“God gave me faith”, sang Ophélie Winter in 1995. It is thanks to this cult hit that the singer was propelled into the spotlight. Revealed to the general public, the former host of the Hit Machine known for her soulful voice and her buxom figure that she has become a star.
Buoyed by the success of her debut album No Soucy, Ophélie Winter continued with three other opuses until 2009. Flagship face of the PAF, the actress and model also made the heyday of the small screen by hosting the first NRJ Music ceremony. Awards, making a few film appearances or participating in Dancing with the Stars in 2014.
A media experience that left a bad memory for Christophe Licata’s partner. “I have to have cervical surgery. I find that the production does not follow the artists enough once they leave the show”, affirmed the forties in 2021 in We are live on France 2. “Since this show, I had three cervical hernias”, added the ex-candidate, confident that she “suffers martyrdom”.
Long removed from media life, several media relayed rumors about his financial situation. What pain the singer and author of her autobiography Resilience, published in June 2021. “I was told homeless, dying, and I was paparazzed when I was just moving my apartment into a storage room , because I had plans to go and live in Dubai. I had to give concerts there. They took my picture and they said that I was sleeping in my Smart”, she assured in Le Parisien.
If the singer did not report any news for a while, it was “to be quiet”, by her own admission. “My ties are in Paris, but I spent a lot of time in 2020 in Reunion. My dream was the Indian Ocean. I thought it would be Dubai, but Reunion is good. Resilience , it’s my freedom”, and to discuss his health concerns. “Then I was treated by a female Tibetan doctor for very serious illnesses that conventional medicine could not cure.”
Far from the red carpets that she has walked for a long time (like at the Cannes Film Festival), Ophélie Winter is rebuilding herself and teeming with projects for the future. In pictures, a look back at its incredible evolution through our slideshow.