Born in Marseille on July 22, 1918, Geneviève Collin is better known as Cora
Vaucaire. She made her stage debut interpreting the poets Jacques Prévert and
Louis Aragon. Considered the creator of the classic "Les Feuilles mortes ",
which she claims to have performed in 1949 before Yves Montand, she championed
the repertoire of a young, unknown artist named Barbara, whose "Dis quand
reviendras-tu" and "Attendez que ma joie revienne" she sang, and encouraged her
to perform herself. Associated with the spirit of "rive gauche" song, Cora
Vaucaire also interpreted Léo Ferré's "Le Pont ...