Clara Luciani (, ; ; born 10 July 1992) is a French musician., date= 17 April 2047

Biography

Luciani comes from a Corsican family. Her grandfather, whom she did not know, was from Ajaccio. Luciani grew up in

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, in the suburbs of

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. Before her career in music, she studied art history and performed various jobs, including pizza chef, babysitter, sales at Zara, and teaching

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. In 2011, she met the band La Femme, where she became, for a time, one of the vocalists. She sang two songs on the album '' Psycho Tropical Berlin'', released in 2013. After leaving the band, she formed the duo Hologram with Maxime Sokolinski. In 2015–2016, Luciani accompanied singer Raphaël onstage for his Somnambules tour. In 2017, she performed with

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and released her first EP, ''Monstre d'amour'', recorded with Benjamin Lebeau ( The Shoes) and Ambroise Willaume (

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), to critical acclaim. On 6 April 2018, Luciani released her first studio album, ''Sainte-Victoire'', which was well received by the press. The following winter, she toured Australia, performing at the So Frenchy So Chic festival series in

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, and

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. She released a second album, ''Cœur'', in 2021. Luciani claims

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, and

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as influences.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luciani, Clara 1992 births Living people People from Martigues French singer-songwriters French women singers French people of Corsican descent