Patricia Kaas

Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer. The youngest in the family. Has an older sister and five brothers. The family lived near Forbach, Moselle department, Lorraine region, France, near the German border. Her father is the miner Josef Kaas, a Germano-Taringian with French citizenship, and her mother, Irmgard, is a German from the Saarland.

Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to jazz, comparable with that of Lara Fabian. Since the appearance of her debut album Mademoiselle chante… in 1988 Kaas has sold more than 15 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany and Switzerland with her third album Je te dis vous, which reached 11th and 2nd place in the countries' charts respectively. A significant ingredient of her successful formula is her impressive stage presence; Kaas is almost constantly on tour internationally. In 2002 Kaas had her film debut in And now… Ladies and Gentlemen beside Jeremy Irons.