Camille Dalmais
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Camille Dalmais, better known as Camille (born in 1978 in Paris, France), is a French singer, songwriter and occasional actress.
music and American stage musicals. She attended the prestigious Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye
where she obtained her baccalaureate in literature. Thanks to her mother being an English teacher, she grew up learning to speak English fluently. She performed her first original song "Un Homme Déserté" at the age of sixteen while attending a wedding. In the early 2000s, while performing at jazz
clubs in Paris, Camille made her acting début in the film Les Morsures de l'Aube (by Antoine de Caunes
; with Asia Argento
and Guillaume Canet
). She also contributed to the song "La Vie la Nuit" in its soundtrack.
She attended Paris Institute of Political Studies
"Sciences Po" just before beginning her music career.
. She released her first studio album Le Sac des Filles
. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band Nouvelle Vague
, which incorporates new wave
and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs "Too Drunk to Fuck
", "In a Manner of Speaking", "The Guns of Brixton
", and "Making Plans for Nigel
" on their first album
.
In 2005 she released the album Le Fil
, which was produced in collaboration with English producer MaJiKer
. This album incorporated an avant-garde
concept – a string, or thread ("le fil"), which was a drone that persisted throughout the entire course of the album. All of the songs in this album are based on the exploration of the voice, with only a double bass
or double bass and keyboard as accompanying instruments. Le fil quickly became a gold album. The Song "Pâle Septembre" seems to be a reference to the attacks on the World Trade Center of 11 September 2001. The lines "Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe de la tour? Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe des cieux? Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe amoureux?" (But who is this man falling from the tower? But who is this man falling from the skies? But who is this man falling in love?) suggest guilt accompanying love in a time of mourning. The song "Ta Douleur" was voted 26th in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
.
In June 2007 Camille performed Benjamin Britten
's A Ceremony of Carols
and a new a cappella
work God is sound (The 12 World Prayers) at L'église Saint-Eustache, Paris
.
Camille's song "1, 2, 3" from Le Sac des Filles
was used in the television ad for Cacharel
's Promesse perfume starring Laetitia Casta
and Matthew Avedon. Her song "Waves" was used in Perrier
's "Melting" television ad.
Also in 2007, she contributed to the soundtrack of Pixar
's Ratatouille
in the song entitled "Le Festin".
This style of music, which may be termed "typical Parigot street singing", is also found in the movie Porco Rosso
in the song "Le Temps des Cerises". Additionally, she provides the European French dub voice of Collette in Ratatouille.
A new album entitled Music Hole
was released on 7 April 2008, again produced in collaboration with MaJiKer
. Music Hole
was recorded and mixed by Valgeir Sigurdsson.
The first single from the album entitled "Gospel With No Lord" was released for online download on 11 February 2008, along with another new song from the album entitled "Money Note".
Her song, "Ta douleur" was featured in the American television program Saturday Night Live
. The original sketch aired in October 2010 titled "Les jeunes de Paris" hosted by actress Emma Stone. In March 2011, singer Miley Cyrus
showcased this song in a similar sketch. The skit which seemed inspired by Jean-Luc Godard's Band of Outsiders was entirely in French and involved a dance off to the song.
She contributed to the track "Putain putain" on Nouvelle Vague
s 2010 album Couleurs Sur Paris for whom she had previously done work for on their first album
. Recently she appeared on Jérôme Van Den Hole's self-titled album on the track, "Debout".
According to her Facebook, her new album titled Ilo Veyou will be released October 3, 2011.
Early life
Camille was born and raised in Paris, France. As a teenager she studied ballet and developed an interest in bossa novaBossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
music and American stage musicals. She attended the prestigious Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye
Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye
The Lycée International of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a French public school located in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, on the western outskirts of Paris. It is one of the most prestigious schools in France, historically achieving 99% to 100% success rate on the French baccalauréat...
where she obtained her baccalaureate in literature. Thanks to her mother being an English teacher, she grew up learning to speak English fluently. She performed her first original song "Un Homme Déserté" at the age of sixteen while attending a wedding. In the early 2000s, while performing at jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
clubs in Paris, Camille made her acting début in the film Les Morsures de l'Aube (by Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert...
; with Asia Argento
Asia Argento
Aria Asia Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento is an Italian actress, singer, model and director.-Family and early life:...
and Guillaume Canet
Guillaume Canet
Guillaume Canet is a French actor and film director.Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like Joyeux Noël, Love Me If You Dare and The Beach...
). She also contributed to the song "La Vie la Nuit" in its soundtrack.
She attended Paris Institute of Political Studies
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
"Sciences Po" just before beginning her music career.
Music career
In early 2002, Camille signed a recording contract with Virgin RecordsVirgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
. She released her first studio album Le Sac des Filles
Le Sac des Filles
Le Sac des Filles is the first album by Camille.The title is literally translated as 'The Bag of the Girls', referencing a woman's purse.-Track listing:#"1, 2, 3"#"Paris"#"La Demeure d'un ciel"#"Les Ex"#"Mon petit vieux"...
. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (band)
Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...
, which incorporates new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs "Too Drunk to Fuck
Too Drunk to Fuck
"Too Drunk to Fuck" was the fourth single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was released in May 1981 on Cherry Red Records with "The Prey" as the b-side...
", "In a Manner of Speaking", "The Guns of Brixton
The Guns of Brixton
"The Guns of Brixton" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was written and sung by bassist Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, south London...
", and "Making Plans for Nigel
Drums and Wires
Drums and Wires is the third studio album by the British band XTC, released on 17 August 1979. It reached No. 34 on the UK album chart, and No. 176 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. It contained the successful single "Making Plans for Nigel", which was released on 14 September 1979, and reached...
" on their first album
Nouvelle Vague (album)
Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era...
.
In 2005 she released the album Le Fil
Le Fil
Le Fil is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the...
, which was produced in collaboration with English producer MaJiKer
MaJiKer
MaJiKer, alias Matthew Ker, is a British music producer and musician. He resides in Paris, France but works internationally. He has recorded two of his own albums, and also has had success producing and performing with other artists, including French singer Camille on her albums Le Fil and Music...
. This album incorporated an avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
concept – a string, or thread ("le fil"), which was a drone that persisted throughout the entire course of the album. All of the songs in this album are based on the exploration of the voice, with only a double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
or double bass and keyboard as accompanying instruments. Le fil quickly became a gold album. The Song "Pâle Septembre" seems to be a reference to the attacks on the World Trade Center of 11 September 2001. The lines "Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe de la tour? Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe des cieux? Mais qui est cet homme qui tombe amoureux?" (But who is this man falling from the tower? But who is this man falling from the skies? But who is this man falling in love?) suggest guilt accompanying love in a time of mourning. The song "Ta Douleur" was voted 26th in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2007. It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
.
In June 2007 Camille performed Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
's A Ceremony of Carols
A Ceremony of Carols
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28, is a choral piece by Benjamin Britten, scored for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp. Written for Christmas, it consists of eleven movements, with text from The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems, by Gerald Bullett; it is in Middle English...
and a new a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
work God is sound (The 12 World Prayers) at L'église Saint-Eustache, Paris
Église Saint-Eustache, Paris
L’église Saint-Eustache is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, built between 1532 and 1632.Situated at the entrance to Paris’s ancient markets and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, the Église de Saint-Eustache is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture...
.
Camille's song "1, 2, 3" from Le Sac des Filles
Le Sac des Filles
Le Sac des Filles is the first album by Camille.The title is literally translated as 'The Bag of the Girls', referencing a woman's purse.-Track listing:#"1, 2, 3"#"Paris"#"La Demeure d'un ciel"#"Les Ex"#"Mon petit vieux"...
was used in the television ad for Cacharel
Cacharel
Cacharel is a French brand of ready-to-wear clothing, perfume and accessories. It was created in 1962 by Jean Bousquet, in Nîmes, who founded the company of the same name in 1964...
's Promesse perfume starring Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Marie Laure Casta is a French model and actress.-Early life:Laetitia Casta was born in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. Her mother, Line Blin, is from Normandy. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from Corsica. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange...
and Matthew Avedon. Her song "Waves" was used in Perrier
Perrier
Perrier is a brand of bottled mineral water made from a spring in Vergèze in the Gard département of France. The spring is naturally carbonated...
's "Melting" television ad.
Also in 2007, she contributed to the soundtrack of Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
's Ratatouille
Ratatouille (film)
Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005...
in the song entitled "Le Festin".
This style of music, which may be termed "typical Parigot street singing", is also found in the movie Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso, known in Japan as is the sixth anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1992, of an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air pirates" in the Adriatic Sea. The man has been cursed and transformed into...
in the song "Le Temps des Cerises". Additionally, she provides the European French dub voice of Collette in Ratatouille.
A new album entitled Music Hole
Music Hole
Music Hole is the third studio album by French singer Camille, released on April 7, 2008.It was co-written with English producer MaJiKer....
was released on 7 April 2008, again produced in collaboration with MaJiKer
MaJiKer
MaJiKer, alias Matthew Ker, is a British music producer and musician. He resides in Paris, France but works internationally. He has recorded two of his own albums, and also has had success producing and performing with other artists, including French singer Camille on her albums Le Fil and Music...
. Music Hole
Music Hole
Music Hole is the third studio album by French singer Camille, released on April 7, 2008.It was co-written with English producer MaJiKer....
was recorded and mixed by Valgeir Sigurdsson.
The first single from the album entitled "Gospel With No Lord" was released for online download on 11 February 2008, along with another new song from the album entitled "Money Note".
Her song, "Ta douleur" was featured in the American television program Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. The original sketch aired in October 2010 titled "Les jeunes de Paris" hosted by actress Emma Stone. In March 2011, singer Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
showcased this song in a similar sketch. The skit which seemed inspired by Jean-Luc Godard's Band of Outsiders was entirely in French and involved a dance off to the song.
She contributed to the track "Putain putain" on Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (band)
Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...
s 2010 album Couleurs Sur Paris for whom she had previously done work for on their first album
Nouvelle Vague (album)
Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era...
. Recently she appeared on Jérôme Van Den Hole's self-titled album on the track, "Debout".
According to her Facebook, her new album titled Ilo Veyou will be released October 3, 2011.
Personal life
On November 18, 2010 she gave birth to a son named Marius, whose father is musician and percussionist Clément Ducol. She is an atheist.Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak Chart Positions | Certification Certification Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit... |
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| FR Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
CH Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 2002 | Le Sac des Filles Le Sac des Filles Le Sac des Filles is the first album by Camille.The title is literally translated as 'The Bag of the Girls', referencing a woman's purse.-Track listing:#"1, 2, 3"#"Paris"#"La Demeure d'un ciel"#"Les Ex"#"Mon petit vieux"...
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| 2005 | Le Fil Le Fil Le Fil is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the... Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
4 | 22 | 48 | 27 |
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... : 2× Platinum |
| 2006 | Live au Trianon Live au Trianon -Track listing:# La Jeune Fille Aux Cheveux Blancs# Assise# Janine I# Le Sac des Filles# Vous# Baby Carni Bird# Pour que l'Amour me Quitte# Janine II# Au Port# Les Ex# Janine III# Paris# 1,2,3# Rue de Ménilmontant# Pâle Septembre... Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
22 | 47 | 62 | – | |
| 2008 | Music Hole Music Hole Music Hole is the third studio album by French singer Camille, released on April 7, 2008.It was co-written with English producer MaJiKer.... Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
5 | 7 | 25 |
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... : Platinum |
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| 2011 | Ilo Veyou
Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... /EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
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Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Album/Single | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "In A Manner Of Speaking" | Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague (album) Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era... |
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| 2004 | "Guns Of Brixton" | Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague (album) Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era... |
|
| 2004 | "Too Drunk To Fuck" | Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague (album) Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era... |
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| 2004 | "Making Plans For Nigel" | Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague (album) Nouvelle Vague is the 2004 self-titled debut album by Nouvelle Vague. The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/New Wave era... |
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| 2005 | "Dumb VF" | Le Pop En Duo | |
| 2005 | "Someone Like You" | Fast Track (Vocal Mix) | |
| 2005 | "Si J'Avais Su" | Hold-up | |
| 2007 | "Le Festin" | Ratatouille | Soundtrack |
| 2009 | "Alliance" | Around Robert Wyatt | |
| 2009 | "The Pink Piano" | Body-Piano-Machine | |
| 2009 | "Metropolitain" | Metropolitain | |
| 2010 | "Pretty Face" | Here Lies Love Here Lies Love Here Lies Love is a concept album and rock musical made in collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos along with the woman who raised her—Estrella Cumpas—and follows Marcos until she and her family were forced to leave... |
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| 2010 | "Putain, Putain" | Couleurs Sur Paris | |
| 2011 | "Nicole" | The Singers | also featuring Les Petroleuses |
| 2011 | "Debout" | Jérôme Van Den Hole |
Awards
- 2005 – Prix ConstantinPrix ConstantinThe Prix Constantin is an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past year. It was inaugurated in 2002, following the example of the Mercury Music Prize, as an attempt to bring to light artists who have not had major...
for Le FilLe FilLe Fil is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the...
. - 2006 – Group or artist stage révélation of the year for Le filLe FilLe Fil is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the...
at the Victoires de la musiqueVictoires de la MusiqueVictoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...
. - 2006 – Album révélation of the year for Le filLe FilLe Fil is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the...
at the Victoires de la musiqueVictoires de la MusiqueVictoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...
. - 2007 – BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music (Winner, Europe).
- 2009 : Victoires de la Musique – Female group or artist of the year
External links
- Official Site /
- Le sac des fans
- Camille interview at musicOMH.com
- http://www21.sbs.com.au/alchemy/index.php?pg=ct&ct=1&sc=2&id=620Camille Audio Interview with Alchemy SBS RadioSBS RadioSBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service '..to inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English speaking backgrounds'. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide pre-recorded information about the...
2008] - Video from Camille live at Bercy (November 2008)
- Camille's Take-away shows with Piers Faccini