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Known as Régine, she became a torch singer; by 1953, she was a nightclub manager in Paris. She is attributed with the invention of the modern-day discothèque, [8] by virtue of creating a new dynamic atmosphere at Paris' Whisky à Gogo, with the ubiquitous jukebox replaced by disc jockeys utilizing linked turntables.
May 1, 2022 · May 1, 2022. She was born Rachelle Zylberberg in Belgium as the Great Depression struck: a Jewish child abandoned in infancy by her unwed mother and left alone at 12 when her father, a...
May 1, 2022 · Born Regina Zylberberg in Belgium, Regine opened her first nightclub in Paris’s Latin Quarter in the 1950s, installing turntables and disc jockeys instead of the usual juke boxes.
May 1, 2022 · Regine was known for her nightclubs, her songs and her glamorous lifestyle. She claimed to have invented the modern discotheque and had celebrities like Andy Warhol and Liza Minelli as her customers.
Regine performing in Paris in 2012. French singer, actress and self-proclaimed inventor of the discotheque Regine has died aged 92. The star died peacefully at 1100 local time (0900 GMT) on...
May 2, 2022 · Régine, who built a discotheque empire, dies at 92. The “Queen of the Night” ran nearly two-dozen exclusive clubs, including in Paris and New York. 7 min. French nightclub impresario and ...
May 2, 2022 · French singer and actress Régine, who laid claim to the invention of the modern discotheque and once ran a nightclub empire from Paris to Los Angeles, died on Sunday, May 1, aged 92, her ...
