Mylène Farmer

Mylène Jeanne Gautier born 12 September 1961 known professionally as Mylène Farmer is a Canadianborn French singer lyricist writer and entrepreneur Having sold more than 30 million records in France she is among the most successful recording artists of all time in that country She holds the record for the most number one hit singles in the French charts with twentyone to date eight of which were consecutive Born in Pierrefonds Quebec Canada a former city now part of the Montreal borough of PierrefondsRoxboro to French parents the family soon relocated to Chaville near Paris where Farmer pursued a career in modelling and acting She later gained prominence as a recording artist with the release of her debut single Maman a tort in 1984 In 1988 she released her second studio album Ainsi soit je which sold 15 million copies in France The album spawned Farmers first number one on the French singles chart Pourvu quelles soient douces Her third studio album Lautre sold two million copies becoming Farmers bestselling album to date Its lead single Désenchantée became Farmers most successful single and is often described as her signature song Departing from the synthpop and Europop soundscape of her first albums Farmer reinvented her musical style with the release of her fourth studio album Anamorphosée in 1995 Recorded in the United States the album features more live instrumentation and shows rock and RBoriented influences Her fifth studio album Innamoramento was released in 1999 featuring more techno influences In the second part of the 2000s Farmer continued exploring a range of genres on her albums namely acoustic pop music on Avant que lombre and electronica on Point de suture In 2010 Farmer released her eighth studio album Bleu noir The album marked Farmers return to the dark synthpop and Europop production of her first albums The lead single Oui mais non sold over 170000 copies in France In 2015 Farmers tenth studio album Interstellaires debuted at number one in France the album was preceded by the lead single Stolen Car a duet with Sting which reached the number one position on the French singles chart in September 2015 Her eleventh studio album Désobéissance was released in 2018 debuting at number one and selling over 265000 copies In addition to her music career Farmer also worked as a lyricist for French singer Alizée while also being responsible for her image and public appearances Her debut single Moi Lolita cowritten by Farmer reached number one in several countries in Europe and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in February 2002 Farmer made her film debut in 1994 starring in Giorgino and in 2018 she starred in the Englishlanguage horror film Ghostland Throughout her career Farmer has broken a number of records She is the bestselling French singer since 1984 has a record number of diamond records and she is the only artist to have obtained a diamond album in four consecutive decades Selling over two million copies her 2001 greatest hits album Les Mots is the highestselling compilation album by a French recording artist Source Article Mylène Farmer from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30