Marianne Dissard | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Marianne Dissard |
Born | Tarbes, France | May 20, 1969
Genres | art rock, baroque rock, chanson |
Occupation(s) | singer, photographer, author, director |
Instrument(s) | voice, production, visual arts, writing |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Vacilando '68/Le Pop Musik/ Trop Exprès Music |
Website | mariannedissard.com |
Marianne Dissard is a French-born American singer,[1] photographer, author, producer, and filmmaker.
She has released four albums,[2] four EPs, and a number of singles and collaborations. She started touring abroad in 2006, including in countries such as China, Turkey, New Zealand,[3] and Australia.
Her first book, memoir Not Me, was self-published in 2019. Her photography has been exhibited in Ramsgate (UK), Turner Contemporary[4] in Margate (UK), Paris (France), and Glasgow (UK).[5]
In 2004, Dissard founded The Tucson Suffragettes in Tucson, Arizona to encourage youth voter registration in the 2004 American presidential election cycle.[6]
Her 2019 memoir "Not Me" details her decades-long struggles with eating disorders and she has been open in sharing her experience on stage and in the media.[7][8]