Singer and actress Anny Flore, whose real name was Marie Antoinette Quié, was born in Cahus, Lot, on November 28, 1912. After a childhood in the Paris region, she worked in a sewing workshop and became a model for Maggy Rouff. Her success in Radio Cité singing competitions led her to the Petit Casino in 1940, then to other Parisian cabarets, before recording "Un inconnu qui passe " for the Belgian label Rythme in 1945 and signing an exclusive contract with Pathé. His early realist repertoire, with songs like "La Fille du patron" and "La Rengaine " (1946), evolved into a popular register, as in "La Valse tourne " and "La Petite Arlésienne". Her popularity in the 1950s was reflected in her presence at sporting events, where she was invited to sing, at the Vélodrome d'hiver or the Racing Club de Paris, for which she was godmother. Her film debut in 1950, in André Hunnebelle's Méfiez-vous des blondes, was associated with the success of the same name, as was Jean Anouilh's Deux sous de violette, with music by Georges van Parys, the following year. In 1955, Anny Flore began recording a nine-volume series of songbooks, Mon Cahier de Chansons, which ran until 1964. The collection featured retro hits from the early 20th century by Ernest Dumon and Ferdinand-Louis Bénech, Vincent Scotto, Gaston Gabaroche and Léo Daniderff, and saw her perform at Parisian venues such as Le Pacra, L'Alhambra and Le Moulin-Rouge, as well as on tour. In 1958, Anny Flore won the Prix international de la chanson de Monte-Carlo with the song "Entre Pigalle et Blanche", covered by Patachou. Returning in the 1980s at the invitation of Pascal Sevran for his program La Chance aux chansons, Anny Flore said farewell in 1984 and, suffering from cancer, died in Paris on August 17, 1985 at the age of 72.
