Coucou Chloe

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Coucou Chloe
Background information
Birth nameChloe Erika Jane Olivié
OriginBiot, France
Genres
experimental hip hop, electronic, UK bass, deconstructed club, industrial hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Music producer
  • singer
  • DJ
Labels
  • Creamcake
  • Nuxxe
Websitewww.coucouchloe.com

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[edit]

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[edit]

Solo as Coucou Chloe[edit]

  • 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

With Sega Bodega as Y1640[edit]

  • "Spit Intent" (Nuxxe, 2016) – single
  • "Weep" (Nuxxe, 2017) – single

Collaborations[edit]

  • 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)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Dunn, Frankie (15 November 2019). "step on our throats, coucou chloe!". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's futuristic club sound is connected to London's creative scene". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ^ a b c "An interview with coucou chloé". atractivoquenobello. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. ^ "The subtlest electronic music has a French name: Coucou Chloe". highxtar.com. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. ^ a b c d "Coucou Chloe's Pop Star Dreams Are the Stuff of Nightmares". Highsnobiety. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  7. ^ "NUXXE: a truly radical club collective". Dazed. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  8. ^ "coucou chloé". Boiler Room. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  9. ^ "London Producer Coucou Chloé's "Doom" Is A Delicious Three-Minute Tantrum". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  10. ^ "Rihanna apologizes to Muslim community for "offensive" song played during Fenty fashion show". The Fader. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  11. ^ "Coucou Chloe apologises for use of an Islamic hadith in a track played at Rihanna's Fenty show". DummyMag. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  12. ^ "Coucou Chloe – Erika Jane · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  13. ^ "Coucou Chloe shares 'Silver B' from new EP, Naughty Dog". Fact (UK magazine). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  14. ^ "Coucou Chloe announces four-track EP, 'ONE'". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

External links[edit]

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