Brigitte Fontaine

Person · Open Library

Born

24 June 1939

Works

24

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Film & TV

Morlaix, Finistère, France

Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Michel Colombier, Jean-Claude Vannier, Areski Belkacem, Gotan Project, Sonic Youth, Antoine Duhamel, Grace Jones, Noir Désir, Archie Shepp, Arno, and The Art…

Known for

• Les Scandaleuses — Self2024
• Aux arts et cætera — Self2022
• Mords-les ! — Diogénie2020
• Oh Les Filles! — Self2019
• Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité — Self2013
• The Big Night — Mother - Marie-Annick Bonzini2012
• L'Invité — Self2002
• Absolutely Fabulous — Brigitte Fontaine2001
• À mort la mort ! — Viviane1999
• Taratata — Self1993

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

138,799

Total plays

1,707,926

Brigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in Morlaix, France is a singer of avant-garde music. Her narrative music is experimental. She is also a writer, comedienne, playwright, and poet. During the course of her career she employed numerous unusual musical styles, melting rock and roll, folk, free jazz, spoken word poetry and world rhythms. She collaborated with such celebrated musicians as Jean-Claude Vannier, Areski, Jacques Higelin, Sonic Youth, Stereolab <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Brigitte+F

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Brigitte

Family name

Fontaine

Gender

female

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Morlaix

Spouse

Areski Belkacem

Occupation

film director

Languages spoken

French

Native language

French

Award

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Field of work

poetry

Genre

chanson

Instrument

voice

Record label

Polydor

Official website

espacesculturels.brigitte-fontaine.com

Image

Identite-BrigitteFontaine-1964-Sacem.png

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