Dorothée

Dorothée is the stage name of Frédérique Hoschedé, a French singer, actress and television presenter. Born on August 14, 1953, in Paris, she became a leading figure in French children’s entertainment through a prolific recording career and appearances on television. She is best known for her association with family-oriented programming that shaped a generation of viewers in the 1980s and 1990s.

Her television work brought her wide recognition. She contributed to Récré A2, a popular children’s program on French national television, and later became the central figure of Club Dorothée on TF1, produced by AB Productions. The program combined music, cartoons, and comedy segments, and it helped popularize a broad merchandising and home video culture surrounding children’s entertainment. Throughout this period, Dorothée released numerous albums aimed at children and family audiences under her name, many of which achieved high sales and enduring popularity.

Impact and legacy accompany Dorothée’s career. She is regarded as one of the best-selling French female artists in the children’s music genre and played a pivotal role in shaping French-language children’s television in the late 20th century. Her work contributed to the era’s cultural landscape, influencing subsequent producers, performers, and the ways in which children’s entertainment was produced and marketed in France.