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Berthe Sylva, pseudonym of Berthe Francine Ernestine Faquet, is a French singer, born February 7, in Lambézellec (commune merged with Brest in ), died.
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Berthe Sylva, pseudonym of Berthe Francine Ernestine Faquet, is a French singer, born February 7, 1885 in Lambézellec (commune merged with Brest in 1945), died May 24, 1941 in Marseille.
Of her beginnings, we do not have many testimonies, except an interview where she mentions trips to South America, Russia, Romania and Egypt. She would have started on the stage of the Casino Saint-Martin at the end of 1908, performing La Marche Fière, by Karl Ditan.
She remained for several years on this stage, then on that of the Casino Montparnasse. She performed Fioretta d'Amore, Les Braves Gens de la nuit, Les grognards qui passent and Eh !
Berthe Sylva (–), to an extent Marie Dubas, and the two main exponents, Damia and Fréhel (–).Ha ! at the end of 1911, then she was hired at the Casino de Montmartre. But the collaboration with Bernard, the owner of this room, ends badly. While she was in the middle of a performance, two of her dresses were stolen, for a sum of 900 francs at the ti