Mama Béa
(Mama Bea)
Béatrice Tékielski dite Mama Béa, born in Avignon on August 23, 1948, is known
as one of the most powerful voices in French rock. Italian on her mother's side
and Polish on her violinist father's, who left when she was just two, Béatrice
Tékielski grew up with the songs of Léo Ferré, Colette Magny and Janis Joplin in
her ears, tracing her passion between chanson and rock. In 1967, she appeared on
TV's Télé dimanche to sing "L'Idiot du village", before taking part the
following year in the "La Fine fleur de la chanson française" competition, where
she finished runner-up at the Thé...
