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Heloise Letissier – French Singer

Date 2017-01-15

From the group Christine and the Queens, Heloise Letissier is a French singer, producer, and songwriter. Her amazing work is a display of art, music, performance, drawings, videos, and photography. In 2012, she signed to the independent record label - Because Music.

 

Letissier was born in Nantes, France to a couple of teachers. Her father teaches English at The University of Nantes, specializing in Victorian era literature. While her mother teacher Latin and French at a middle school. Her parents influenced her work by recommending writers like Judith Butler and Sarah Waters.

 

She studied at the Ecole normale Superieure de Lyon taking theater, before moving to Paris where she finished her studies. In 2010, she was inspired by some local drag queens, and musicians, like Russella. Eventually, the queens were used as backup singers and her name Christine and the Queens was born. In 2016, BBC named Letissier one of the most influential and inspirational women in the world.

 

The feminine name Heloise is the French version of Eloise, which is from the Old French name Héloïse. The name Héloïse is most likely from the Germanic name Helewidis, taken from the elements heil that means “healthy” or “hale” and wid that means “wide”. Sometimes the name is linked to the Greek word helios that means “sun” or even the name Louise, even though there is no etymological connection. There are a few people with the name, from Heloise the American advice columnist to Heloise Bowles Cruse the American advice columnist.

Heloise Meaning

Name :

Heloise

Meaning of Heloise :
French form of Louise.Renowned in battle.
Origin of name Heloise :
French

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