolish-Jewish parents.Started life hiding from the Nazis in occupied wartime France and later invented the format for "discothèque" (French for
Nightclubs ).Setting in 1953 the elements of modern daynightclubs , mainly by replacing the use ofjukebox by coupled turntables as done for the first time inParis ' 'Whisky-a-Gogo' club that she managed aged 24. This specific setting appeared later in any of 'Chez Régine's ultra selective venues and later in many variations at mostNightclubs around the world.Aside of inventing and managing "discothèques", she taught a former king of England to do the twist, presided over a multi-million dollar international nightclub empire and had a hit single with the French version of
Gloria Gaynor 's "I will survive." She also played in a few movies.In 1957 she opened Chez Régine in the
Latin Quarter , which quickly became the place to be seen for playboys and princes. It was here that she introduced France to the 'Twist', having seen the Paris cast ofWest Side Story warming up toChubby Checker records.In the 1970s Régine moved to
New York and lived in a suite of theDelmonico Hotel . At her height there were 25 clubs bearing the name across three continents and it was said you could party at a Régine's somewhere in the world 17 hours out of every 24, if you could get in.External links
* [http://www.regine-lesite.com/ Official website]
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