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Liliane Benelli (1935-1965) was a french musician, and a regular pianist at cabaret L'Écluse.

Biography
She composed with Barbara Ni belle ni bonne and Ce matin-là in 1963. Liliane Benelli was also the fiancée and mentor to Serge Lama, whom she met in 1963,. Thanks to Liliane, he was introduced to Barbara.

On the 12th August 1965, she died at 30 years old in a car accident whilst leaving Aix-en-Provence in a car driven by Jean-Claude Ghrenassia, Enrico Macias' brother, whilst on tour with Serge Lama, who also sustained a multitude of injuries and was hospitalised for months.

In 1965, Barbara écrit Une petite cantate (A little singer) in memory of her friend and pianist, and Serge Lama dedicated his singles Sans toi (Without you) to her in 1966, D'aventures en aventures in 1968 (on the album of the same name), as well as Toute blanche en 1974 (album Chez moi). In 2003, he covered Une petite cantate (as a duet with Marie-Paule Belle), on the albumPluri((elles)).