Chantal Gallia | |
Birth Name: | Chantal Halimi |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1956 |
Birth Place: | Constantine, French Algeria |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Singer, humorist |
Chantal Gallia (born Chantal Halimi; 8 December 1956 – 10 July 2022) was an Algerian-born French singer, humorist, and impersonator.[1]
As an impersonator, Gallia participated in the television programs , , and during the 1970s and 80s. In 1978, she held a small role in the film , directed by Nicole de Buron. In August 1989, she hosted a weekly special, Gallia d'la joie, broadcast on .
In the 1990s, Gallia collaborated with Thierry Sforza to write the script for her show J'annonce, j'abats, shown at the Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1992. In 1993, she worked alongside Sforza again for Non mais je rêve, shown at the .[2]
Chantal Gallia died of a stroke in Paris on 10 July 2022, aged 65.[3]