Avant que l'ombre... is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on 4 April 2005., this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..."

Mylène Jeanne Gautier, known professionally as Mylène Farmer, is a French singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 30 million records worldwide, she is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France, where she holds the record for the most number one hit singles, with twenty-one – eight of which were consecutive.