Claire Laffut (born 21 June 1994) is a Belgian singer-songwriter, artist and model. Born in

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. She was featured on the cover of Elle Belgium in December 2013.

Life and career

1994-2012: Early life

Claire Laffut was born on 21 June 1994 in Namur, Belgium to Annick and Frédéric Laffut, she also has a twin brother called Corentin. Growing up she tried many different activities such as classical dance,

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and

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. At age 15/16 she joined dance school but she injured her ankle and decided to take up drawing.

2013-2018: LACLAIRE and career beginnings

In October 2013, LACLAIRE skin art was launched, which was owned and created by Laffut. It was a company that designed and made

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. She was featured on the cover of Elle Belgique in December 2013. Also at this time she signed with

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(Europe). In 2015 whilst visiting a friend (photographer, Charlotte Ambramow) in

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, she decided to stay and move to the city. She was one of the faces of

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's Gabrielle campaign for their new perfume (Gabrielle Chanel) in 2018. She released the E.P. "Mojo" in November 2019. The EP features four tracks (Vérité, Mojo, Gare du Nord, La fessée).

2019-present: Bleu and Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

She talked about her first album in late 2019 and that it would be released in 2020 and each song would be connected to a work of art designed by Laffut. In 2020 she moved back to Belgium and along with this because of the COVID-19 pandemic her debut album was delayed. On 3 September 2021, her first album Bleu was released it was influenced by Latin and Afro rhythms and inspired by the colour

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and her youth. Later in the year she performed for

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x Boiler Room. In March 2023, it was announced that Laffut would be playing British fashion designer

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in the

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series ''

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'' about the rise of

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in the 1970s. Also in 2023 she released a furniture collection in collaboration NV Gallery. Laffut was on the cover of Belgian

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in 2024.

Artistry

Influences

Laffut has citied many different influences for her art, music and life such as singers

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, Lizzy Mercer Descloux and close friend/collaborator Yseult.

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producer

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. Her father was also a major influence on her music taste introducing her to music and going shopping at flea markets and looking for records with Laffut when she was younger he introduced her to the

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genre and singers

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and

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. He also introduced her to Nigerian drummer Tony Allen who she recorded a song with which was never released. She has also been influenced by artist

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in her works more specifically his paintings of jungles and the painting ''La Charmeuse de Serpents''.

Discography

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Tours

Headlining

* Mojo Tour (2018) * Summer Tour 2019 (2019) * Bleu Tour (2021) * Summer Tour 2022 (2022)

References

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