Carole Atem

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Carole Atem (born 4 October 1982) [1] is a French Polynesian musician and academic who works as a lecturer in French language and literature at the University of French Polynesia. She is the daughter of educator Felix Atem and sister of academic and musician Florent Atem. [2]

Atem played the piano from age 8, and has been singing since age 14. [2] She trained at the Vocal Institute of Technology in Hollywood, [1] and recorded several albums with her brother. [2] She initially trained to be a teacher, graduating in 2004 from the University of French Polynesia, and then teaching at Taaone College. [2] She then studied at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3, graduating in 2014 after completing a thesis on the memoirs of Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras. [2] Her thesis was published as a book in 2018. [3] She then worked as a lecturer at the UPF. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Biography". Carole & Florent ATEM. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carole et Florent Atem, l'inséparable fratrie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Les travaux de Carole Atem publiés chez Honoré Champion" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Carole Atem, enseignante et musicienne" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.


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