Sapho

Acting

Sapho (1950) is a French-Moroccan singer. Her real name is Danielle Ebguy. Born in Marrakech, Morocco, Sapho emigrated to France when she was 16. By age 18, she was living on her own in Paris, taking acting lessons, playing guitar and singing on the streets. A short time later, a musician friend convinced her to audition for famed music school, Le Petit Conservatoire de Mireille. Sapho soon abandoned her acting studies in favor of music. Her first LP, Le Balayeur du Rex, was released in 1977 by RCA. After spending a year in New York, where she worked as a French reporter and played in...