- Born
- Birth nameMylène Jeanne Gautier
- Nickname
- Mylène
- Height5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
- Mylène Farmer was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada as Mylène Jeanne Gautier. She moved to France in her twenties, where she studied theater at the Le Cours Florent school in Paris to pursue a career as a film actress but became a singer instead. Her breakout song was "Libertine" (1986) which became a hit due in large part to the accompanying music video which was shot as a short film set in 18th century France. She has been one of the bestselling musical artists in France since the 1980's. She is known for her work on Giorgino 1994), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), Incident in a Ghostland (2018), numerous music videos, and spectacular live performances.
Farmer has had a longstanding love of cinema, and her songs and live shows often draw inspiration from feature films such as "Elephant Man" and "Blade Runner". She chose her stage name as a tribute to an American actress, Frances Farmer. Her music videos tend to be very cinematic, and she is very involved in their screenplay. Through most of her career, her songs and videos were collaborative efforts with director-composer Laurent Boutonatt. She has also worked with other notable directors such as Luc Besson, Abel Ferrara, Agustí Villaronga, and Pascal Laugier. Her concert films have been directed by François Hanss and are shown at major cinemas throughout France and other countries where she has a large fan base. In 2021, she served as a member of the jury for 74th Cannes Film Festival presided over by Spike Lee.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- ParentsMarguerite Gautier
- RelativesJean-Loup Gautier(Sibling)Michel Gautier(Sibling)Brigitte Gautier(Sibling)Clémence Gautier(Niece or Nephew)
- Dark red or bright orange hair.
- Androgyny and gender ambiguity
- Paradox and double meanings
- Religious (Catholic) imagery and symbols in her videos and live shows.
- Is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records twice: For top-selling single of all-time, for 1991's "Désenchantée", and for most exported album of all-time, for 1995's "Anamorphosée".
- Her videos, since 1986's Mylène Farmer: Libertine (1986), have mostly been long projects, ranging from 10 minutes to sometimes 20, and are mostly directed by Laurent Boutonnat. However, since the flop feature film project Giorgino (1994), her videos have been mostly directed by other well-respected, and often famous, directors. Besides France, shooting locations include Romania, the United States, China, and Iceland.
- Is a major recording star in Europe, especially in France. She released her first video and single in 1984, and her first album in 1986. As of September 2018, she has had eleven studio albums, six live albums and five compilation albums.
- Her surname, "Farmer", comes from actress Frances Farmer, a Hollywood actress who was famous for her iconoclasm, and was admitted to a mental institution by her mother and studio, and administered shock therapy.
- She made her feature-film debut in the 1994 film Giorgino (1994), which was a critical and financial disaster. In fact, it made 1% of its budget.
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