Patricia Kaas
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1966-12-05 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Forbach, Moselle, France
- Also known as
- Patricia Noëlle Kaas
Biography
Patricia Noëlle Kaas (born 5 December 1966) is a French singer and actress. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson.
Since the appearance of her 1988 debut album Mademoiselle chante..., Kaas has sold over 17 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Finland, Ukraine, and South Korea with her third album Je te dis vous. In 2002, Kaas made her film debut in And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen with Jeremy Irons. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow and finished in eighth place.
Patricia Kaas, the youngest of her family, was born on 5 December 1966 in Forbach, Lorraine, France, near the German border. Her father, Joseph Kaas, a miner, was a French Germanophone (Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by France in 1918) and her mother, Irmgard, was a German from Saar. Kaas grew up in Stiring-Wendel, between Forbach and Saarbrücken on the French side of the border. Until the age of six, she spoke only Lorraine Franconian. Her mother encouraged Kaas, then a young girl, to become a singer. At the age of only eight Kaas was already singing songs by Sylvie Vartan, Dalida, Claude François and Mireille Mathieu, as well as English-language songs such as "New York, New York", at various small events such as the marriage of her brother. Her first real success came when she received first place at a pop song contest.
Kaas took her first step into the professional music business at the age of 13, when, with the help of her brother Egon, she signed a contract with the Saarbrücken club Rumpelkammer. Kaas took the name Pady Pax — after Pax Majorettes, a brass band from Stiring-Wendel, of which she and her sister Carine were members — and for seven years appeared with the band, Dob's Lady Killers. At 16, she took a placement with a model agency in Metz. Her first attempts to break into the music business failed; a producer rejected her on the ground that the world did not need a second Mireille Mathieu. Kaas's producer at this time was the architect Bernard Schwartz.
In 1985, at 19 years old, Kaas was sponsored by French actor Gérard Depardieu. Schwartz had seen her singing at the Rumpelkammer in Saarbrücken and introduced her to the songwriter François Bernheim. Bernheim worked with her and convinced Depardieu to produce her music.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
DAS!
1991
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
L'Invité
2002
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - Contestant
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
Menschen der Woche
2000
as Self
Fan School
1977
as Self
La Chance aux chansons
1984
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
1998
as Self
aspekte
1965
as Self
Star Academy
2001
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
3satfestival
2000
as Self
Amanda
2016
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Star Factory
2002
Flitterabend
1988
as Self - Singer
Geld oder Liebe
1989
as Self
La chanson de l'année
2004
as Self
X-Factor
2010
as Self - Guest
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998
as Self
Stars à domicile
2001
as Self
Collaricocoshow
1987
as Self
Eine große Nachtmusik
2005
as Self
Movies (33)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
2002
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Murdered
2012
as Kathy
Class Reunion
2025
as Elle-même
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2001
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
as Jane Lester
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
1999
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
2010
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Piaf: Hymnes à la Môme
2013
as Self
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Patricia Kaas - Ce Sera Nous
2000
as Self
Patricia Kaas: Kaas chante Piaf à l'Olympia
2014
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos
2019
as Self
Patricia Kaas: 3sat Festival 2017
2017
as Self
Les Enfoirés 1992 - La Soirée des Enfoirés à l'Opéra
1992
Christmas In Vienna VI
1998
as Self
Patricia Kaas - Kabaret Tour
2009
as Self
Patricia Kaas - Carnets de scène
1991
as Self
Patricia Kaas - Toute la Musique
2005
as Self
La folie des années 90
2010
as Self
Les 20 chansons de Jean-Jacques Goldman préférées des Français
2021
as Self
Patricia Kaas - Tour De Charme
1993
as Self
Patricia Kaas - Live at Baloise Session 2013
2014
as Self
Patricia Kaas - Rendez-vous
2000
as Self
About Patricia Kaas
Patricia Noëlle Kaas (born 5 December 1966) is a French singer and actress. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson. Since the appearance of her 1988 debut album Mademoiselle chante..., Kaas has sold over 17 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Finland, Ukraine, and South Korea with her third album Je te dis vous. In 2002, Kaas made her film debut in And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen with Jeremy Irons. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in… With 76 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Patricia Kaas has appeared in 33 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patricia Kaas Movies
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
- Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau (2002)
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- Murdered (2012) — as Kathy
- Class Reunion (2025) — as Elle-même
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