Biography

Avant que l'ombre... (2004-2006)
In December 2004, after a long period of silence, Farmer held a press conference announcing her new album, Avant que l'ombre..., and the single "Fuck Them All" as well as a special 13-night concert engagement at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in January 2006. This era featured no further promotion, and marked a new level of reclusivity for the star, who simply stated : "What I have to say is in my music". She also announced her new series of concerts in Paris-Bercy, a show designed by Mark Fisher. She explained that she could not tour due to the complex sets of the performances of the show, which featured two stages, a mobile bridge to link the two stages and a curtain of words written with water.

The album debuted and spent several weeks at Nº1, selling nearly a million copies and going multi-platinum, although its commercial success is considered inferior to her previous albums because she made little if no effort to promote it. Nonetheless, all five singles became Top 10 hits in France while the single L'amour n'est rien... became a very big success in Russia.

As announced in her press conference, she returned to the stage in January 2006 for 13 dates in Paris-Bercy. A live album and concert DVD, Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy were released in December 2006. Within months, the DVD became the best-selling music DVD in France ever.

After her concerts in Bercy, electronic musician Moby invited her to record a duet with her. Choosing Slipping Away, Farmer translated the lyrics herself to French, and the resulting single became a phenomenal success in French-speaking countries, becoming her 4th Nº1 in France.

Point de Suture (2007-2010)
In 2007, Farmer's long-time songwriting partner, Laurent Boutonnat, directed his second feature film, Jacquou le Croquant, after a 13-year hiatus from the cinema since Giorgino in 1994. Farmer recorded the theme song of the film, "Devant soi", for the end credits.

In March 2008, Universal France confirmed Farmer would release her seventh studio album near the end of 2008, and embark on her fifth concert tour the following year, including two shows at the Stade de France. The record's lead single, "Dégénération", had a minimal electronic music while its corresponding video marked the singer's return to the scripted videos of the beginning of her career. The song became Farmer's 5th Nº1 single. The album, Point de Suture, released in stores on 25 August, followed suit debuting at Nº1 with over 100 000 copies sold in its first week in France. The electronic-driven album continues in the vein of Farmer's previous work, featuring a mix of ballads and upbeat, synth-driven pop songs. Farmer's next four singles from the album, "Appelle mon numéro", "Si j'avais au moins...", "C'est dans l'air" and "Sextonik", all became Nº1 hits in France, Farmer beating her own record. Farmer now has a record of nine Nº1 hits in France, more than any other artist in French music history. It is also the first time that all five singles from her album became Nº1 hits.

Meanwhile, in 2008 Farmer announced a new protégée in the vein of Alizée: Lisa, Farmer's niece. Her lead single, "Drole de creepie", was released in September 2008, produced and written by Laurent Boutonnat and Farmer. The song accompanied the hit children's series, Growing Up Creepie, and the video depicts Lisa dressed as Creepie Creecher. Unlike Farmer & Boutonnat's previous side-projects, Lisa is marketed primarily to children.

During that period, Farmer also worked on the French version of Luc Besson's animated feature Arthur and the Minimoys, lending her voice to Selenia, the character voiced by Madonna in the international version. The movie was a box-office hit.

Farmer's sold-out tour began in May 2009 in Nice and ended in September 2009 in Brussels, gathering extremely positive response from the critics.[16] She also gave two concerts at the Stade de France, as well as other concerts in Russia, Belgium and Switzerland. The show was designed by Mark Fisher.

A new live album documenting her 2009 tour, entitled N°5 on Tour, was released on 7 December 2009 and hit Nº1 position in the charts becoming double-platinum in its first week of release. A DVD of her Stade de France concerts followed on 12 April 2010, becoming instantly diamond.

Bleu Noir (2010-Present)

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In the latter half of 2010, the media reported that Mylène Farmer would work with Line Renaud and Ben Harper in their respective new releases. After thirty years of absence, Renaud would release her new album Rue Washington in November 2010, which contains the track "C'est pas l'heure," a duet with Farmer written by Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat. Also in November 2010, Australian band INXS would release the album Original Sin as a tribute to Michael Hutchence. Farmer would cover "Never Tear Us Apart" with Ben Harper in the album, featuring new lyrics in French written by Farmer.

It was announced surprisingly on 27 September 2010 that Farmer would be releasing a new single "Oui mais... non" to lead her next album in a press release by Polydor. The single was released to radio and debuted on Le 6/9 of NRJ on 29 September. Unlike all the previous musical works by Farmer, Laurent Boutonnat was not included in the production or composition of the single. Instead Farmer hired RedOne, known for his work with Lady Gaga to produce and write the music for the single. The single cover depicts Farmer's left profile with the words "Oui mais... non" tattooed on her upper chest. The single was released to digital downloading markets October 11 hitting number one on the French Digital Chart and the album to follow is expected to release in December. The album title Bleu Noir was officially confirmed on 20 October, and was released on 6 December 2010.

Filmography

Giorgino (1994 by Laurent Boutonnat) (portrayed Catherine Degrâce)
Arthur et les Minimoys (Arthur and the invisibles) (2006 by Luc Besson) (French voice of Princess Selenia)
Arthur et la Vengeance de Maltazard (2009 by Luc Besson) (French voice of Princess Selenia)

Bibliography

By Mylène Farmer
Lisa-Loup et le Conteur (2003) - Mylène Farmer - Anne Carrière Ed. - ISBN 2843372216 - A tale written and illustrated by Mylène Farmer
Avant que l'ombre à Bercy - Paris 2006 (2006) - Mylène Farmer - Anne Carrière Ed. - ISBN 2843374332

About Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer (1989) - Patrick Milo - Albin Michel Ed.
Mylène Farmer, Ainsi soit-elle (1990) - Philippe Seguy - Taillandier Ed.
L'album photo Mylène Farmer (1991) - Geda Ed.
Mystérieuse Sylphide (2000) - David Marguet - Idoles de la Pop Ed.
Picture Book Mylène Farmer (2001) - Collectif - Omega Ed.
Mylène Farmer de A à Z (2002) - Florence Rajon - MusicBook Ed.
La part d'ombre (2003) - Caroline Bee, Antoine Bioy & Benjamin Thiry - Archipel Ed.
Au Cœur du Mythe (2003) - Jean-Claude Perrier - Bartillat Ed.
L'Ange Rouge (2003) - Béatrice Nouveau - Michel Lafon Ed.
Le Mystère Mylène Farmer (2003) - Mathias Goudeau - Prélude & Fugue Ed.
L'ange blessé (2004) - Caroline Bee - Librio Musique Ed.
Mylène Farmer, de chair et de sang (2004) - Annie et Bernard Reval - France Empire Ed.
Mylène Farmer (2004) - Bernard Violet - Fayard Ed.
Mylène Farmer (2005) - Fabien Lecœuvre - VadeRetro Ed.
Mylène Farmer & Vous : Le Référentiel (2005) - Maxime Lemen - Ter Prod Ed.
Les Années Sygma (2005) - Sylvain Sennefelder & Maxime Lemen - Tear Prod Ed.
Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer (2006) - Benoît Cachin - Tournon Ed.
Fou de Mylène Farmer, deux années à l'attendre (2006) - Christophe-Ange Papini - K&B Ed.
Belle de Scène (2006) - Julien Wagner - K&B Ed.
Dans la peau de Mylène Farmer (2006) - Line Grégory - Michel Lafon Ed.
Mylène Farmer Influences (2006) - Benoît Cachin - Tournon Ed.
Mylène Farmer Phénoménale (2006) - Erwan Chuberre - City Ed.
Mylène Farmer, le culte (2007) - Sophie Khairallah - Why Not Ed.[17]
Le Référentiel Mylène Farmer 2008 (2007) - Renan Cornetto - K&B Ed.
L'intégrale Mylène Farmer (2007) - Erwan Chuberre - City Ed.
Mylène Farmer, la collection - L'ultime référentiel (2007) - Why Not Ed.[18]
Sainte Mylène, Priez pour Moi ! (2007) - Erwan Chuberre - City Ed.
Mais où est encore passée Mylène Farmer ? (2008) - Bioy/Beuh/Tudor - K&B Ed.
Amylène analgésique (2008) - Arno Mothra - Komakino Ed.
Mylène Farmer : la libertine (2008) - Thierry Wolf - La Lagune Ed.
Mylène (2008) - Hugues Royer - Flammarion Ed.
Mylène Farmer : des mots sur nos désirs (2009) - Erwan Chuberre - City Ed.
Mylène Farmer : La culture de l'inaccessibilité" (2010) - Julien Rigal Premium ed
Farmer has never acknowledged any of the works listed above. "Everything that is said about me is false..." ("Tout ce qui est dit sur moi est faux...")

Companies owned by Farmer

List of companies[19] owned by Mylène Farmer born Gautier
Name Immatriculation Legal status Activity Headquarters Capital Trivia
Requiem Publishing 26 October 1989 SARL Sound recording and music publishing 15 Rue de Douai, Paris 200 000 € Co-directed by Laurent Boutonnat
Stuffed Monkey 13 December 1993 SARL Sound recording and music publishing 4 Rue de la Paix, Paris 100 000 € Staffings : 5 (Mylène Gautier, Paul Van Parys...)
Innamoramento 12 December 1997 SARL Institutional and advertising films production 4 Rue de la Paix, Paris 45 000 €
Dichotomie 29 November 2000 SARL Sound recording and music publishing 4 Rue de la Paix, Paris 8000 €
Isiaka 27 February 2002 SARL Sound recording and music publishing 15 Rue de Douai, Paris 8000 € Co-directed by Laurent Boutonnat
SCI ML 19 February 2003 Civil society Rental of lands and other properties 15 Rue de Douai, Paris 225 000 € Co-directed by Laurent Boutonnat

Unofficial fanclub

The Mylène Farmer-International Fan Club (MFIFC) existed from 1995 to 2001. At its peak, it had over ten thousand subscribers in 37 countries.[20] The club published subscriber-only fanzines, which included interviews with people who personally knew Mylène, including Khaled, Marcus Nispel, Abel Ferrara, H. R. Giger and Paco Rabanne. They also organised a fan tour in which several members attended concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.