1. Lou Doillon was born on 4 September 1982 and is a French-British singer and actress.
36 Facts About Lou Doillon
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Lou Doillon is the daughter of French director Jacques Doillon and English actress and singer Jane Birkin.
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Lou Doillon was born on 4 September 1982 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
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Lou Doillon has six brothers and sisters: Kate Barry and Charlotte Gainsbourg on her mother's side, and Lola Doillon, Lili Doillon, Lina Doillon and Lazare Doillon on her father's side.
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Lou Doillon spent her school years between France and Saint Barthelemy until the age of 15, when she dropped out to become a full-time actress.
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Lou Doillon started acting at age five, starring in Kung Fu Master directed by Agnes Varda.
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Lou Doillon has since worked with directors including Jean Pierre Ameris, Jacques Doillon, Guillaume Canet, Abel Ferrara and Maiwenn.
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Lou Doillon started modelling at the age of 16, becoming the ambassador of Givenchy.
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Lou Doillon was featured alongside Sophia Loren and Penelope Cruz in the Pirelli Calendar.
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Lou Doillon has worked with photographers Inez and Vinoodh, Mario Sorrenti, Mario Testino, Terry Richardson, Bruce Webber, Paolo Reversi, Corinne Day, Mert and Marcus, Ryan McGinley and Glen Lunchford.
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Lou Doillon has collaborated with Lee Cooper and La Redoute as a creative consultant and designer for six collections.
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Lou Doillon toured French-speaking theatres throughout Europe by herself for over two years.
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In 2010, Lou Doillon started working with director Arthur Nauzyciel on Samuel Beckett's one sentence monologue "L'Image" in the National Theatre of Orleans.
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In 2017, for the National Theatre of Rennes, Lou Doillon performed "L'Image" directed by Nauzyciel for a week.
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Lou Doillon has collaborated on various performances.
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Lou Doillon has been drawing since she was 10 and has often included her drawings in her other crafts.
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Lou Doillon has been keeping a drawn and written diary since the age of 12.
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In September 2017, Lou Doillon released a book, including 80 ink and pencil drawings alongside diary drawings, with Astier de Villatte.
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Lou Doillon has, for the brand Astier de Villatte, collaborated on a project of 18 different types of hand-backed ceramic mugs and 15 unique pieces, presented and sold in Tokyo during the launch of the collaboration in November 2017 with creative duo Benoit Astier de Villatte and Ivan Pericoli.
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Lou Doillon recorded with many musicians in New York and Paris during the 2000s before starting a solo career in 2010.
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In 2012, Lou Doillon signed her first recording deal for three albums with Barclay.
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Lou Doillon was on the cover of influential magazines Magic, Telerama and Les Inrockuptibles.
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In October 2012, Lou Doillon started her first tour at French rock club La Fleche d'Or and played France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and England.
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Lou Doillon toured for the rest of 2013, including many festivals.
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In January 2015, Lou Doillon started recording and co-producing, alongside Timber Timbre frontman Taylor Kirk, her second album in Canada.
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Lou Doillon recorded in the Montreal mythical studio Hotel2Tango, over a period of a month, with fellow band members of Timber Timbre.
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Lou Doillon completed the recording between Studio la Seine in Paris and RAK Studios in London.
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Lou Doillon was nominated for best rock album of the year at Les Victoires de la musique.
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In 2016, Lou Doillon started a world tour, performing in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, Korea, Germany, Poland, England and France.
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Lou Doillon performed on Jools Holland, alongside Iggy Pop and Graham Nash.
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Lou Doillon's band includes Francois Poggio on the guitar, Nicolas Subrechicot on keys, Pierre Lavandon on bass and Franck M'Boueke on the drums.
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In May 2016, Lou Doillon was chosen by John Cale to perform "Femme Fatale" during his tribute show to the Velvet Underground at the Philharmonie de Paris, alongside Mark Lanegan, Saul Williams, Animal Collective, Etienne Daho and The Libertines.
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In 2017, Lou Doillon participated in the homage to Leonard Cohen at the MAC, alongside Jarvis Cocker, Chilly Gonzales and Half Moon Run, producing a cover of "Famous Blue Raincoat".
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On 3 October 2017, for the 3 Ring Circus with John Grant and Richard Hawley, Lou Doillon performed three acoustic sets by herself at three different venues.
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In "Pigalle", Lou Doillon serves as the narrator of an audio walking tour of the Paris neighborhood, Quartier Pigalle, a work created by Soundwalk.
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Lou Doillon gave birth to another boy on July 26,2022, named Laszlo Keats Miller Manel, and whose father is the illustrator Stephane Manel.