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Milva (Maria Ilva Biolcati, 1939-2021) was an Italian singer and actress, whose remarkable voice was discovered in 1959 at a song contest at the age of 20. Throughout the 1960s she became a popular singer in Italy, releasing hundreds of singles and participating at the San Remo festival. Soon the songs of Milva found success outside of Italy, particularly in Japan, France and Germany. For her albums she regulary worked with acclaimed composers such as Ennio Morricone, Francis Lai, Mikis Theodorakis, Franco Battiato and.... Vangelis.

In 1980 Milva worked together with Vangelis on her next album, released as “Ich Hab’ Keine Angst” in Germany, and as “Moi, Je n’ai Pas Peur” in France in 1981. Both albums contain the same songs, but sung with either German or French lyrics. The albums include a total of 11 songs, all composed by Vangelis, where 6 songs are essentially covers of earlier compositions by Vangelis (such as ‘To The Unknown Man’ and ‘So Long Ago, So Clear’) and the rest are new compositions created especially for the album. See the tracklist below. Vangelis did not arrange, perform or produce any of the songs on these albums.

To promote the album in Germany two singles were released: ‘Ich Hab' Keine Angst’ b/w ‘Christine’ and ‘Du Hast Es Gut’ b/w ‘Der Morgen Danach’. In France only one single was released: ‘Moi, je n'ai Pas Peur’ b/w ‘Pluie Sur La Mer’.

MoiJeNaiPasPeurFrontIn 1986 Milva would work again with Vangelis on another dual album, released in Germany as “Geheimnisse” and in Italy as “Tra Due Sogni”. Curiously, the song ‘Da Oben Ist Sein Zimmer’ / ‘Il s'Appelait Tendresse’ on this album again appeared on Tra Due Sogni in a new arrangement titled 'In Sogno’.

Milva must have liked Vangelis work, as in 1983 she covered more of his songs, i.e. 'I'll Find My Way Home' by Jon and Vangelis as 'Mehr Glück Als Verstand' on her German album “Unverkennbar”, and as 'Forse Chissa' on her Italian album “Identikit”. The last album also includes 'Dicono Di Me', an Italian cover of 'To The Unknown Man'. Some of the songs on "Ich Hab' Keine Angst" Milva also sang during her many live performances. A good example is the double LP live album "Das Konzert", which includes 'Ich Hab' Keine Angst', 'Kensst Du Das Auch', 'Er', Du Hast Es Gut', and 'Da Oben Ist Sein Zimmer'.

Throughout her career Milva became a famous singer in Italy and internationally, and she received several honors and awards in Italy, France and Germany. Milva continued singing until her retirement in 2011, and sadly passed away aged 81 on the 23rd of April 2021 in her home in Milan.

 

MoiJeNaiPasPeurTracklistTracklist and credits

   Ich Hab' Keine Angst

   Moi, Je n'ai Pas Peur

   song
  1. Ich Hab' Keine Angst
  2. Sie Sind Noch Jung
  3. Christine
  4. Kennst Du Das Auch?
  5. Er
  6. Freunde, Die Keine Sind
  7. Ich Bin So Gern Allein
  8. Du Hast Es Gut
  9. Der Morgen Danach
  10. Kinder
  11. Da Oben Ist Sein Zimmer
  1. Moi, Je n’ai Pas Peur
  2. Pluie Sur La Mer
  3. Gavroche De l'An 2000
  4. Le Drapeau De l'Humanité
  5. Lui
  6. Pas d'Amitié A Moitié
  7. Je Suis Tres Bien Toute Seul
  8. Petite Femme
  9. Le Matin d'Apres
  10. Les Enfants
  11. Il s'Appelait Tendresse
  1. To The Unknown Man
  2. La Petite Fille De La Mer
  3. Athenes Ma Ville
  4. It's Five O'Clock
  5. So Long Ago, So Clear
  6. Ignacio

 

  • Composed by Vangelis.
  • Lyrics by Thomas Woitkewitsch / Claude Lemesle.
  • Arrangements by Natale Massara.
  • Produced by Klaus Ebert.
  • Thanks to Vangelis for his artistic, musical and friendly collaboration.

 

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Ich Hab’ Keine Angst

LP

  • 1981 Metronome 0060.383 Germany, Austria
  • 1981 Metronome 32 571-2 Germany (Club Edition)
  • 1981 Metronome 27 380-5 Germany (Club Edition)
  • 1981 Seven Seas K28P 337 Japan
  • 1990 Metronome SEL-RG 2033 South Korea

CD

  • 1983 Metronome 811631 Germany
  • 1992 Seven Seas KICP 209 Japan
  • Metronome DG0031 / DG8986 South Korea

7” single

 

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LP

7” single

Unfortunately the album "Moi, Je n'ai Pas Peur" was never released on CD.

 

Recording studio

  • “Ich Hab’ Keine Angst” recorded at Hansa Tonstudio III in Berlin, Germany, from 1-12 September and 16-20 October 1980 by engineer Tom Müller.
  • “Moi, Je n’ai Pas Peur” recorded at Hansa Tonstudio III in Berlin, Germany, in December 1980 by engineer Tom Müller.

 

Links

IchHabKeineAngstPhotoVangelis and Milva in the studio