Gillian Hills
Gillian Hills (born 5 June 1944) is a British actress and singer. She first came to notice as a teenager in the 1960s in the British films Beat Girl (1960) and Blowup (1966). She also spent a number of years living in France, where she embarked on a singing career as well as starring in a number of French films.
Career
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Hills was the daughter of teacher, traveller, author, and adventurer Denis Hills. Her mother was Dunia Leśmian, daughter of Polish poet Bolesław Leśmian. She spent her early years in France, where she was discovered by Roger Vadim, who saw her as the next Brigitte Bardot and cast her in a version of Les liaisons dangereuses (1959).
As a teenager, Hills was cast in the lead for the British film Beat Girl (1960), one of the earliest for which John Barry contributed the music score. Her co-star was a young Adam Faith in his first film role. The British Board of Film Censors ordered that cuts be made before they would give an X certificate.
In 1960, Hills signed with the French Barclay record label and released her first EP entitled "Allo Brigitte..ne coupez pas!". In 1961, she appeared at the Olympia Theatre in Paris on a bill with Johnny Hallyday. She remained with the Barclay label until 1964, having released both cover versions and original recordings. In 1965, she signed to the AZ record label run by the radio station Europe 1 and issued an EP that included a cover of the Zombies "Leave Me Be" and her self-penned "Rien N'Est Changé".
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- Twistin' the Rock, Volume 9 released: 2002
Twistin' the Rock, Volume 9
Released 2002- C'est bien mieux comme ça (du film 'Les Parisiennes')
- Je reviens vers le bonheur (Walkin' Back to Happiness)
- Les Jolis Cœurs (Kiss'n Run)
- En dansant le twist (Mama Said)
- Mon cœur est prêt (Don't Treat Me Like a Child)
- Tu mens
- Avec toi
- Ne t'en fais pas
- Maintenant il téléphone
- Qui a su
- Je partirai
- Oublie
- C'est le garçon
- Rien n'est changé
- Oublie, oublie-la
- Tut, tut, tut, tut (Busy Signal)
- Rentre sans moi (Leave Me Be)
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by Glenn Close
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by Glenn Close
With One Look
by: Glenn CloseWith one look I can break your heart
With one look I play every part
I can make your sad heart sing
With one look you'll know all you need to know
With one smile I'm the girl next door
Or the love that you've hungered for
When I speak it's with my soul
I can play any role
No words can tell the stories my eyes tell
Watch me when I frown, you can't write that down
You know I'm right, it's there in black and white
When I look your way, you'll hear what I say
Yes, with one look I put words to shame
Just one look sets the screen aflame
Silent music starts to play
One tear in my eye makes the whole world cry
With one look they'll forgive the past
They'll rejoice I've returned at last
To my people in the dark
Still out there in the dark...
Silent music starts to play
With one look you'll know all you need to know
With one look I'll ignite a blaze
I'll return to my glory days
They'll say, "Norma's back at last!"
This time I am staying, I'm staying for good
I'll be back to where I was born to be
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