Career
Morato recorded several singles under the names Stéphanie and Stéphanie de Malakoff before the release in 1993 of "Maman", her first single under the name Nina Morato. Je suis la mieux featured guitarist Matthieu Chedid, who toured with Morato. In 1994, Morato"s song "Je suis un vrai garçon" ("I"m a Real Boy") was chosen as the French entry for the 39th, held on 30 April in Dublin.
Concerns were expressed that this contravened Eurovision rules on verbal obscenities, but in the end the line was allowed to stand.
"Je suis un vrai garçon" was a daring and risky song for Eurovision at the time, but had the fortune to be drawn to be performed last of the 25 participating entries. Morato, in a memorable all black outfit – including leotard, jacket, velvet top hat and high-heeled thigh boots – was joined on stage by Chedid, and delivered a confident performance, which resulted in a seventh-place finish.
In 1994, Morato appeared in the film Louisiana séparation, with Isabelle Huppert and Daniel Auteuil. Her second album, L"allumeuse, was released in 1996, but was less successful.
Contributors to Moderato included Arthur H and Lokua Kanza and it was widely seen as Morato"s best work.
Morato has spent recent years touring and appearing in stage productions such as The Vagina Monologues.