230px, Françoiz Breut (August 2010) Françoiz Breut (born 10 December 1969, in

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) is the stage name of Françoise Breut, a French

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and chanteuse of moody and melancholic pop. Breut got involved with music when her then-fiancé, French pop star Dominique A, asked her to contribute vocals on three songs of his 1993 album, ''Si Je Connais Harry''. He then wrote and arranged most of the songs for her eponymous debut album. She has also collaborated with Yann Tiersen, Louise Attaque, and

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. She lives in Brussels, Belgium.

Discography

*1997 '' Françoiz Breut'' ( Lithium, Bella Union) *2000 ''

Vingt à Trente Mille Jours ''Vingt à Trente Mille Jours'' (French for "Twenty to Thirty Thousand Days") is the second album by French singer Françoiz Breut, released in 2000. Critical reception ''Exclaim!'' wrote that "most songs have a melancholy feel—there's nothing ...

'' *2005 ''

Une Saison Volée ''Une Saison Volée'' (French for "A Stolen Season") is the third album by French singer Françoiz Breut, released in 2005. Track listing #Intro (''unknown'') – 1:08 #La certitude (Jérôme Minière) – 3:23 #Over all ( David-Ivar Herman D ...

'' *2008 ''

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'' *2010 ''Inédits + Live (Tour-CDR)'' *2012 ''La chirurgie des sentiments'' *2015 ''Françoiz Breut & Friends'' *2016 ''Zoo'' *2021 ''Flux flou de la foule''

Bibliography

*1999 Illustrations for "La mer a disparu" with Michel Piquemal (Nathan, coll. Demi-lune) *2002 Illustrations for "Je suis un garçon" with Arnaud Cathrine (L'école de loisirs coll. Neuf) *2006 Illustrations for "Le Bobobook" with Stéphane Malandrin (La Joie de Lire)

References

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