Jean-Pierre Barda

Michel Jean-Pierre Barda (Hebrew: ז'אן פייר ברדה; born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish and Israeli singer, actor, make up artist and hair dresser of French/Algerian Jewish descent. He is one of the founding members of the pop group Army of Lovers. Jean-Pierre Barda was born in Paris, France. His father was of Algerian Jewish origin. When he was seven, he moved to Sweden with his family, settling in Stockholm. Barda immigrated to Israel in 2015. He currently lives in Tel Aviv. He is openly gay since he came out at age 16. His parents kicked him out for his sexuality, and he did not have contact with them for 15 years after.