Jean-Pierre Barda
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Michel Jean-Pierre Barda (Template:Langx; born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish and Israeli singer, actor, make up artist and hair dresser of French/Algerian Jewish descent. He is one of the founding members of the pop group Army of Lovers.
Biography
Jean-Pierre Barda was born in Paris, France. His father was of Algerian Jewish origin. When he was seven, he moved to Sweden with his family, settling in Stockholm.<ref name=haaretz>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="ref_1">Template:Cite web</ref> Barda immigrated to Israel in 2015. He currently lives in Tel Aviv.<ref name=haaretz/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has been openly gay since he came out at age 16. His parents kicked him out for his sexuality, and he did not have contact with them for 15 years after.<ref name=haaretz/>
Music and acting career
Barda started out working with Alexander Bard as a part of the music group Barbie. He initially called himself Farouk, but reverted to his real name when Barbie later evolved into the group Army of Lovers. Barda has been with the group throughout all of its incarnations.
In 2004, Barda considered joining a new band called Bodies Without Organs. This did not come to fruition, and Barda's explicit involvement extended only as far as co-writing BWO's first single "Living in a Fantasy".
Barda is also known as a hair-dresser and make-up artist. He has starred in movies, television and photo shoots.
Theater
- Template:Lang (Swedish version of Template:Lang) (1995) – the butler
Film
- "Army of Lovers in the Holy Land" (2018) — himself<ref name="army-in-holy">Template:Cite web</ref>
- "Template:Lang" (2000) – himself
- "Once in a Lifetime" (2000) (International: English title) – himself
- "House of Angels: The Second Summer" (1994) – himself
TV
- Template:Lang (Swedish version of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous) – host
- Miss Sweden 2002 Competition – host
- Sally (1999) – himself
- Silikon (1999–2001) – make-over artist/host
See also
References
External links
- 1965 births
- Swedish Jews
- Gay Jews
- Living people
- Musicians from Stockholm
- French emigrants to Sweden
- Swedish emigrants to Israel
- Swedish dance musicians
- French dance musicians
- Swedish male film actors
- Swedish male television actors
- French people of Algerian-Jewish descent
- Swedish LGBTQ singers
- French LGBTQ singers
- Israeli LGBTQ singers
- French gay actors
- French gay musicians
- Swedish gay actors
- Swedish gay musicians
- Israeli gay actors
- Israeli gay musicians
- English-language singers from Sweden
- Gay singers
- 20th-century French LGBTQ people
- 21st-century French LGBTQ people
- 20th-century Swedish LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Swedish LGBTQ people
- 20th-century Israeli LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Israeli LGBTQ people