Claudine Muno

I say Luxembourg, you probably say...erm. If you are a cyclingbuff, you know that Frank Schleck and Kim Kirchen are from the Grand Duchy. If you're a music buff, you might know that Stefan and Brian of Placebo know each other from the American School in Luxembourg. Ofcourse you know that France Gall won the Eurovision Songcontest for the little country with Poupée de Cire. But do you know any Luxembourgian bands? You do now, 'cause here's Claudine Muno and the Luna Boots. Fronted by writer Muno, who debuted at 16 with an English novel. She has written a lot of books by now, her style is compared to Belgian Amelie Nothomb. The latter wrote songlyrics (for RoBERT), Muno formed a band in the late nineties, and made four cd's. I know only the most recent, Petites Chansons Méchantes, a folky 'n funny affair. Her singing voice and music reminds me of Emily Loizeau (Wiki says Jewel and Alanis, but that's just silly). On her new album, Claudine and band (that also features backup singer Sandra Cifani) play French songs (also the best songs), English songs and one in Luxembourgish.

Claudine Muno & Luna Boots - Je n'aime pas les robes (video)
Claudine Muno & Luna Boots - Au Secours

I can give away one cd by Claudine. You know what to do: write a guestpost on your favourite French female singer or song, and you can win! Send entries to guuzbourg@gmail.com