Camille Dalmais (born 10 March 1978), better known by her

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Camille, is a French singer and occasional actress.

Biography

Early life

Camille was born and raised in Paris. Her mother was an English-language teacher and her father, Hervé Dalmais was a musician. As a teenager, she studied ballet and developed an interest in

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music and American stage musicals.Jason Ankeny.

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. Retrieved 21 September 2007. She attended the prestigious

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, where she obtained her baccalaureate in literature. Thanks to her mother being an English teacher, Camille speaks English fluently as well as her native French. She performed her first original song "Un Homme Déserté" at the age of sixteen while attending a wedding. In the early 2000s, while performing at

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clubs in Paris, Camille made her acting debut in the film ' (by

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; with

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and

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Music career

In early 2002, Camille signed a recording contract with

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. She released her first studio album '' Le Sac des Filles''. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band ''

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'', which incorporates new wave and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs "

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" on their first album. In 2005, she released the album ''

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'', which was produced in collaboration with English producer

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. This album incorporated an

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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

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, bass guitar, guitar, trombone, percussion, or keyboard as accompanying instruments. ''Le Fil'' quickly became

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. The song "Ta Douleur" was voted 26th in Australia's

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. In June 2007, Camille performed

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's '' A Ceremony of Carols'' and a new

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work ''God is sound (The 12 World Prayers)'' at L'église Saint-Eustache, Paris. Camille's song "1, 2, 3" from '' Le Sac des Filles'' was used in the television ad for

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's Promesse perfume starring

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and Matthew Avedon. Her song "Waves" was used in

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's "Melting" television ad. Also in 2007, she contributed to the

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's ''

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'', with the song entitled "Le Festin". Additionally, she provides the European French dub voice of Colette in ''Ratatouille''. Camille 20090121 Melbourne 1

Camille's album ''

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'' was released on 7 April 2008, again produced in collaboration with

. ''Music Hole'' was recorded and mixed by Valgeir Sigurdsson. The first single from the album, "Gospel with No Lord", was released for online download on 11 February 2008, along with another new song from the album entitled "Money Note". Her song, "Ta douleur" was featured on the American television program ''

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''. The original sketch aired in October 2010 titled "Les jeunes de Paris" hosted by actress

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. She contributed to the track "Putain putain" on

's 2010 album ''

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'' 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

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's 2010 acoustic album ''

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'' in collaboration with her colleague Giorgia. She is featured in the soundtrack with

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and

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to the 2015 French animated film ''

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''. Her song "She was" was a theme in the 2022 movie

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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. She is an

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Discography

Studio albums

Guest appearances

Filmography

* 2001: ''Love Bites'' * 2007: ''

'' (French voice – singer) * 2009: ''Bulles de Vian'' (Telefilm) * 2013: '' On My Way'' * 2014: ''Fever'' * 2015: ''

Awards

* 2005:

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for ''

'' * 2006: Group or artist stage révélation of the year for ''Le Fil'' at the

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* 2006: Album révélation of the year for ''Le Fil'' at the Victoires de la musique * 2006: Best Female Singer at the

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* 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

External links

Official website
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Le sac des fans
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