Mahaut Mondino is a Paris-born singer-songwriter.

Background

Mahaut is the daughter of photographer

Jean-Baptiste Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France on 21 July 1949) is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna, David Bowie, Sting, Björk, Don Henley, Neneh Cherry, Axel Bauer and Les Ri ...

. L'Orèal was one of the first major entities to commission her to make original music for their perfume brand

Cacharel Jean Cacharel SA () is a French company of ready-to-wear clothing, perfume and accessories, founded in 1958 by Jean Bousquet. Cacharel designs are characterized by their youthful style, femininity, lightness, refinement, and use of bright colours ...

. She co-wrote her very first original music for Cacharel's 'Amor Amor' and 'Forbidden Kiss' perfume commercials with producer Mirwais at 17. Fashion house Yves Saint Laurent and the global Mama Shelter Hotel chain later asked Mondino to create music for their brands as well. In 2013, production duo Supreme Cuts from Chicago featured Mahaut on two of their tracks, one of which, "Gone", ended up as lead track off their album 'Divine Ecstasy'. After performing at SXSW in 2014, Mahaut released her first track 'Voodoo Me' co-produced by

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. The song was premiered on

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's Noisey.com. Mondino's first track 'Jungle', off her debut EP, was premiered by Hunger Magazine in the UK. In late 2015 Mahaut began collaborating with legendary producer Dave Stewart with whom she co-wrote her single 'Summertime', a unique urban blend of electronica and blues. Mondino has been featured in a variety of press including

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, and others.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people French singer-songwriters {{France-singer-stub