Catherine Ringer

Catherine Ringer October 18 1957 September 14 2026 was a French singer songwriter composer multiinstrumentalist dancer choreographer actress former pornographic performer and cofounder of the pop rock group Les Rita Mitsouko She is the daughter of French artist Sam Ringer She is also the lead vocalist for Plaza Francia Orchestra where she performs with Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H Müller formerly of Gotan Project Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdales Théâtre de Recherche Musicale as well as musical and dance productions In 1976 she met the Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto with whom she studied and also performed in various venues in Paris The hit song Marcia Baïla was written as a tribute to Moretto after her death in 1981 In 1979 she met Fred Chichin with whom she founded and coled the music group Les Rita Mitsouko Ringer continued leading the group after Chichins death in November 2007 Post the release of the 2010 Gotan Project album Tango 30 Ringer teamed up with members Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H Müller to create Plaza Francia now known as Plaza Francia Orchestra for their 7 April 2014 release A New Tango Song Book The album came with critical acclaim and a commercial success in France also charting in Belgium and she continues to perform with them to this day Source Article Catherine Ringer from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA