Clara Luciani (, ; ; born 10 July 1992) is a French musician.
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Biography
Luciani comes from a
Corsican family. Her grandfather, whom she did not know, was from Ajaccio. Luciani grew up in
Septèmes-les-Vallons, in the suburbs of
Marseille
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. Before her career in music, she studied art history and performed various jobs, including pizza chef, babysitter, sales at
Zara, and teaching
ESL.
In 2011, she met the band
La Femme, where she became, for a time, one of the vocalists. She sang two songs on the album ''
Psycho Tropical Berlin'', released in 2013. After leaving the band, she formed the duo Hologram with Maxime Sokolinski.
In 2015–2016, Luciani accompanied singer
Raphaël onstage for his Somnambules tour.
In 2017, she performed with
Benjamin Biolay
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and released her first
EP, ''Monstre d'amour'', recorded with Benjamin Lebeau (
The Shoes) and Ambroise Willaume (
Revolver), to critical acclaim.
On 6 April 2018, Luciani released her first studio album, ''Sainte-Victoire'', which was well received by the press. The following winter, she toured Australia, performing at the So Frenchy So Chic festival series in
Adelaide
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,
Melbourne
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,
Sydney, and
Brisbane
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. She released a second album, ''Cœur'', in 2021.
Luciani claims
Françoise Hardy
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,
Serge Gainsbourg
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,
Nico
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,
Michel Legrand
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, and
Paul McCartney
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as influences.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Other charted songs
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
People from Martigues
French singer-songwriters
French women singers
French people of Corsican descent