Catherine Ringer

Catherine Ringer is a French singer best known as the frontwoman of Les Rita Mitsouko, an influential pop/rock duo that broke through to mainstream success in 1985 with the smash hit "Marcia Baila." She made her solo album debut with Chante les Rita Mitsouko and More à la Cigale (2008), a live CD/DVD released a year after the death of her duo partner, guitarist Fred Chichin. Born on October 18, 1957, in Suresnes, France, Ringer studied dance during the '70s and was also active as an actress. In 1979 she met Chichin, who was active in the French rock scene as a guitarist in a f...