Christine and the Queens
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Héloïse Letissier |
| Born |
1 June 1988 Nantes, France |
| Genres | Indie pop, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Labels | Because Music (France), Neon Gold (U.S.) |
| Website |
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Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), known by her stage name Christine and the Queens, is a French singer and songwriter. She was born in Nantes, and since 2012, has been signed to the independent record label Because Music. Her work combines music, performance, art videos, drawings and photography.[1]
Letissier studied theatre at École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon) moving to Paris in 2010 where she concluded her studies. When in London, she was inspired by the work of local drag queen musicians including Russella[2] who accompanied her in one of her early concerts. They then became her "Queens" as a backing band. She dedicated many of her creations to them and to all transgender individuals, describing her genre as "freakpop".[3] She adopted the name Christine and the Queens releasing her debut EP Miséricorde independently followed by another EP in 2012 called Mac Abbey with the minor hits "Narcissus is Back" and "Cripple". In 2012, she was the opening act for Lykke Li, The Dø and Woodkid as well as for Lilly Wood and the Prick in 2013. Her third release was an EP titled Nuit 17 à 52 which garnered her first charting on the official French Albums Chart SNEP with the help of its title track.
In 2012, Christine and the Queens won the Best Discovered Act known as Découverte du Printemps de Bourges and also the Adami Premières Francos 2012 award.
In 2014, Letissier identified herself as pansexual.[4]
In the acknowledgements for the album "Christine and the Queens," Letissier wrote "Oceane, my beautiful wife. The flowers are for you" (in reference to the album art).
On February 13, 2015, she was awarded Best Female Artist and Best Video Clip of 2014 at the Victoires de la musique.
The single "Tilted", translated from "Christine", was released in February 2015 in the United States as an introduction to her first English EP "Saint Claude". Edited by Neon Gold Records, the band toured North America with Marina and the Diamonds as promotion for this release.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | ||
| 2014 | Chaleur humaine | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 85 |
| 2015 | iTunes Session (Limited Edition) |
39 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Christine and the Queens (US reissue) |
– | – | – | – | – |
EPs
| Year | EP | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR [5] | ||
| 2011 | Miséricorde | – |
| 2012 | Mac Abbey | – |
| 2013 | Nuit 17 à 52 | 130 |
| 2015 | Saint Claude | – |
| 2015 | Intranquillité | – |
| 2015 | Christine and the Queens (UK only) |
– |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album / EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5][10] |
BEL[6] | NL[11] | |||
| 2014 | "Nuit 17 à 52" | 75 | 61 | – | Chaleur humaine |
| "Saint Claude" | 4 | 8 | – | ||
| "Paradis perdus" | 19 | 39 | – | ||
| "Christine" | 3 | 1 | 41 | ||
| 2015 | "Chaleur humaine" | 186 | – | – | |
| "No Harm Is Done" (featuring Tunji Ige) |
118 | – | – | Christine and the Queens | |
| "Jonathan" (featuring Perfume Genius) |
120 | 76 | – | ||
| 2016 | "Here" (featuring Booba) |
52 | – | – | |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] | |||
| 2015 | "Intranquillité" | 54 | Intranquillité |
| "Amazoniaque" | 178 | ||
| "Safe and Holy" | 188 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ François Alvarez. "Christine and the Queens biographie" (in French). music story.
- ↑ Medioni, Par Gilles (13 Feb 2015). "VIDEOS. La voix royale de Christine and the Queens". L'Express.
- ↑ Le Monde: Christine & the Queens: "amener un peu de fantaisie ou de bizarre" dans le genre populaire (French)
- ↑ Template:Cite AV media .
- 1 2 3 4 "Christina and the Queens discography". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Christina and the Queens discography". ultratop.be/nl/ (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Christina and the Queens discography". ultratop.be/fr/ (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "Christina and the Queens discography". hitparade.ch (in Swiss German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart
- ↑ "lescharts.com - Christine And the Queens feat. Tunji Ige - No Harm Is Done". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Christine and the Queens" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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