Biography
Chantal de Guerre (born 10 June 1942), known as Chantal Goya, is a French singer and actress. Goya started her career as a yé-yé singer, singing a mid-1960s hybrid of girl-group pop and French chanson. She also enjoyed a career as a French New Wave actress; she had a starring role as Madeleine in the 1966 Jean-Luc Godard film Masculin, féminin and in Jean-Daniel Pollet's L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste (Love is joy, love is sad). Since 1975, she has become mostly known as a singer for children. Together with her husband, songwriter and composer Jean-Jacques Debout, and with a team of designers and costume people, she does shows for and with children. The main themes are dreams and traveling. Her usual character is called Marie-Rose. Chantal was born in French Indochina in 1942 to French parents. During the Indochina war she moved to France with her family in 1954 and lived in the Vosges mountains, and at the beginning of the 1960s, she moved to Paris with her family. She met singer/composer Jean Jacques Debout when she was 18. The couple remain married. After having received her baccalaureat, Chantal started studying journalism in England. During this period in Paris, o…
Movies & TV Shows
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Charade (1963) — (uncredited)
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Masculin Féminin (1966) — Madeleine Zimmer
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Absolutely Fabulous (2001) — Chantal Goya
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The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974) — Marie-Hélène Rondin
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Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad (1971) — Arlette
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
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Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht (1967) — Melanie
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Mask Singer (2019) — Self
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Anniversaire surprise chez les Bodin's (2023)
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Tout peut arriver (1969) — Chantal, Air France investigator
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Envoyé Spécial (1990) — Chantal Goya
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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Panique dans l'oreillette (2008) — Self
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
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Trop c'est trop (1975) — Carole
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Secret World (1969) — Monique
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Le temps des vacances (1979) — Chantal Goya
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema (2024) — Self - Actress
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Les Dossiers de l'Agence O (1968) — Cécile Chauffier-Mignot
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30 millions d'amis (1976) — Self
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Dim Dam Dom (1965) — Marie
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Numéro un (1975) — Self
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Midi Première (1975) — Self
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Fan School (1977) — Self
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La Chance aux chansons (1984) — Self
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Quelle époque ! (2022) — Self - Guest
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The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood (2020) — Self
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Serge Lama, le dernier rappel (2025) — Self
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Le fabuleux destin de Perrine Martin (2003) — Voix chez le coiffeur
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50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier (2025) — Self : Guest
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Chanter la vie (2001) — Self
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La Boîte à secrets (2019) — Self
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
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Midi trente (1972) — Self
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LEGEND (2023)
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De Chantal Goya à Bernard Minet : Que sont devenues les stars de notre enfance ? (2023) — Self
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Carlos Numéro 1 (1979) — Self
- L'étrange histoire du château hanté (2010) — Marie-Rose