Marie-Laure Norindr (born 17 June 1991, in Paris, France), also known as Kayane, is a French electronic sports player and journalist. She specializes in fighting games, in particular in the Dead or Alive, Soulcalibur and Street Fighter series, and has been playing competitively since 2001. Since then, according to Guinness World Records in 2011, she has been the most successful female participant in fighting game tournaments, especially regarding the Soulcalibur games. She is currently sponsored by Red Bull.
Marie-Laure Norindr was born June 17, 1991 in Paris and grew up in Argenteuil, a north-western suburb. She is of Laotian and Vietnamese descent and her nickname Kayane comes from conjunction of the names of Dead or Alive characters Kasumi and Ayane.
Kayane has played video games since her early childhood, interested in a variety of genres. In 2001, she won the second place in France's vice-champion in Dead or Alive 2 at an age of nine; it was the first tournament that she has ever participated in. Since then, she has competed in scores of gaming competitions in France and around the world (over 80 in total by 2012), winning many of them; her Major League Gaming record includes second place in Soulcalibur V in 2012. She has been a member of the Mad Catz pro gaming team and was sponsored by eLive.pro. In 2014, Kayane became the first electronic athlete from France to be sponsored by Red Bull.