PATACHOU

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Henriette Ragon (10 June 1918 – 30 April 2015), better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress.

She was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur. Born in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Henriette Ragon began her working life as a typist, then a factory worker, a shoeseller and an antique dealer. In 1948, with her husband Jean Billon she took over a cabaret-restaurant in Montmartre, called Patachou.