Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (September 12, 1961), in Montreal, Canada, is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author.
She has sold 25 million records and is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France.
Mylène Gautier was born in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada, a suburb (now borough) of Montreal. Her parents moved from France to Canada in the late 1950s as Farmer's father, Max, pursued an engineering contract on a dam. Her family returned to France when she was eight, settling in the Parisian suburb of Ville-d'Avray. In her teenage years, Farmer was passionate about horse-riding, going on to qualify as a riding instructor at the equestrian centre in Saumur.
