Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 June 1939
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Chute et ravissement
- Paroles d'Évangile
- L'onyx rose
- Colere Noire
- Nouvelles de l'exil
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 138,799
- Total plays
- 1,707,926
Tags
Avant-Gardefrenchexperimentalchanson francaisefemale vocalists
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
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
- 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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- Commons category
- Brigitte Fontaine
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- date of birth
- 1939-06-24
- name in native language
- Brigitte Fontaine
- nickname
- la Libellule
- social media followers
- 7650
- copyright representative
- SACEM
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