Catherine Ribeiro

Catherine Ribeiro (22 September 1941 – 23 August 2024) was a French singer. Ribeiro was an experimental folk and avant-garde performer whose work has attained a cult following. With her band Catheri... Catherine Ribeiro (22 September 1941 – 23 August 2024) was a French singer. Ribeiro was an experimental folk and avant-garde performer whose work has attained a cult following. With her band Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes, she released several albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Catherine Ribeiro & 2Bis in 1969, No.2 in 1970, and Paix in 1972. From the late 1970s, Ribeiro also released music as a solo artist. Public figures who have expressed appreciation for her work include the musicians Kim Gordon and Julian Cope, as well as the French mathematician Cédric Villani. Ribeiro died on 23 August 2024, at the age of 82.