Christiane Legrand
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Christiane Legrand (21 August 1930 – 1 November 2011) was a French singer.
Legrand was born in Paris, the daughter of film composer Raymond Legrand.
She was the original lead soprano of the Swingle Singers and was the vocalist who dubbed the part of Madame Emery in Les parapluies de Cherbourg, the music for which was composed by her brother Michel Legrand. She also sang the part of Judith in his Les demoiselles de Rochefort.
Christiane also did the French dubbing for the title role of Disney's film Mary Poppins (1964).
Christiane was the featured soprano on the track "Fires (Which Burn Brightly)" on the 1973 Procol Harum album Grand Hotel. Her niece Victoria Legrand is a member of the American indie rock group Beach House.