Pauline Louise Benattar (French pronunciation: [pɔlin lwiz bɛnataʁ]; born 14 December 1988), better known by her stage name Louise Verneuil (pronounced [lwiz vɛʁnœj]), is a French singer-songwriter.
Louise Verneuil | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pauline Louise Benattar |
| Born | 14 December 1988 Ariège, France |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Mercury |
Biography
editVerneuil was born in the department of Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées. She has one sister.[1] Her father, a pharmacist, enjoyed English-speaking artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and David Bowie,[1] and taught Verneuil how to play guitar.[2] Her Spanish mother,[3] who died in 2018,[4][2] listened to Gilbert Bécaud, Marie Laforêt, Barbara,[5] Jean Ferrat, Serge Reggiani, Serge Gainsbourg, and Véronique Sanson.[1]
Verneuil's family moved to La Bastide-sur-l'Hers, Ariège when she was 18 months old, and owned a restaurant there.[6] They moved to Golfe-Juan when Verneuil was eleven and she was educated at Lycée du Mont Saint-Jean (1998-2002) in nearby Antibes.[4]
After studying journalism at university,[2] Verneuil spent time in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic[7] before working in Paris as a publicist for a contemporary art gallery.[8]
She has been in a relationship with the musician Alex Turner since 2018.[1][9]
Music career
editAfter moving to Paris at the age of 22, Verneuil chose a stage name inspired by the name of her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (Louise) and the street where Gainsbourg once lived (Rue de Verneuil).[2]
In 2012, when Verneuil was 23, she was a contestant on France's The Voice.[8] She had never sung in front of an audience before and described Gainsbourg and Alain Bashung as her main influences.[6] Her Voice mentor was Louis Bertignac, guitarist for the rock band Téléphone.
Following her elimination in the quarter-finals, she recorded an album with Bertignac but did not release it.[10]
In 2013, she worked as a backstage reporter for The Voice.[11] Verneuil then began performing live[12] and co-wrote a song for Isabelle Boulay.[13][14]
In June 2019, she released a self-titled EP, produced by Samy Osta.
In April 2020, she released her debut album Lumiere Noire also produced by Samy Osta. It features the songs from her EP and other songs including "Love Corail", "Emerencia", "Fugitif", "Lumiere Noire", "A mort amant" and "L'evadée belle".[15]
As of June 2022 she has recorded and mixed a new album and is no longer signed to Mercury Records.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Fontanarosa, Cristina (11 December 2019). "Dicono che questa cantautrice sia la nuova Jane Birkin". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Post". Artiste Revelation (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO INTERVIEW: Mais qui est Louise Verneuil?". France TV. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b Foucher, Eric (5 November 2019). "Louise Verneuil - Soleil au cœur". Love Spots - Nice (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Nuc, Olivier (14 January 2019). "Louise Verneuil, l'affranchie". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Foix. "The Voice" : Louise, la voix de l'Ariège". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Tredez, Florence (6 June 2019). "LOUISE ATTAQUE !". Elle France (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Exclu Public : Louise (The Voice) : tout ce qu'elle cache !". Public.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "A Brief Guide To Alex Turner's Past Girlfriends". GQ Australia. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Sudrot, Olivier (21 September 2012). "Louise (The Voice) prépare un album avec Louis Bertignac". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "The Voice : Louise, le talent devenu V Reporter". tvmag.lefigaro.fr. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Les Jokers se sont emparés de l'Olympia pour ELA -". ela-asso.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ R, Agathe (17 January 2019). "Louise Verneuil est une héroïne des temps modernes". General Pop (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Voir la mer". Youtube. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Louise Verneuil – Lumière Noire". Discogs. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "L'Azuréenne Louise Verneuil prête à enchaîner avec un deuxième album "plus joyeux" - Nice-Matin". www.nicematin.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.