Singer and actress Anny Flore, whose real name was Marie Antoinette Quié, was
born in Cahus, Lot, on November 28, 1912. After a childhood in the Paris region,
she worked in a sewing workshop and became a model for Maggy Rouff. Her success
in Radio Cité singing competitions led her to the Petit Casino in 1940, then to
other Parisian cabarets, before recording "Un inconnu qui passe " for the
Belgian label Rythme in 1945 and signing an exclusive contract with Pathé. His
early realist repertoire, with songs like "La Fille du patron" and "La Rengaine
" (1946), evolved into a popular r...