Barbra Streisand became a knight

The famous American singer and actress Barbra Streisand gave her first concert in France and received the highest award of this country - the Order of the Legion of Honor, AP reports. Streisand is awarded the degree of officer of the order - she is the second "knight" after the initial step.

Presenting a high award in the Champs Elysees for the first time after he took up the president of the country, Nicolas Sarkozy said: "You are the America that we love." “Women like you do a lot to unite our peoples,” Sarkozy emphasized, known for his friendly attitude towards the United States.

Streisand, in response to this, said that Sarkozy reminds her of former American presidents John Kennedy and Bill Clinton, who "always supported art and recognized his importance in the world."

The award ceremony was attended by such famous people of France as singer Charles Aznavour, actor Alain Delon and composer Michelle Legrand.

On Tuesday, the American singer performed at the Paris Stadium Bercy - for the first time in 47 years of her career. The concert in Paris became the second as part of the European tour of the star. The first took place on June 21 in Vienna. In Nice she is waiting for her July 10, July 14 - in Dublin, July 18 - in London. And on July 30, the singer will perform in St. Petersburg on Palace Square.

Streisand was born on April 24, 1942 in the New York district of Brooklyn. Her studies in high school Erasmus Highshool were noted by a large number of honorary letters. Despite this, Stabisand, taking part in the singing competition in one of the Manhattan clubs, took first place and began the singer’s career.

Thanks to her unique talent, the performer Streisand already in 1962 signed a contract with one of the largest recording companies - Columbia Records.

The first appearance of Barbra Streisand in public in the Broadway musical of 1963 "I will get you this wholesale" was awarded the prestigious prize of the New York Association of Theater Critics.

In the same year, her first music album received two Emmy Awards at once, while one in the category "Best Album of the Year". This made Streisand the most successfully young performer. For my first television program "My name is Barbra" Streisand received five Emmy. "

In the end, Streisand became the first woman-composer awarded an Oscar for the theme of love, written for the film "The Birth of a Star" (1976). In 1985, her "Broadway album" was nominated for Grammy in three categories and brought her the eighth prize as "the best woman-vocalist in the style of pop music."

During her solo career, she released 50 gold, 30 platinum and 13 multi -platinum albums, which were sold at 50 and 100 thousand copies.

The popularity of the Barbra Streisand-kinoactics is not inferior to her fame of the singer. For a role in the film "Funny Girl", performed by her in the 70s, Streisand was awarded Oscar in the "Best Actress" category.

In 1983, in the Yentl film, Streisand acted as a leading role, screenwriter, director and producer. Subsequent films "Prince of Time" and "Two sides of the mirror" also enjoyed great success among the audience and were awarded with numerous nominations for the award of Oscar.

Barbra Streisand manages to combine active creative life with successful activities in the field of film business. The Barwood Filmz company created by her for one year was awarded 8 Emmy Awards for several films.

Of course, it is impossible not to note the extraordinary appearance of Barbra Streisand. In one of the interviews, the superstar herself somehow said in the hearts: "Maybe I'm terrible, but look at what beautiful men were near me. They are not all blind!" “I always wanted to become famous to show others that you should not mock me,” the actress admitted.

She claims to be afraid of plastic surgery, and therefore she has to take care of herself. Streisand is engaged in gymnastics and plays tennis. Now Barbra Streisand is one of the richest women of Hollywood. Her personal condition is estimated at $ 170 million.

Streisand is the owner of the Barbra -Butik clothing chain. Huge income of Streisand, for a large part, is sent to the singer and actress for charity goals - the fight against AIDS, the support of children and women undergoing violence by men.