Rita Brantalou

After earning a bachelor's degree, Pradel began a career as a designer. He became a guitarist, singer, and bassist for the rock band Au Bonheur des Dames in 1974^[3] and registered with the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique on 3 February 1975.^[2] He chose the pseudonym Ricky Brantalou, the first name of which was later changed to Rita.

Pradel separated from Au Bonheur des Dames and formed a different group, Odeurs [fr], with Ramon Pipin [fr] in 1979. That year, he also became an actor in a troupe led by Stéphane Collaro [fr] for the television series Co-Co Boy [fr], Cocoricocoboy [fr], and Collaricocoshow [fr]. He regularly portrayed the character Michou-Bidou and wrote a number of sketches.^[4]

Pradel first began writing plays in 1985 alongside his rock career. Throughout the 1990s, he was an actor in multiple series and films.

Rita Brantalou died on 21 July 2021 at the age of 73.^[5]