Edwige Belmore
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| Born | Edwige Belmor February 26, 1956 Villejuif, Paris |
| Died | September 22, 2015 (aged 59) |
| Notable work | Singer with Mathématiques Modernes: Jacno – Disco Rough / Rectangle (1980), Paris Tokyo (1981), Les Visiteurs Du Soir (1981) |
| Movement | punk fashion synth pop no wave |
Edwige, also known as Edwige Belmore and Edwige Braun-Belmore and la reine du punk a Paris (February 26, 1957 – September 22, 2015) was a French model, singer, artist and actress. She was considered a blonde icon of 1980s No Wave New York/France connection after she appeared on the cover of Façade magazine (No. 4) kissing Andy Warhol on the cheek. The magazine cover text read: “The Queen of Punk and the Pope of Pop”.
Edwige founded (with Claude Arto) the post-punk synth pop musical group Mathématiques modernes with which she sang, and released four albums. She was for a time the doorman/bouncer/promoter of the club Le Palace. In New York she promoted nights at Area, Danceteria, Tunnel, and The Palladium Niteclub. She was photographed by famous photographers of the day like Helmut Newton, Maripol, Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Pierre et Gilles who photographed her as Sainte Gertrude the Great. She walked the runway for Jean-Paul Gaultier and Thierry Mugler. Throughout the 80s, Edwige went back and forth from New York City and Paris where she sang at Les Bains-Douches.