Loene Carmen, also known as Lo Carmen, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actress.

Biographie

Carmen married actor Aden Young in Zebulon, Georgia in 2014 after a ten year relationship. They have two sons, Chester Van (b. 2011) and Dutch Bon (b. 2007). Young directed the music video for "Nashville High" and edited Carmen's "Mimic the Rain" clip. Carmen co-composed the score for Young's short film The Rose of Ba Ziz, as well as appearing in it.

Carmen's daughter, Holiday Sidewinder (b. 1990), is also a singer-songwriter. Sidewinder's godfather is actor Noah Taylor.

Carmen cites close family friend Australian soul singer Wendy Saddington as a major influence, after watching hundreds of performances she gave accompanied by Peter Head since the 1980s. Carmen's mother, a film seamstress, made Chrissie Amphlett's iconic schoolgirl tunics