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Chloé Mons (born in
Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
on 1 December 1972) is a French actress and singer.


Biography

Chloé grew up in Lille in a family of musicians. She is the sister of Barnabé Mons, the leader of the
psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
group Sheetah & Les Weissmullers. She later modeled for the American photographer Tom Sewell. In 2006, inspired by
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's ''Letters to My Daughter'', she wrote and composed '' La Ballade de Calamity Jane''.
Alain Bashung Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, ; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most importan ...
, her husband, and Rodolphe Burger, the guitarist and leader of the band Kat Onoma, helped bring the project to life. In the same year, she published her debut solo album, ''Chienne d'un seul'', which she performed on stage during the first part of her husband's tour, La Tournée des grands espaces. In 2009, she wrote, composed and self-produced her second solo album, ''Par la rivière'', an opus she defines as
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and
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that she has played alone and with a small band in France as well as the United States. Her third solo album, ''Walking'', was recorded at the end of 2010 in
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, and produced by
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, who has worked with
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,
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, and
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among others. She toured with the new album, accompanied by guitarist Yan Péchin. After her husband
Alain Bashung Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, ; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most importan ...
's death in 2009, Mons published a diary-style book recounting her husband's final hours. The book, ''Let Go'', was released on 2 March 2012, published by Fetjaine. 2012 also marked the release of ''Il Buio'', a duet album with the guitarist Xavier Boussiron. The album comprises covers of various hits from the 1950s, from Peggy Lee's "
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" to Adriano Celentano's "Ciao Ragazzi".
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also collaborated with Mons to remix his song, "La Notte". n November 2012, Mons reunited with the production team from''Walking'' to record ''Soon'', before leaving for southern India, Mysore, and Karnataka to film "American Diary", "My California", and "Mysore Express". In 2016, she played Dominique in Alain Klingler's musical, ''Je n’ai rien contre le réveillon''. The same year, she released her eighth album, ''Alectrona'', an album of
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between
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with
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. The album contains ten songs, all written and composed by Mons. The album was produced by
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Personal life

Mons is the sister of Barnabé Mons, leader of the Lille-based psychedelic rock band ''Sheetah & Les Weissmullers.'' In 2001, she married fellow singer
Alain Bashung Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, ; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most importan ...
, whom she met while shooting the music video ''La nuit je mens''. They created a recording of the
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for their marriage, set to music by Rodolphe Burger. They have a daughter named Poppée.


Filmography

* 1999: '' The Passengers'' by Jean-Claude Guiguet * 1999: '' Empty Days'' by Marion Vernoux * 2000: '' Tontaine and Tonton'' by
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(TV) * 2000: '' Drug Scenarios'' by Marion Vernoux ( Drugstore Segment ) * 2000: '' Confusion of Genders'' by Ilan Duran Cohen * 2001: '' Art (delicate) of seduction'' by Richard Berry * 2001: '' On my lips'' by
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* 2002: '' My camera and me'' by Christophe Loizillon * 2002: '' La Mentale'' by
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* 2003: '' Motus'' directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (TV) * 2003: '' It's Easier for a Camel...'' by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi * 2003: '' The Cost of Living'' by
Philippe Le Guay Philippe Le Guay (born 22 October 1956) is a French screenwriter, film director and occasional actor. He studied film at the IDHEC and began his career as a screenwriter before directing his first feature film ''Les Deux Fragonard'' in 1989. He ...
* 2008: '' Sweet Valentine'' by Emma Luchini * 2012: '' Grand Evening'' of
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and
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Discography

* 2001: Le Rock: Max et le rock (1 book + 1 audio CD), by Leigh Sauerwein, Laurent Corvaisier, Rodolphe Burger and Chloé Mons * 2002: Cantique des Cantiques, with
Alain Bashung Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, ; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most importan ...
* 2006: La Ballade de Calamity Jane by Chloé Mons,
Alain Bashung Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, ; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most importan ...
and Rodolphe Burger * 2006: Chienne d'un seul * 2009: Par la rivière * 2011:
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* 2012: Il Buio with Xavier Boussiron * 2012: Soon * 2014: Alectrona * 2018: Hôtel de l'univers


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mons, Chloe 1972 births Living people 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses 21st-century French singers French film actresses