What happens to Marie-Paule Belle, the singer of the hit “La Parisienne”? What are his songs? Does she still perform in concert? Who is his partner? Rediscover the artist who has just gone through a serious illness…
Marie-Paule Belle, the French singer and pianist, is very rare on the media and musical scene. The artist known for her hit The Parisian, released in 1976, recently went through a serious illness. What has become of her today? Does she still perform in concert? Everything you need to know about the singer…
The latest information on Marie-Paule Belle
Who is Marie-Paule Belle’s partner?
Françoise Mallet-Joris is the artist’s only known companion. In this same interview with Europe 1, she remembers their relationship. The singer was 24 years old when they met, Françoise Mallet-Joris was 40. They were first friends and colleagues for a year, then the relationship evolved: “It was very strong. We felt it was growing, we held back and one day, after lunch at Petit Zinc and a good bottle, we broke down.“.
In her book, she says: “In the 1970s we were a couple of women without worries, without shame, without modesty. We were together naturally, without seeking the scandal that we nevertheless created in a rigid society which did not recognize that two women could love each other openly and without reservation. We loved each other so much“.
Marie-Paule Belle: her “passionate love story”
In February 2020, the star published a book called As if you were always therepublished by Plon, whose preface is written by Serge Lama; who recently announced his retirement. A work written in tribute to his partner, the writer Françoise Mallet-Joris, who died in 2016. Marie-Paule Belle, with the help of letters received from her lover, tells their love story. The two women were together for eleven years, from 1970 to 1981. During an interview with Europe 1, in February 2020, she revealed that she wanted to write this book.to show that a true love story, passionate, which crosses all ages, even beyond death” is possible.
The singer also talks about the writing of the work at the microphone of Europe 1: “Writing this book was very painful, it brought back a lot of memories, and then I found some very funny letters. She was funny, which we don’t know! In an interview, she had a calm voice, very ‘Academy Goncourt’, but she had a gap in relation to reality“.
Marie-Paule Belle, suffering from cancer: her “very serious” illness
Marie-Paule Belle was the victim of a “very serious recurrence of breast cancer“in 2024, according to his confidences France Sunday. But the singer still insisted on going on stage for concerts and seems to be doing better now: “I have come from a long way away. Now I’m fine. I am still under treatment but I am very fit. When I was sick, all I thought about was getting back on stage. Without that I would have let myself go and I would not have been here to talk to you“.
Where does Marie-Paule Belle live?
Marie-Paule Belle would have lived in a beautiful apartment in Montmartre, in Paris, if we are to believe information from Audiencebut she would have been forced to leave this place so dear to her heart. According to the media, her home being located on the fifth floor without an elevator, the singer, weakened by her recent health problems, could no longer make as much effort every day and would have finally found an apartment that was easier to access in Hauts-de-Seine.
Marie-Paule Belle did not stop music
Even if Marie-Paule Belle has not released an album since the eleven titles of Rebel in 2011, she performed on stage from time to time. Recently she participated in the show Sing in the laughs in June 2022. A show that combines music and humor. In 2020, Marie-Paule Belle announced on her YouTube channel that an album was in preparation in the studio and in 2023, she released her album One evening among a thousanda title of which was written by his great friend Serge Lama.
Does Marie-Paule Belle still do concerts?
The artist continues to perform in concerts. In June 2023, she will return to the stage for a few dates to celebrate her 50th career. She also performed several concerts at the beginning of 2022. In 2020, she also did a small series of concerts at the Nouvelle Eve in Paris in 2020.
In June 2025, she performed several times on the stage of the Passy theater with her show Belle & Barbara. “It’s the thing that keeps me going, that keeps me alive. If I stopped singing on stage, I would be dead. As long as I can go on stage and share emotions with the audience I will.“, she confided to the microphone of France Musique.
