Camille Dalmais

Camille
Camille performing live in Melbourne, Australia, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Camille Dalmais
Born	(1978-03-10) 10 March 1978 (age 39)
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Chanson
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Virgin Records, EMI
Associated acts	Nouvelle Vague, MaJiKer
Website	http://www.camille-music.com

Camille Dalmais (born 10 March 1978), better known by her mononym Camille, is a French singer, songwriter and occasional actress.

Camille was born and raised in Paris, France. As a teenager, she studied ballet and developed an interest in bossa nova music and American stage musicals. She attended the prestigious Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye, where she obtained her baccalaureate in literature. Thanks to her mother being an English teacher, Camille speaks English fluently as well as her native French. She performed her first original song "Un Homme Déserté" at the age of sixteen while attending a wedding. In the early 2000s, while performing at jazz clubs in Paris, Camille made her acting début in the film Les Morsures de l'aube () (by Antoine de Caunes; with Asia Argento and Guillaume Canet). She also contributed to the song "La Vie la Nuit" in its soundtrack.

She attended Paris Institute of Political Studies "Sciences Po" just before beginning her music career.

In early 2002, Camille signed a recording contract with Virgin Records. She released her first studio album Le Sac des Filles. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band Nouvelle Vague, which incorporates new wave and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs "Too Drunk to Fuck", "In a Manner of Speaking", "The Guns of Brixton", and "Making Plans for Nigel" on their first album.