Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti (born 25 February 1982, Paris), also known as Prudence, is a Finnish-French singer and composer. Her work has been compared to that of Björk, whom she cites as a major influence.[1] Merilahti was born to a French father and a Finnish mother.[2] She primarily uses English in music, which she learned at an early age.

Finnish is my intimate language; I speak Finnish with my mum and I've been living in France for most of my life, so it's been my secret language. My secret weapon somehow. So these different languages play different roles in my life, and English has always been the musical one.[3]

Olivia Merilahti
Olivia Merilahti with The Dø in a concert in Morlaix, 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti
Also known as	Prudence
Born	(1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 40)
Origin	Finland-France
Genres	Indie rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active	2007–present

Having studied classical music in Helsinki, Merilahti gravitated to rock music, then jazz and electronic music. In 2004, during the writing of music from the movie Empire of the Wolves, she met Dan Levy, with whom she formed French indie rock band The Dø. In 2020, she released a solo project under the name Prudence.[4]

Discography

• 2005: Empire of the Wolves / Soundtrack
• 2008: A Mouthful / The Dø
• 2011: Both Ways Open Jaws / The Dø
• 2014: Shake, Shook, Shaken / The Dø
• 2020: Be Water- EP / Prudence
• 2021: Beginnings / Prudence

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