Coralie Barbier

Biography

Coralie Clément (born Coralie Biolay; 1 September 1978 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône) is a French singer.

Biography

Clément was born into a family of musicians, her father a clarinetist, and studied the violin from the age of six but later quit. Her brother, Benjamin Biolay, also a singer, has written for Henri Salvador and wrote for and produced her own debut, as well as its follow-up. Among her claimed inspirations are Serge Gainsbourg, Françoise Hardy, Jane Birkin. She recorded her first album while studying history at university.
Clément sang the song "Dorénavant," used as the theme of the film L'Idole by Samantha Lang, starring Leelee Sobieski. A song from her first album was used in the soundtrack of the movie Something's Gotta Give starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
In 2001, she released her first album, Salle des Pas Perdus×Salle des pas perdus2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Salle des pas perdus2:522L’Ombre et la lumière4:083Ça valait la peine1:524La Contradiction2:555La Mer opale2:476À l’occasion tu souris3:207Samba de mon cœur qui bat3:548Ces matins d’été2:539Le Dernier Train2:4610Lou2:3511Le Jazz et le gin3:2112Bientôt2:3213Mes fenêtres donnent sur la cour3:42. This album is a collaborative effort between her and her brother, Benjamin Biolay, who wrote and arranged 10 of the 12 songs. Her second album, Bye bye beauté×Bye bye beauté15 February 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Indécise2:432Gloria2:383L'Enfer3:164Avec ou sans moi2:095Un beau jour pour mourir3:586Beau fixe2:417Kids (Jeu du foulard)3:058L'Impasse3:249Mais pourtant2:5110Ta révérence2:4911Bye bye beauté3:5212Épilogue3:51, was released in 2005 and features songs that are more pop and rock oriented than those of Salle des Pas Perdus, and was also produced by her brother.