Pomme

Claire Pommet (; born 2 August 1996), known professionally as Pomme (, "apple" in French), is a French singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Born and raised near Lyon, she learned to play several instruments at a young age. Her debut studio album, À peu près, received critical acclaim for its mixture of pop and folk music and entered the French album charts at number 91. Pomme followed with her second studio album, Les failles (2019), which became her first project to reach the top 10 in her home country. The record was later reissued as Les failles cachées (2020) and re-entered record charts in two countries. Her third studio album, Consolation, was released on 26 August 2022.

Life and career 1996–2012: Early life

Claire Pommet was born on 2 August 1996 in Décines-Charpieu but grew up in Caluire-et-Cuire, a French town in the metropolis of Lyon. She learned music theory with her three siblings from the age of 6, joined a children's choir, La Cigale de Lyon, at age 7, and learned to play the cello at age 8. Her mother plays the flute while her father, a real estate agent, listened to Michel Polnareff, Serge Reggiani, and Charles Aznavour. One of her father's friends introduced her to American folk and country music. She is self-taught and publishes videos on the YouTube web platform. In early 2015, Pomme was signed to Polydor Records and began working on her debut extended play (EP) En cavale. She released her debut single "J'suis pas dupe" in June 2015. Following the EP's release in January 2016, it received a positive reception and was promoted with music videos and concerts.

2016–2017: À peu près In September 2017, aged 21, she performed for the first time at La Boule Noire in Paris. In October she released her first chanson française album, titled À peu près; it was described as a mixture of pop and folk by Salome Rouzerol-Douglas in Le Figaro. It was "very encouraging" according to Gilles Renault in Libération. Despite the acclaim received, Pomme expressed frustration towards the album since she felt trapped by "the desire to please [others] more" instead of herself. She performed in the first part of the Asaf Avidan tour in autumn 2017. In 2019, she released her second studio album Les failles (2019), which was later reissued a year later. Described by Pomme as an album with "absolute truth and humility", she conceived it while reflecting on a breakup. In February 2020, she won the Victoires de la Musique award for album révélation ("newcomer album") of the year with Les failles. The singer later released the EP Quarantine Phone Sessions in May 2020, which she stated to be available only during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

2021–present: Consolation In 2021, she was crowned artiste féminine ("female artist") of the year. On New Year's Day 2022, Pomme revealed plans of releasing a third studio album later that year through her Twitter account. Later in that month, her collaboration "Everything Matters" with Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora was released as a single from the latter's third studio album, The Gods We Can Touch.

In May 2022, she published the children's book Sous les paupières with French singer Pauline de Tarragon, who also did the illustrations.

She released her third studio album Consolation on August 26, 2022.

In 2024, she released two tracks in collaboration with Japanese folk artist Ichiko Aoba, a French version of Aoba's song "Seabed Eden" and a Japanese version of Pomme's song "Grandiose".

Artistry Pomme's music incorporates chanson française, folk-pop, The journalists of Libération and Le Figaro emphasized the quality of Pomme's live performances, during which she primarily plays the autoharp and the guitar.

Pomme noted that despite being heavily influenced by folk music, she has also listened to pop musicians. Lily Allen, Camélia Jordana, Cœur de Pirate, Keaton Henson, Aldous Harding, Dolly Parton and Kate Nash. The two now share their life in Paris and Montreal. For the 2020 municipal elections in Lyon, she made public her support for the Europe Écologie Les Verts party. In February 2021, in support of the #MeToo movement, Pomme stated that she had been "manipulated and morally and sexually harassed" from age 15 to 17.

Discography Studio albums TitleDetails Peak chart positionsFRA BEL(Wa) SWI À peu près Released: 6 October 2017 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 91 200 —Les failles Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 10 24 87Consolation Released: 26 August 2022 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 4 5 32Saisons Released: 22 March 2024 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 17 — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Reissues TitleDetails Peak chart positionsFR Les failles cachées Released: 14 February 2020 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 76 73 Les failles cachées (halloween version) Released: 30 October 2020 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — (Lot 2) Consolation Released: 10 February 2023 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — —

Extended plays TitleEP detailsEn cavale Released: 1 January 2016 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download, streamingA Peu Près – Sessions Montréalaises Released: 21 April 2018 Label: Polydor Format: LPQuarantine Phone Sessions Released: 20 April 2020 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist

ARIA: Gold BRMA: Platinum BPI: Silver Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 "La Nuit" 2025 — — — — — — — — — La Venue de l’avenir "Des Excuses" — — — — — — — — — "Le Village" 2026 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist TitleYear Peak chart positionsAlbum FRA 202556— "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

Music videos

+ Title Year Director(s) "J'suis pas dupe" 2015 Sébastien Brodart "Je t'emmènerais bien" "En cavale" "Jane & John" "Sans toi"2016 "De là-haut" 2017 Marta Bevacqua "A Lonely One" "On brûlera""Pauline" "Je sais pas danser"2019 Vladimir Féral "Anxiété" Hugo Pillard "Les oiseaux2020 Claire Pommet "Grandiose" Claire Pommet and Ambivalently Yours "Chanson For My Depressed Love" Claire Pommet and Hugo Pillard "Magie bleue" "À perte de vue" 2021 Vincent René-Lortie and Claire Pommet "Nelly" 2022 Jeanne Joly and Claire Pommet Director information obtained from each video description on YouTube.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 2023 Spirit of Ecstasy Jeanne Francœur Héléna Klotz 2025 Colours of Time Fleur Cédric Klapisch