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She is a singer whose hits are almost hymns, whose shows have nothing to envy to American blockbusters. For 40 years, Mylène Farmer has enchanted an audience of absolute fans. She is preparing, Saturday, June 3 to return to Lille (North).
An icon of French variety who has imposed a universe of her own. Melancholic, sometimes provocative, but what’s on Mylène Farmer’s head? Maybe an actress from the 1930s, probably the poet Charles Baudelaire, and a whip. Here is the one who started it all, Frances Farmer, an American actress. Fascinated by the tragic fate of this woman, the composer Laurent Boutonnat devotes a song to her, and seeks an interpreter. At the casting, a certain Mylène Gauthier introduces herself. “The day Mylène arrived, she was perfect”he recalls.
sulphurous dimension
Dizzying success. The young woman of 22 years bursts the screen. She then changes her name to Mylène Farmer, in homage to the actress. The public discovers it. In the mind of Mylène Farmer, there is also Charles Baudelaire. She draws from her texts words that reflect her own personality. Finally, in the artist’s head, there is a whip, an allusion to his favorite animal, the horse, which often appears in his video clips. But this object also takes on a sulphurous dimension for the singer, a reference to the theme of sexuality. A provocation, and that, the star has never made a mystery of it. Mylène Farmer is going on tour again. Already 40 years of career, and the artist always seduces the crowds.
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