GiedRé

Giedrė Barauskaitė (born in Vilnius, 23 October 1985) better known by her stage mononym GiedRé or Giedré (pronounced /ɡje.dʁe/), is a Lithuanian-born singer-songwriter comedian based in France.

GiedRé
GiedRé (2011)
Background information
Birth nameGiedrė Barauskaitė
Born (1985-10-23) 23 October 1985
Vilnius
OriginFrench singer of Lithuanian origin
GenresHumorous songs
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active2009–present
LabelsLe rat des villes
Websitewww.giedre.fr

Born in Lithuania, she moved with her mother to a Paris suburb after the death of her father when she was just seven. After her baccalauréat, she studied drama at Cours Florent and ENSATT (École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre) and appeared in small roles in television, theatre, and advertisements. She composed a few songs and started performing them in a local bar in the early 2000s. Noticed by Raphaël Mezrahi during an audition, she opened for him at a show of his in La Cigale. She was invited a number of times to the Europe 1 show C'est quoi ce bordel? presented by Laurent Baffie. Using the stage name Moisie, she opened to Baffie shows for a month and a half, followed by opening for comedian Oldelaf. In 2011, she had her debut independent album release and appeared in Les Francofolies de La Rochelle and FrancoFolies de Montréal, Les Francofolies de Spa in Belgium became a laureat of Fonds d'action et d'initiative rock (FAIR) in 2012. She engaged on a local tour with 100 dates in two years. Wearing colourful folkloric clothes, her repertoire is full of politically incorrect, black humour, and controversial taboo subjects.[1]

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak positions
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
[3]
2011 Mon premier disque  –  –
2012 Mon premier album genre Panninni  –  –
2013 MoN PReMieR BesT oF 129 67
MoN PREMIER ALbuM VeNdu daNS LeS VRAIS MAGASINS  – 111
MoN PREMIER ALbuM SoRTi au JaPoN  –  –
2014 MoN PReMieR aLBuM aVeC D'auTReS iNSTRuMeNTS Que JuSTe La GuiTaRe  –  –
2016 Lalala  –  –
2018 GiedRé Est Les Gens  –  –

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[2]		 BEL
(Wa)
[3]
2014 "Chut" (as Giedré) 86  – MoN PReMieR aLBuM aVeC D'auTReS iNSTRuMeNTS Que JuSTe La GuiTaRe
"Toutes des putes" (as Giedré) 129  –
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References
  1. Gilles renault (15 May 2012). "GiedRé, sans tabou, ni trompette" (in French). Libération]]. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. "GiedRé discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. "GiedRé discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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