Kabaret
2008 studio album by Patricia Kaas
Kabaret is the eighth studio album by French singer Patricia Kaas. It was first released digitally on 15 December 2008. The physical release followed in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and Russia on 6 February 2009, and in a double CD edition in France on 30 March 2009.
Kabaret, written with a K, like Kaas and the German term Kabarett, is a tribute to the 1930 decade, the sparkling entertainers like Greta Garbo, Suzy Solidor, Martha Graham and others.
The song "Une derniére fois" was written by Kaas, and is therefore her first ever solo written song.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q945162. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2008, 2009 and 1930.
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