Clarisse Albrecht (born 28 June 1978) is a French actress,

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, producer,

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and former model. She's a multi-lingual artist, performing and writing in English,

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and

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. She currently lives between France and Dominican Republic.

Early life

Clarisse Albrecht was born in Rueil Malmaison,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

to a French father and a Cameroonian mother. She split her childhood between France,

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and

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...

Career

In May 2010, she released independently (digital download only) her debut single "Você Me Dá", a deep-house tune with Brazilian music and soul influences. The song has been aired on more than 33 countries and over 125 radios. It has been two times nominated at the MOAMAS 2011 (Museke Online African Music Awards) as Best African Diaspora Song and Afro-Fusion. It finally won the prize as Best African Diaspora Song. Mighty African
Mighty African Blogspot. In February 2013, she released her second single "Não Posso Parar", a tune with a stronger Soul Music influence. On 22 June 2015 she released her debut album entitled "Mulata Universal". Since 2016, she's been working as a screenwriter for music-videos and feature films. Alongside her partner,

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, she wrote

Bantú Mama ''Bantú Mama'' is a 2021 Dominican drama film directed by Ivan Herrera and written by Ivan Herrera and Clarisse Albrecht. Produced by Ivan Herrera, Clarisse Albrecht, Nicolas LaMadrid and Franmiris Lombert, it was filmed in the Dominican Repu ...

, directed by

. The film made its World Premiere at

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, being the first Dominican film to be selected by the festival.

Discography

Singles

*2010: "Você Me Dá" *2013: "Não Posso Parar *2013: "No Puedo Parar" *2015: "Deixa Rolar"

Albums

*2015: "Mulata Universal"

Participations

*2005: Différent, album by LS : Additional vocals on "At Home" *2008: Cool Off Chillout (A Fine Selection of Chillout Music) - "Não Posso Parar (Soulavenue's Sweet Teardrop Mix)" (Sine Music, Germany) *2010: "Você Me Dá" featured in "Soul Unsigned : The 2010 Summer Session" (Soul Unsigned, United Kingdom) *2010: "Você Me Dá - Lil'Lion House Mix" featured in "Summer Club, le son electropical 2010" (Wagram, France) *2011: "Você Me Dá - SoulAvenue's Tropicalita Mix" featured in The Bossa Night Club, Vol. 2 (Lola's Records, Germany) *2011: "Não Posso Parar (Soulavenue's Sweet Teardrop Mix)" and "Você Me Dá - SoulAvenue's Tropicalita Mix" featured on SoulAvenue's album "Swept Away"

Videography

*2010: "Você Me Dá", directed by Ivan Herrera *2013: "Não Posso Parar, directed by Ivan Herrera

Awards

*2023:

, directed by

: Outstanding International Motion Picture, The 54th

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*2022:

, directed by

: Best Performer, Durban International Film Festival 2022Durban International Film Festival 2022 Award Winners
*2011: "Você Me Dá", Best African Diaspora Song, MOAMAS 2011The home of the African music fan and is the definitive website for African

Filmography

Acting Credits

Other credits

References

External links

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Clarisse Albrecht's websiteClarisse Albrecht's InstagramClarisse Albrecht's TwitterClarisse Albrecht's Videos on YouTube
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