Brigitte is a French indie folk musical duo formed in 2008 by Sylvie Hoarau (the brunette) and Aurélie Saada (the blonde). Their 2011 debut full-length album '' Et vous, tu m'aimes ?'', went platinum in France. It is sold through both French and the U.S.

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. On February 8, 2021, Saada said in an Instagram post that the duo had separated.

Naming

Brigitte is a take on famous Brigittes of yore, such as

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; in an interview, one of them said: (Brigitte is retro, our style it's the 50s, it's French, it's Brigitte Bardot, it's Brigitte Lahaie, the aunt that cooks, the cousin's wife. Brigitte is the woman in plural)

In popular culture

*English version of "Oh la la" was used for a

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Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Covers

* "Ma Benz" by NTM * " Rockin' Robin" by

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* " Concerto pour une Voix" by

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" by Aerosmith and Run–D.M.C. * "Allumer le feu" by

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* "Les Vacances au bord de la mer" by

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" by Survivor * "Chez les Yéyés" by Serge Gainsbourg on

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