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Sunday Feature: Barbara - The Inner Voice of France

Series 1, episode 0

Norman Lebrecht, who as a child growing up in France became a fan, explores the life and work of French icon, chanteuse and composer Barbara. Born in Paris in 1930 as Monique Serf, she is virtually unknown and unheard outside French-speaking countries, yet when she died in 1997, a million Parisians came out onto the streets to escort Barbara to her grave. Norman revisits the world in which Barbara lived and worked, investigating how she condensed her experiences into a music that became the Inner Voice of France. With contributions from singers Roberto Alagna, Nana Mouskouri and Martha Wainwright, as well as former president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Jacques Attali who wrote lyrics for her, Barbara's nephew Bernard Serf, her assistant Marie Chaix, and biographer Valerie Lehoux