Mélanie Pain
Mélanie Pain is a French indie pop singer from Caen. She performs with the band Nouvelle Vague as well as being a solo artist.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mélanie Pain |
| Origin | Caen, France |
| Genres | New wave |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriterne |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | 101 Distribution Love |
| Website | http://www.melaniepain.com/ |
Biography
Hailing from Aix-en-Provence, Pain studied political sciences before moving to Paris to work in a web agency, and then a design agency. Not originally intending to be a singer, a demo she had recorded vocals on for a friend accidentally found its way into the hands of Nouvelle Vague. Subsequently, she has toured for five years with the band.[1]
She sings in both French and English, after years of covering English songs for Nouvelle Vague.[2] Her influences include The Pixies, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey and Nick Drake.
In April 2009, Pain released her first solo album entitled My Name featuring artists such as Julien Doré, Phoebe Killdeer and Thomas Dybdahl.
References
- McKenna, David. "Melanie Pain: Pain Is Her Pleasure". Rockfort: French music and culture. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- Petrache, Alex (2 May 2009). "Mélanie Pain: 'My Name'". Zmemusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
External links
Birchmeier, Jason. "Melanie Pain". Allmusic.