NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Brigitte Fontaine on 20 June 2025. Brigitte Fontaine has been played over 90 times on NTS, first on 30 January 2015. Brigitte Fontaine's music has been featured on 76 episodes.

Brigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in Morlaix, France is a singer of avant-garde music. Her narrative music is experimental. She is also a writer, comedienne, playwright, and poet.

During the course of her career she employed numerous unusual musical styles, melting rock and roll, folk, free jazz, spoken word poetry and world rhythms. She collaborated with such celebrated musicians as Jean-Claude Vannier, Areski, Jacques Higelin, Sonic Youth, Stereolab, Noir Désir, Grace Jones, Gotan Project, Archie Shepp, Arno, Georges Moustaki and Art Ensemble of Chicago.