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Chloe Erika Jane Olivié, known by her stage name Coucou Chloe or Coucou Chloé, is a French music producer, singer and DJ, living in London. [1]
Biography
Olivié grew up in Biot, a village in the south of France. [2] As a child she played a lot of piano, having been given one by her grandparents. [2] She moved to nearby Nice to study contemporary art at Villa Arson and while there began taking her music production seriously. [2] She left before completing the course [3] and moved to London soon after. [4]
Her experimental music [5]—"austere, skeletal beats over which she often drapes her deadpan voice" and sampled animal noises—is often labelled as "deconstructed club music". [6] She creates it with Logic Pro on a laptop, an external keyboard, and a microphone. [6] Olivié is inspired by 1990s hip hop music, in particular Snoop Dogg. [1]
The name Coucou Chloe "comes from a song her younger brother Leo (whose name is tattooed twice on her fingers) recorded in a card for her birthday. She'd go on to play the song at parties, and the name found a permanent home in her friends' heads". [6] "Coucou" is a cute way of saying "hi". [2]
Coucou Chloe is a co-founding member of music collective and record label Nuxxe (pronounced "newksie"), alongside Sega Bodega and Shygirl, both of whom she has collaborated with. [1] [6] [7] She and Sega Bodega produce music as Y1640. [4]
In October 2016, Coucou Chloe DJd her first Boiler Room set in Berlin. [3] [8]
She has modelled for Burberry and Vivienne Westwood fashion campaigns. [3] Her 2016 track [9] "Doom" was used by Rihanna for her Fenty x Puma New York Fashion Week show in 2017. [3] [1] "Underdog" was played during Joseph Altuzarra's 2017 Paris show. [1] In 2020, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty fashion show premiered on Amazon Prime, again using "Doom." However Olivié and Rihanna apologised after Muslims accused the show of disrespect because "Doom" contains a recording of a hadith, or a sacred Islamic text. [10] [11]
Discography
Solo as Coucou Chloe
- Halo (Creamcake, 2016) – EP [4]
- Erika Jane (Nuxxe, 2017) – EP [12]
- Naughty Dog (Nuxxe, 2019) – EP [13]
- "Drop Ten" (Nuxxe, 2020) – single
- "Nobody" (Nuxxe, 2020) – single
- One (self-released, 2021) – EP [14]
- 1 (self-released, 2022) – EP
- Wizz (Cobrah Remix) (self-released, 2022) – single
- Drift (self-released, 2023) – single
- Pokerface (self-released, 2023) – single
- Fever Dream (self-released, 2023) – album [15]
With Sega Bodega as Y1640
- "Spit Intent" (Nuxxe, 2016) – single
- "Weep" (Nuxxe, 2017) – single
Collaborations
- Campana with Dinamarca (2019)
- Bustdown Entrails with Hearteyes and Brodinski (2021)
- Stupid Love (Coucou Chloe Remix with Lady Gaga (2021)
- Walk Fast, Die Slow with DJ Topgun (2022)
- True with Housewife 9 (2022)
- It's Just This Thing with Zero (2022)
- Thief in the Night with Kelvin Krash (2022)
- Ice Castles with Matt OX (2023)
References
- ^ a b c d e Hahn, Rachel. "Meet the Producer Whose Twisted Songs Made Their Way Into Rihanna's Fashion Show". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c d Dunn, Frankie (15 November 2019). "step on our throats, coucou chloe!". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's futuristic club sound is connected to London's creative scene". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c "An interview with coucou chloé". atractivoquenobello. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "The subtlest electronic music has a French name: Coucou Chloe". highxtar.com. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's Pop Star Dreams Are the Stuff of Nightmares". Highsnobiety. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "NUXXE: a truly radical club collective". Dazed. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "coucou chloé". Boiler Room. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "London Producer Coucou Chloé's "Doom" Is A Delicious Three-Minute Tantrum". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Rihanna apologizes to Muslim community for "offensive" song played during Fenty fashion show". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe apologises for use of an Islamic hadith in a track played at Rihanna's Fenty show". DummyMag. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe – Erika Jane · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe shares 'Silver B' from new EP, Naughty Dog". Fact (UK magazine). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe announces four-track EP, 'ONE'". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "COUCOU CHLOE - FEVER DREAM Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Coucou Chloe discography at Discogs
- Y1640 (Coucou Chloe and Sega Bodega) discography at Discogs
Coucou Chloe | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chloe Erika Jane Olivié |
| Origin | Biot, France |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Labels |
|
| Website |
www |
Chloe Erika Jane Olivié, known by her stage name Coucou Chloe or Coucou Chloé, is a French music producer, singer and DJ, living in London. [1]
Biography
Olivié grew up in Biot, a village in the south of France. [2] As a child she played a lot of piano, having been given one by her grandparents. [2] She moved to nearby Nice to study contemporary art at Villa Arson and while there began taking her music production seriously. [2] She left before completing the course [3] and moved to London soon after. [4]
Her experimental music [5]—"austere, skeletal beats over which she often drapes her deadpan voice" and sampled animal noises—is often labelled as "deconstructed club music". [6] She creates it with Logic Pro on a laptop, an external keyboard, and a microphone. [6] Olivié is inspired by 1990s hip hop music, in particular Snoop Dogg. [1]
The name Coucou Chloe "comes from a song her younger brother Leo (whose name is tattooed twice on her fingers) recorded in a card for her birthday. She'd go on to play the song at parties, and the name found a permanent home in her friends' heads". [6] "Coucou" is a cute way of saying "hi". [2]
Coucou Chloe is a co-founding member of music collective and record label Nuxxe (pronounced "newksie"), alongside Sega Bodega and Shygirl, both of whom she has collaborated with. [1] [6] [7] She and Sega Bodega produce music as Y1640. [4]
In October 2016, Coucou Chloe DJd her first Boiler Room set in Berlin. [3] [8]
She has modelled for Burberry and Vivienne Westwood fashion campaigns. [3] Her 2016 track [9] "Doom" was used by Rihanna for her Fenty x Puma New York Fashion Week show in 2017. [3] [1] "Underdog" was played during Joseph Altuzarra's 2017 Paris show. [1] In 2020, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty fashion show premiered on Amazon Prime, again using "Doom." However Olivié and Rihanna apologised after Muslims accused the show of disrespect because "Doom" contains a recording of a hadith, or a sacred Islamic text. [10] [11]
Discography
Solo as Coucou Chloe
- Halo (Creamcake, 2016) – EP [4]
- Erika Jane (Nuxxe, 2017) – EP [12]
- Naughty Dog (Nuxxe, 2019) – EP [13]
- "Drop Ten" (Nuxxe, 2020) – single
- "Nobody" (Nuxxe, 2020) – single
- One (self-released, 2021) – EP [14]
- 1 (self-released, 2022) – EP
- Wizz (Cobrah Remix) (self-released, 2022) – single
- Drift (self-released, 2023) – single
- Pokerface (self-released, 2023) – single
- Fever Dream (self-released, 2023) – album [15]
With Sega Bodega as Y1640
- "Spit Intent" (Nuxxe, 2016) – single
- "Weep" (Nuxxe, 2017) – single
Collaborations
- Campana with Dinamarca (2019)
- Bustdown Entrails with Hearteyes and Brodinski (2021)
- Stupid Love (Coucou Chloe Remix with Lady Gaga (2021)
- Walk Fast, Die Slow with DJ Topgun (2022)
- True with Housewife 9 (2022)
- It's Just This Thing with Zero (2022)
- Thief in the Night with Kelvin Krash (2022)
- Ice Castles with Matt OX (2023)
References
- ^ a b c d e Hahn, Rachel. "Meet the Producer Whose Twisted Songs Made Their Way Into Rihanna's Fashion Show". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c d Dunn, Frankie (15 November 2019). "step on our throats, coucou chloe!". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's futuristic club sound is connected to London's creative scene". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b c "An interview with coucou chloé". atractivoquenobello. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "The subtlest electronic music has a French name: Coucou Chloe". highxtar.com. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's Pop Star Dreams Are the Stuff of Nightmares". Highsnobiety. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "NUXXE: a truly radical club collective". Dazed. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "coucou chloé". Boiler Room. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "London Producer Coucou Chloé's "Doom" Is A Delicious Three-Minute Tantrum". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Rihanna apologizes to Muslim community for "offensive" song played during Fenty fashion show". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe apologises for use of an Islamic hadith in a track played at Rihanna's Fenty show". DummyMag. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe – Erika Jane · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe shares 'Silver B' from new EP, Naughty Dog". Fact (UK magazine). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Coucou Chloe announces four-track EP, 'ONE'". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "COUCOU CHLOE - FEVER DREAM Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Coucou Chloe discography at Discogs
- Y1640 (Coucou Chloe and Sega Bodega) discography at Discogs