Ria Bartok
Born1943-01-28
BirthplaceEinbeck
CountryGermany
GenderFemale
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Biography
Marie-Louise Pleiss (28.1.1943 - 2.3.1970), known by her stage name Ria Bartok was a singer of French Yé-yé.
She was the daughter of an opera singer, she had her first success at the age of 20 with Parcel que j'ai revu François (Because I saw Francis). She was a part of the 1960's Yé-yé wave which swept most of Southern Europe. Unfortunately she was overshadowed by other Yé-yé singers of the 60's such as Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, and Richard Anthony.
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Nevertheless, Ria saw good success with the song
"Et quelque chose me dit". She performed her last concert on the 13th of May 1967.
She died tragically in a fire in the year 1970, at the young age of 27.
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