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 Ensemble of
Chicago. She is also a novelist, playwright, poet, and actress.The
daughter of two teachers, Brigitte Fontaine developed her taste for
writing and drama very early. She spent her childhood in small
villages of Finistère, then in Morlaix. At 17 years old, she moved to
Paris in order to become an actress.In 1971, she was one of the women
who signed the Manifesto of the 343, publicly admitting to having an
abortion at a time when it was illegal in France.
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 Ensemble of
Chicago. She is also a novelist, playwright, poet, and actress.The
daughter of two teachers, Brigitte Fontaine developed her taste for
writing and drama very early. She spent her childhood in small
villages of Finistère, then in Morlaix. At 17 years old, she moved to
Paris in order to become an actress.In 1971, she was one of the women
who signed the Manifesto of the 343, publicly admitting to having an
abortion at a time when it was illegal in France.
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