Régine Zylberberg obituary, funeral, burial, memorial service
Zylberberg was born to Polish Jewish parents in Etterbeek, Belgium, and spent much of her childhood hiding from the Nazis in occupied France during WWII. After the war, Régine became a torch singer and, by 1953, a nightclub manager in Paris. She is credited with the invention of the modern-day discothèque by creating a new…
Zylberberg was born to Polish Jewish parents in Etterbeek, Belgium, and spent much of her childhood hiding from the Nazis in occupied France during WWII.
After the war, Régine became a torch singer and, by 1953, a nightclub manager in Paris.
She is credited with the invention of the modern-day discothèque by creating a new dynamic environment at Paris’ Whisky à Gogo, where the ubiquitous jukebox was replaced with disc jockeys utilizing networked turntables.
In 1957, she opened Chez Régine in the Latin Quarter, and it immediately became a favourite hangout for celebrities, socialites, and aristocracy.
She and her spouse lived in Saint-Tropez. Leon Rothcage, her first husband, whom she married at the age of 16, gave her one son, Lionel.
Régine Zylberberg Obituary, Funeral, Burial, Memorial Service
Despite the fact that his obituary has yet to be published, the late Régine Zylberberg’s funeral, burial, and memorial ceremony will undoubtedly be attended, but the family has yet to pick a date.
