Brigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in
Morlaix in the
Brittany region of France, is a singer of
avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles such melding
rock and roll,
folk,
jazz,
electronica,
spoken word poetry and
world rhythms. She has collaborated with such celebrated musicians as
Stereolab,
Michel Colombier,
Jean-Claude Vannier,
Areski Belkacem,
Gotan Project,
Sonic Youth,
Antoine Duhamel,
Grace Jones,
Noir Désir,
Archie Shepp,
Arno and
The Art Ensemble of Chicago. She is also a novelist, writer, actress, playwright, and poet.