The Hollywood Reporter

Regine, French Actress, Singer and Discotheque Entrepreneur, Dies at 92

Regine once operated 22 nightlife venues, including establishments in Los Angeles and New York. By Trilby Beresford Associate Editor Her grand-daughter Daphne Rotcajg confirmed Regine’s death to the ...
Miami Herald

Régine, whose global disco empire taught Miami how to party like superstars, died at 92

In this file photo from Aug. 30, 2013, nightclub icon Régine arrives for the opening ceremony of the 39th American Film Festival, in Deauville, Normandy. The singer and actress died on May 1 in Paris ...
FOX13 Memphis

Regine, credited with opening first discotheque, dead at 92

Regine, a French singer and actress who was credited with opening the first discotheque during the 1950s, died Sunday, her granddaughter said. She was 92. The entrepreneur's granddaughter, Daphne ...
W magazine

Night Shift

Before Bungalow 8, before Le Palace, even before Studio 54, there was Chez Régine. Billed as the first discotheque, it was opened in Paris in 1956 by former hat-check girl Régine Zylberberg. Her goal, ...
The New York Times

Régine, Whose Discotheque Gave Nightlife a New Dawn, Dies at 92

Credited with opening the first disco, she built an empire of glittering playgrounds for the Beautiful People in Paris, New York and beyond. By Robert D. McFadden She was born Rachelle Zylberberg in ...