Hélène Ségara, born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a French singer of Armenian and Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical Notre Dame de Paris. She has sold over 10 million records.
Hélène Ségara in 2008
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Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
Esmeralda, born Agnès, is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. She is a French Roma girl. She constantly attracts men with her seductive dances, and is rarely seen without her clever goat Djali. She is around 16 years old and has a kind and generous heart.
Esmeralda gives water to Quasimodo tied to the pillory. A Tear for a Drop of Water by Luc-Olivier Merson (1903).
Holding her daughter Agnès in her arms, Paquette visits the Gypsies to have her fortune told. Drawing by Luc-Olivier Merson (c. 1889).
Esmeralda saves Pierre Gringoire's life by choosing him as her husband. Drawing by Louis Boulanger (c. 1831).
Claude Frollo stabs Captain Phoebus. Oil painting by Auguste Couder (1833).