Patricia Tondreau
Musician, singer and composer
I am a woman of the south. I was born in Chile and since childhood my mind has been inhabited by melodies, rhythms and harmonies.
At an early age my father gave me a guitar, but no one in my fami [+]Patricia Tondreau
Musician, singer and composer
I am a woman of the south. I was born in Chile and since childhood my mind has been inhabited by melodies, rhythms and harmonies.
At an early age my father gave me a guitar, but no one in my family at that point guessed that music was to be so important to me.
The first time I sang in public was of my classmates in 1st grade under the guidance of my teacher. I was six years old and I still remember the pleasure I had in singing. Time went by and I played the guitar more and more, alone in my room. I searched for the right chord patterns for the songs that I liked.
Thanks to a good ear and the patience God gave me, I easily found the chords despite my meagre musical knowledge.
My audience were my friends whom I met in order to sing and flirt in the warm Chilean evenings. I also performed for my family for dinner guests and for my mother's card playing friends. I hated being made to perform and always attempted to escape these ordeals,
As a teenager I began my university studies. Although there was no career that fully grabbed my attention, I decided, so as not to anger my parents, to enrol in Industrial design because I thought it sounded vaguely artistic. Big mistake! In any case, I had no alternative given that I was still legally & financially dependent on my parents.
A few years later the country fell into a period of profound social change. Salvador Allende the first democratically elected socialist president of Chile came to power. Do you remember? During that time I had many opportunities to sing. I also became active with a far left wing organization, and continued my university studies.
In 1973 many things happened that radically changed my life. It was the year of the Coup d'Etat which brought chaos, torture, death and despair to thousands of people.
I was expelled from university by military decree and was forced into exile with my son & my husband. I was only 21 years old and had never imagined I'd have to abandon everything from one day to the next.
From the time I left Chile until I arrived in Switzerland, the country I've lived in for a long time, so many things transpired that I could write a whole book. So I'll prefer silence.
In 1975 I established myself in Switzer
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