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She used to go to a cafe called "La Rotonde", one night she decided to get up in front of everyone and sing. She sang a song about a little girl who lost her dog "Coco", and the whole crowd chanted "Coco", as she sang, giving her the nickname of Coco.
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∙ 15y agoShe adopted the name Coco during a brief career as a cafe and concert singers 1905-1908. First a mistress of a wealthy military officer then of an English industrialist, she drew on the resources of these patrons in setting up a millinery shop in Paris in 1910, expanding to Deauville and Biarritz. The two men also helped her find customers among women of society, and her simple hats became popular.
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∙ 14y agoGabrielle Chanel got her nickname 'Coco' when she was a cabaret singer at a music hall called 'La Rotonde' in 1905. the nickname came from the song 'Qui qu'a vu Coco dans le trocadero'.
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What was the exact date Coco Chanel introduced Chanel 5 and why that date?
what was the exact date that coco Chanel introduced chanel 5 and why that date
Did Coco Chanel have a relationship with hitler?
No
What was coco Chanel's luck number?
5
What is Coco Chanel's history?
Coco Chanel was born in 1883 in France. She went on to found the Chanel company, a leading French fashion house, well known for it's clothes, perfumes and purses. She died in 1971.
What was the exact date Coco Chanel introduced it and why that date?
because she was gay
What was Coco Chanel nickname?
Her nickname was Coco. Her real name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel.
Where did Chanel come from for Coco Chanel?
The designer Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel had the nickname COCO in her early days of fashion
Who is coco channel the designer?
Well first of all her name was Gabrielle Chanel but her nickname was Coco Chanel. Coco was a french fashion designer in the 1900.
Does Chanel's nickname Coco come from a song?
Yes, it does. Gabrielle Chanel got her nickname 'Coco' when she was a cabaret singer at a music hall called 'La Rotonde' in 1905. the nickname came from the song 'Qui qu'a vu Coco dans le trocadero'
What height was Coco Chanel?
Coco Chanel was 5'2" tall.
What are coco chanel's real parent's names?
Albert Chanel (Coco Chanel's father) and Eug'enie "Jeanne" Devole (Coco Chanel's mother).
What actors and actresses appeared in The Life of Coco Chanel - 2012?
The cast of The Life of Coco Chanel - 2012 includes: Kokia Benett as Young Coco Chanel Kelly Lovell as Coco Chanel
Where did Coco Chanel get the name Chanel?
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel- Chanel, is her birth surname but her nickname, "Coco" is what some say that the name comes from one of the songs she used to sing, and Chanel herself said that it was a "shortened version of coquette, the French word for 'kept woman," according to an article in The Atlantic.
What age is Coco Chanel?
Coco Chanel Is 78 Years Old
What are the names of Coco Chanel's children?
Coco Chanel did not have any children.
Where did Coco Chanel work?
Coco Chanel worked as a fashion designer.
What was the nickname of the French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel?
Gaby Baby
