米雷耶·马蒂厄，1947年出生于法国阿维尼翁市。1965年在巴黎参加“星期日电视歌星选拔赛”，一举成功。1966年因一首《爱的信条》红遍法国及欧洲。1986年曾应中国文化部邀请，先后在北京和上海两地进行过访问演出。
　　除了自己的歌，米雷耶·马蒂厄曾翻唱过不少著名歌曲，其中包括法国国歌《马赛曲》；她还可以用英、德、西、意、中、日等外语演唱。1986年到中国来时，她曾用中文唱过中国歌。在中国最为流传的，是她曾用法语翻唱过中国著名的《茉莉花》和《大海啊故乡》等。
by MacKenzie WilsonFrench chanteuse Mireille Mathieu is classically known for her illustrious French crooning during the '60s and '70s. Born into a stone labor family of 14 children, Mathieu arrived July 22, 1946, in Avignon, France, and as a child she saved her money from working in the factory so she could pay for singing lessons. In the early '60s, French pop vocalist Johnny Hallyday's manager Johnny Stark noticed Mathieu's enchanting vocalic beauty and later built her into her own star with the classic urchin hairdo and loud, vibrant costumes. She was quickly hailed as the next Edith Piaf and her 1965 performance run at the Paris Olympia sparked her recording relationship with Barclay Records. Singles such as "Mon Credo," "C'est Ton Nom," and "Qu'elle Est Belle" made Mathieu an international star in Europe while achieving mild success in the Americas, but her cover of Englebert Humperdinck's "The Last Waltz" was an impressive French interpretation that made her impact charts in Britain. Humperdinck returned the favor by choosing to sing Mathieu's "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize."