Ria Bartok, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ria Bartok

French singer

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1943

Place of Birth: Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1970

Profession: singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ria Bartok

  • Marie-Louise Pleiss, stage name Ria Bartok (28 January 1943 Einbeck, Nazi Germany – 2 March 1970 Paris) was a French singer of yéyé pop songs.Bartok was the daughter of an opera singer.
  • She saw her first success at the age of 20 with the song "Parce que j'ai revu François".
  • Part of the yéyé wave of the 1960s, she faced difficulty making herself known to the public at large.
  • She was overshadowed by other singers of her generation such as Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, and Richard Anthony.
  • Bartok nevertheless saw her greatest success with the song "Et quelque chose me dit". Her last concert in France was on 13 May 1967.
  • She died suddenly in a fire in 1970 at the age of 27.

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