Name	Carl Barat
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Naionality	English
Date of Birth	6 June 1978
Place of Birth	Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
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Carl Barât was born in Basingstoke, England on 6 June 1978, spending most of his childhood in the nearby Hampshire town of Whitchurch. In a September 2004 interview with Blender Magazine, Barât mentioned having a French, Russian and Polish ethnic background.

As a youth, Barât divided his time between his divorced parents. His father, a former artist, worked in an armaments factory, and his mother, Chrissie, was part of the commune-dwelling counterculture and a member of peace groups such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Barât spent part of his childhood living with his mother on a commune in Somerset. He has one sister, actress-turned-singer Lucie Barât, who played Helen's handmaiden in the 2004 film Troy, and is currently the lead singer of The Fay Wrays; and five half-siblings.

In 1996, Barât was studying for a drama degree at Brunel University at the Runnymede campus in Egham, Surrey. He was somewhat disillusioned by his fellow drama students, but became well-acquainted with Peter Doherty's sister, Amy-Jo. Through her, Barât met Doherty.Barât initially disliked Doherty, who had a habit of being rude and irreverent on meeting people. However, they soon developed an intense friendship. The Libertines were subsequently formed with bassist John Hassall and drummer Gary Powell; John Hassall left however due to a disagreement with Doherty about a gig at Filthy McNasty's. Johnny Borrell of Razorlight replaced him but was touring with Alabama 3 and so missed all of the gigs. He was subsequently kicked out and when John Hassall heard that The Libertines had been signed to Rough Trade Records and offered to reassume bass duties. Barât and Doherty shared songwriting and singing duties as well as playing guitars.