Maurane
Maurane | |
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Maurane performing in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claudine Luypaerts |
| Also known as | Claudie Claude, Claude Maurane |
| Born | 12 November 1960 Ixelles, Belgium |
| Died | 7 May 2018 (aged 57) Schaerbeek, Belgium |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1979–2018 |
| Labels | |
Claudine Luypaerts, better known as Maurane (pronounced [moʁan]; 12 November 1960 – 7 May 2018), was a Francophone Belgian singer and actress.
Brought to light in the 1980s with her role as Marie-Jeanne in the second version of the rock opera Starmania, her best-known titles are "Toutes les mamas", "Sur un prélude de Bach" and "Tu es mon autre" (in a duet with Lara Fabian). She was regularly referred to as a "golden voice of francophone song," or having a "velvet voice."