Annik Honoré

Annik Honoré (12 October 1957 – 3 July 2014) was a Belgian journalist and music promoter best known for her association with Ian Curtis, the former lead singer and lyricist of Joy Division.[1] She co-founded record labels Les Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Benelux.

Annik Honoré
Born(1957-10-12)12 October 1957
Mons, Belgium
Died3 July 2014(2014-07-03) (aged 56)
OccupationJournalist and music promoter

Early life

Honoré was born in Mons, Belgium on 12 October 1957.[2] As a teenager she became interested in rock music, attending various concerts in London as well as other locations. She moved to London in 1979, taking a job as a secretary at the Belgian Embassy.[3][4]

In late 1979, Honoré and journalist Michel Duval began promoting musical events at the Raffinerie du Plan K venue in Brussels. Joy Division, and Cabaret Voltaire performed on the club's opening night on 16 October. A few months later, in 1980, Honoré and Duval founded Factory Benelux as a Continental offshoot of Factory Records as well as Les Disques du Crépuscule, an independent Belgian music label.[5][6] Honoré chose the name "Crépuscule."[7]

In the summer 1984, she was the tour manager of Front 242 during their American tour.[8]

Relationship with Ian Curtis

According to Honoré in a 2010 interview, her relationship with Ian Curtis before his death in 1980 was entirely platonic.[3][4] Curtis' widow Deborah Curtis has characterised the relationship as an "affair", which she claims began in August 1979.[9] In Control, the Ian Curtis biographical film directed by Anton Corbijn in 2007, Honoré was played by Alexandra Maria Lara.[10]

Later life

Honoré left the music business in 1985. From 1986 she worked as a civil servant, more specifically as a secretary in the Research and Innovation department of the European Commission in Brussels.[11] She had two children, Bertrand and Sasha.[12][13] She died on 3 July 2014 of cancer.[14][15][16][8][17]

References
  1. Hook, Peter (2013). Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780062222572.
  2. Van Tichel, Christine (4 July 2014). "Belgische vriendin van Ian Curtis overleden". deRedactie.be. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. Cornet, Philippe (1 February 2011). "Ian Curtis and Annik Honoré - the Dazzling History of Joy Division". Joy Division Bootlegs. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. Cornet, Philippe (14 June 2010). "Ian Curtis et Annik Honoré: l'histoire fulgurante de Joy Division". Le Vif. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0199832606.
  6. Brinkhuis, Frank (1990). "Les Disques Du Crépuscule - healthy eclecticism and dodgy foreign deals". Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  7. Annik Honoré (1957-2014) profile, Les Disques du Crépuscule obituary; accessed 6 July 2014.
  8. "Annik Honoré: Journalist, Music Promoter and Protagonist of the 'Cold Wave' Scene of the 1980s". The Independent. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. Barton, Laura (10 April 2005). "I was just besotted". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  10. Savage, Jon (7 October 2007). "Dark star: The final days of Ian Curtis by his Joy Division bandmates". The Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  11. Farewell to a musical muse, European Voice vol.20 nr.27 10–16 July 2014, page 23.
  12. Bayon (3 July 2014). "Annik Honoré, morte amoureuse du chanteur Ian Curtis". Liberation. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  13. Reade, Lindsay. Ian Curtis - L'âme damnée de Joy Division. CAMION BLANC. p. 490. ISBN 978-2910196837.
  14. "5 July 2014 Annik Honoré (1957-2014)". lesdisquesducrepuscule.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  15. Cornet, Philippe (3 July 2014). "Annik Honoré est morte: retour sur son histoire fulgurante avec Ian Curtis de Joy Division". Le Vif. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  16. Pottier, Francois (3 July 2014). "Annik Honoré, "l'inspiratrice" de la chanson "Love Will Tear Us Apart" de Joy Division, est morte". Slate. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  17. Zacharie, Didier (3 July 2014). "Annik Honoré, la petite amie belge de Ian Curtis, est morte". Le Soir. Retrieved 3 July 2014.


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