• Her videos, since 1986's "Libertine", have mostly been long projects, ranging from 10 minutes to sometimes 20, and are mostly directed by Laurent Boutonnat. However, since the flop feature film project "Giorgino", her videos have been mostly directed by famous, well-respected artists, and most of them all filmed in the United States.
• Is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records twice: For top-selling single of all-time, for 1991's "D?senchant?e", and for most exported album of all-time, for 1995's "Anamorphos?e".
• Her surname, "Farmer", comes from actress Frances Farmer, a Hollywood actress who was famous for her iconoclasm, and was admitted to a mental institution by her mother and studio, and administered shock therapy.

Marie Helene Gauthier was born on September 12, 1961, in the Montreal suburb of Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada. Her father Max was a civil engineer and her mother Marguerite stayed at home to take care of the children, who also included Brigitte, Michel, and Jean-Loup.

As a child, Marie Helene, who was nicknamed Mylene, was very introverted and secretive. She had a passion for insects and there was constantly an aura of mystery around her.