Annik Honoré | |
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Born |
Mons, Belgium | 12 October 1957
Died | 3 July 2014 | (aged 56)
Occupation(s) | Journalist, music promoter |
Annik Honoré (12 October 1957 – 3 July 2014) was a Belgian journalist and music promoter best known for her association with Ian Curtis, the former lead singer and lyricist of Joy Division. [1] She co-founded record labels Les Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Benelux.
Honoré was born in Mons, Belgium on 12 October 1957. [2] As a teenager she became interested in rock music, attending various concerts in London as well as other locations. She moved to London in 1979, taking a job as a secretary at the Belgian Embassy. [3] [4]
In late 1979, Honoré and journalist Michel Duval began promoting musical events at the Raffinerie du Plan K venue in Brussels. Joy Division, and Cabaret Voltaire performed on the club's opening night on 16 October. A few months later, in 1980, Honoré and Duval founded Factory Benelux as a Continental offshoot of Factory Records as well as Les Disques du Crépuscule, an independent Belgian music label. [5] [6] Honoré chose the name "Crépuscule." [7]
In the summer of 1984, she was the tour manager of Front 242 during their American tour. [8]
According to Honoré, in a 2010 interview, her relationship with Ian Curtis, which ended with his death in 1980, was platonic. [3] [4] Curtis' widow, Deborah Curtis, has characterised the relationship, which she claims began in August 1979, as an "affair". [9]
In Control, the Ian Curtis biographical film directed by Anton Corbijn in 2007, Honoré was played by Alexandra Maria Lara. [10] and Ian Curtis was played by actor Sam Riley, Lara's husband.
Honoré left the music business in 1985. From 1986 she worked as a civil servant, specifically as a secretary in the Research and Innovation department of the European Commission in Brussels. [11] She had two children, Bertrand and Sasha. [12] [13] She died of cancer on 3 July 2014. [14] [15] [16] [8] [17]
Annik Honoré | |
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Born |
Mons, Belgium | 12 October 1957
Died | 3 July 2014 | (aged 56)
Occupation(s) | Journalist, music promoter |
Annik Honoré (12 October 1957 – 3 July 2014) was a Belgian journalist and music promoter best known for her association with Ian Curtis, the former lead singer and lyricist of Joy Division. [1] She co-founded record labels Les Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Benelux.
Honoré was born in Mons, Belgium on 12 October 1957. [2] As a teenager she became interested in rock music, attending various concerts in London as well as other locations. She moved to London in 1979, taking a job as a secretary at the Belgian Embassy. [3] [4]
In late 1979, Honoré and journalist Michel Duval began promoting musical events at the Raffinerie du Plan K venue in Brussels. Joy Division, and Cabaret Voltaire performed on the club's opening night on 16 October. A few months later, in 1980, Honoré and Duval founded Factory Benelux as a Continental offshoot of Factory Records as well as Les Disques du Crépuscule, an independent Belgian music label. [5] [6] Honoré chose the name "Crépuscule." [7]
In the summer of 1984, she was the tour manager of Front 242 during their American tour. [8]
According to Honoré, in a 2010 interview, her relationship with Ian Curtis, which ended with his death in 1980, was platonic. [3] [4] Curtis' widow, Deborah Curtis, has characterised the relationship, which she claims began in August 1979, as an "affair". [9]
In Control, the Ian Curtis biographical film directed by Anton Corbijn in 2007, Honoré was played by Alexandra Maria Lara. [10] and Ian Curtis was played by actor Sam Riley, Lara's husband.
Honoré left the music business in 1985. From 1986 she worked as a civil servant, specifically as a secretary in the Research and Innovation department of the European Commission in Brussels. [11] She had two children, Bertrand and Sasha. [12] [13] She died of cancer on 3 July 2014. [14] [15] [16] [8] [17]