User:Raquel Bitton

Raquel Bitton French jazz singer and recording artist Raquel Bitton is recognized as the foremost singer of French music in America today and has been internationally reviewed as the greatest interpreter of the music from the Edith Piaf repertoire. RAQUEL was Born in Marrakech, Morocco and immigrated to the United States when she was a young teenager in 1970.Bitton performs her one woman hit show Piaf – Her Story, Her Songs, and” A little bit of Paris (Paris in the Jazz age) at notable concert halls across North America including sold out performances at Carnegie Hall. She has recorded 7 CD's and recently released Boleros, a French/Latin Jazz recording which has been on many top 10 play lists across the US and Canada. Ms. Bitton is the star, creator and artisitic director of the award winning Docu-Concert film, Piaf – Her Story, Her Songs, distributed by Lionsgate films. Raquel’s new project is a play that sings “The Sparrow and the Birdman” which celebrates the longlife friendship of the French poet Jean Cocteau and Edith Piaf, Raquel Bitton will be starring. www.raquelbitton.com Raquel Bitton resides in the San Francisco Bay area.