Camille (French singer)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Camille Dalmais |
Born | Paris, France | 10 March 1978
Genres | Chanson |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Virgin Records, EMI |
Website | camilleofficiel |
Camille Dalmais (born 10 March 1978), better known by her mononym Camille, is a French singer and occasional actress.
Biography
Early life
Camille was born and raised in Paris. Her mother was a teacher of English and her father, Hervé Dalmais,
She attended
Music career
In early 2002, Camille signed a recording contract with Virgin Records. She released her first studio album Le Sac des Filles. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band Nouvelle Vague, which incorporates new wave and bossa nova music.[2] She contributed vocals to the songs "Too Drunk to Fuck", "In a Manner of Speaking", "The Guns of Brixton", and "Making Plans for Nigel" on their first album.[4]
In 2005, she released the album Le Fil, which was produced in collaboration with English producer MaJiKer. This album incorporated an avant-garde concept – a string, or thread ("le fil"), which was a drone that persisted throughout the entire course of the album. All of the songs on this album are based on the exploration of the voice, with only a double bass, bass guitar, guitar, trombone, percussion, or keyboard as accompanying instruments. Le Fil quickly became certified gold. The song "Ta Douleur" was voted 26th in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100, 2006.
In June 2007, Camille performed
Camille's song "1, 2, 3" from Le Sac des Filles was used in the television ad for Cacharel's Promesse perfume starring Laetitia Casta and Matthew Avedon. Her song "Waves" was used in Perrier's "Melting" television ad.
Also in 2007, she contributed to the
Camille's album
Her song, "Ta douleur" was featured on the American television program Saturday Night Live. The original sketch aired in October 2010 titled "Les jeunes de Paris" hosted by actress Emma Stone.
She contributed to the track "Putain putain" on Nouvelle Vague's 2010 album Couleurs sur Paris for whom she had previously done work for on their first album. She later appeared on Jérôme Van Den Hole's self-titled album on the track, "Debout".
Her song "Pour que l'amour me quitte", from her 2005 album Le Fil, was covered in Italian superstar Elisa's 2010 acoustic album Ivy in collaboration with her colleague Giorgia.[8]
She is featured in the soundtrack with Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey to the 2015 French animated film The Little Prince.
Her song "She was" was a theme in the 2022 movie Corsage about the Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Personal life
She has two children with musician and percussionist Clément Ducol – Marius, born 18 November 2010, and Lila, born in August 2013.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||
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FRA
[10] |
AUS [11] |
BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
SWI | |||
Le Sac des Filles | 90 | — | — | — | — | ||
Le Fil |
|
4 | 27 | — | 22 | 48 |
|
Music Hole |
|
5 | — | — | 7 | 25 |
|
Ilo Veyou |
|
3 | — | 66 | 9 | 24 | |
Ouï |
|
1 | — | 186 | 3 | 20 |
Guest appearances
Year | Song | Featuring | Album |
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2004 | "In a Manner of Speaking" "Guns of Brixton" "Too Drunk to Fuck" "Making Plans for Nigel" |
- | Nouvelle Vague |
2005 | "Dumb VF" | - | Le Pop En Duo |
2005 | "Someone Like You" | - | Fast Track (Vocal Mix) |
2005 | "Si j'avais su" | - | Hold-up |
2007 | "Le Festin" | - | Ratatouille (soundtrack) |
2009 | "Alliance" | - | Around Robert Wyatt |
2009 | "The Pink Piano" | - | Body-Piano-Machine |
2009 | "Metropolitain" | - | Metropolitain |
2010 | "Pretty Face" | - | Here Lies Love |
2010 | "Putain, Putain" | - | Couleurs sur Paris |
2011 | "Nicole" | Les Petroleuses | The Singers |
2011 | "Debout" | - | Jérôme Van Den Hole |
2013 | "L'amie d'un italien (Rainbows)" | Raphael Gualazzi | Happy Mistake |
2015 | "Suis moi" | Hans Zimmer | Le Petit Prince (soundtrack) |
2015 | "Equation" | Hans Zimmer | Le Petit Prince (soundtrack) |
Filmography
- 2001: Love Bites
- 2007: Ratatouille (French voice – singer)
- 2009: Bulles de Vian (Telefilm)
- 2013: On My Way
- 2014: Fever
- 2015: The Little Prince
Awards
- 2005: Prix Constantin for Le Fil
- 2006: Group or artist stage révélation of the year for Le Fil at the Victoires de la musique
- 2006: Album révélation of the year for Le Fil at the Victoires de la musique
- 2006: Best Female Singer at the Globes de Cristal Award
- 2007: oui-oui tente de voler/a4wm2007/2007_camille.shtml (BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music (Winner, Europe))
- 2009: Victoires de la Musique for Female group or artist of the year
- 2013: Victoires de la musique for song of year of "Allez Allez Allez"
- 2018: Victoires de la musique for Tour of Year
References
- Le JDD(in French). 26 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Jason Ankeny. Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
- ^ The state of the Union rests on the state of Chad – Americas, World – The Independent Archived 4 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Camille". Discogs.com.
- ^ Worsham, Lauren (2 May 2019). "Camille: Le Festin | NYFOS". New York Festival of Song. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Le sac des fans". Lesacdesfans.net. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ "Camille : Son Fil d'actu et ses dossiers de presse !". Le Fil d'Actu de Camille. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
- ^ "Elisa Official Website". Elisatoffoli.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "La chanteuse Camille est maman – Voici". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Discographie Camille". Lescharts.com.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 48.
- ^ a b "InfoDisc : Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
External links
- Official website Archived 12 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in French and English)
- Camille at IMDb
- Le sac des fans Archived 4 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine