Mick Micheyl
Performer of the classic "Un gamin de Paris", singer Mick Micheyl went on to
make a name for herself as a sculptor. Born Paulette Michey in Lyon on February
8, 1922, she studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and established herself as a
painter and decorator, until she met Roger Forissier, who encouraged her to take
up theater and song. She composed her first songs, and in 1949 won the ABC
competition with one of them, "Le Marchand de poésie", which launched her
musical career. From then on, Mick Micheyl performed in Parisian cabarets,
notably at L'Échelle de Jacob, and wrote "Ma m...
