Jehnny Beth is a French musician and actress originally from Poitiers and based in London, England since 2006. She came to notability within Europe as one half of the indie rock duo John & Jehn, and globally as frontwoman of the English post-punk band Savages. Her debut solo album To Love Is to Live was released to critical acclaim in June 2020. She has also collaborated with other artists such as Trentemøller, Julian Casablancas, Tindersticks, Gorillaz, Noel Gallagher, Romy Madley Croft of the xx, Idles and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream. In 2021, she released a duet album with Gillespie titled Utopian Ashes which received favourable reviews.
Jehnny Beth was born in Poitiers, Vienne, France to Catholic theater-director parents. Describing them, she said they, "[...] were keen to impress the importance of academic study on her and her sister [...]". She had her first music instructors, a pair of jazz musicians, to learn piano and sing at the age of around 8, Chet Baker's songs in English. Her theatrical and musical career started in an early age by playing the title role in Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt and performing her first piano recital at 10. She was trained in dramatic arts at the conservatoire de Poitiers.
In late 2006, she moved to London with fellow John & Jehn member Nicolas Congé (aka Johnny Hostile) to pursue their career as a duo.
| Date of Birth | 24th December 1984 |
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| Age | 40 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Country | France |
| Current City | Poitiers |
| Birth Place | Poitiers |
| Nationality | France |
| Citizenship | France |
| Language | French |
| Aliases | Jehnny Beth |
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| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | film actor, musician, stage actor, film director |
Movies / Shows by Jehnny Beth
Anatomy of a Fall
Astrakan
Paris, 13th District
