Anna Chalon
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Anna Chalon (born 30 October 1989), also known under the stage name Kiddo, is a French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and performer. She wrote and performed the song Run and Hide for the film Je l'aimais (Somebody I Loved), based on the book by Anna Gavalda.[1] She composes and performs the title Hush Hush played during the end credits of No et moi based on the novel of Delphine de Vigan. She is the daughter of Zabou Breitman and sister of Antonin Chalon.
Biography
[edit]After obtaining her law degree from the Panthéon-Assas University, Anna Chalon studied music.[citation needed] She is a graduate of the London Music School and the Berklee College of Music in Boston.[citation needed]
In 2009, her song Run and Hide was nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards in the category of Best Original Song written specifically for film.[2] The song was up against those by established artists such as Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Bruce Springsteen and Allah Rakha Rahman.
The release of her first studio album was in 2012. This was done in collaboration with Jay Newland, who has worked on the first album of Norah Jones, Come Away with Me.[3] In 2022 Anna Chalon, Kiddo has featured/ vocalized a popular song "Headlights" which is singled by DJ Alok and DJ Alan Walker. The song is released by Controversia, upload on YouTube channels of both DJs.
Filmography
[edit]- 2001: Se souvenir des belles choses by Zabou Breitman
- 2006: L'Homme de sa vie by Zabou Breitman
- 2009: Je l'aimais by Zabou Breitman
- 2010: No et moi by Zabou Breitman
References
[edit]- ^ Auteuil, Daniel (22 May 2011). "Someone I Loved (Je L'Aimais) 2009". Phoenix Cinema. Phoenix.
- ^ "Nominees 9th World Soundtrack Awards announced". World Soundtrack Academy. Belgium. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012.
- ^ Small, Mark (2007). "Jay Newland '84: No Newcomer". Berklee Today. Boston.
External links
[edit]
Anna Chalon at IMDb
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Paris
- French women singer-songwriters
- French singer-songwriters
- French people of Russian-Jewish descent
- French women guitarists
- Berklee College of Music alumni
- 21st-century French singers
- 21st-century French women singers
- 21st-century guitarists
- 21st-century women guitarists