Beastica« Don’t let it fall. She is so fragile. To be a liberated woman, you know is not so easy »… Who has never hums these words during a karaoke evening or a party with friends? Released on July 1, 1984 and co-written by the Parolière Joëlle Kopf (Mireille Mathieu, Zazie, Patricia Kaas, Calogero …), the “liberated woman” hit on France in full frenzy around French variety songs. And at 77, Christian Dingler alias Cookie Dingler continues to hum the title which covered him with glory on the scenes of France and Navarre. “” Each song is special but this one went to a superior stadium, arriving at the top! We cannot predict in advance, otherwise we would make tubes all the time … This is very popular, timeless, it has become essential. He is listed as a French song heritage »Smiles the singer from Strasbourg in the magazine issue Here Paris dated August 6.
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“I find it hard to walk”
The opportunity for the 80s’ icon to come back to the crazy history of this tube that should never have seen the light of day. “” I was not music professional, even if I did it. With a group, we turned a lot in the region. My neighbor, a very good girlfriend, a German teacher, once wrote a text, “liberated woman”, on one of my music. I played it in my club in Strasbourg. We made regional TVs. A Parisian producer became interested in it. We went up to Paris. And the title reached the top of the charts “Summarizes the singer, who even had, at the time, recorded an English version called” Liberated Lady “and a German version to try to conquer the international! If Cookie Dingler – which evolved in a group under this name – took advantage of this success to acquire a large notoriety, he never experienced such a fervor: ” I released other albums, which did not work. I made a musical for the 100th anniversary of Strasbourg electricity, films … ».
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His second youth? He found it thanks to the wave of nostalgic tours initiated by the concerts “RFM Party 80”, and thanks to the film “Stars 80” in which he plays his own role alongside other stars like Desireless, Jean-Pierre Mader, Lio, Jeanne Mas, Patrick Hernandez or Émile and Images. An adventure alas marked by a serious boredom of health that occurred in Lyon, during a promotion day: Cookie Dingler had been the victim of a stroke and had to be transported to the hospital. Another stroke will follow later and the artist admits it today, these episodes have consequences. “” I had two strokes, I have a few consequences left including a neuropathy. So I have a little trouble walking and I am sometimes confused He reveals. This is the reason why Cookie Dingler will not participate in the 20th anniversary tour of “Stars 80″, scheduled for 2026. And to add in the tone of the confession: ” I will soon retire ». After a handful of concerts including a date in Belle-Île-en-Mer on August 13, the musician will therefore put the microphone. A page turns …
