Rose Laurens

Rose Laurens
Born
Rose Podwojny

(1951-03-04)4 March 1951
OriginParis
Died29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 67)
Paris
GenresPop
OccupationsSinger, songwriter
Years active1976–2018
LabelFlarenasch

Rose Laurens, previously billed as Rose Merryl (born Rose Podwojny; 4 March 1951 – 29 April 2018), was a French-Polish singer-songwriter, known for her 1982 single "Africa", a top-three hit in several European countries. She was also famous for portraying the character of Fantine, on the original 1980 French concept album of Les Misérables, singing "L'air de la misère" and "J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie" two songs later adapted into English as "On My Own" and "I Dreamed a Dream" respectively.

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