In the Chedid family, young Billie Chedid, aged only 22, has absolutely nothing to envy of her illustrious father, Matthieu Chedid, in terms of musical talent. Indeed, the young woman made the decision to follow in the footsteps of her father by also launching a career as a singer. Billie Chedid recently performed her third solo concert as part of the MaMa Festival. She thus performed on the legendary stage of La Cigale in Paris. The young woman has already planned to release a first mini-album, called I move forwardat the beginning of 2025. “I move forward slowly. We're taking it slowly. There is no tour planned yet. I love the stage, I was lucky to be able to experience it with my father. After, it's much tougher to be alone at the microphone, with my songs and my lyrics. At La Cigale, I had a lot of pressure, but I am very well surrounded and that relaxed me“, she notably indicated in the columns of Parisian.
For the record, Billie Chedid is the eldest daughter of Matthieu Chedid. It was born on May 1, 2002, during his father's past union with his former partner Celine Bary. Very little known to the general public, Billie Chedid's mother was extremely discreet when she visited her daughter's father. The spectators were nevertheless able to see it in the musical tale the Pink Soldiershe played the hero's fiancée, which allowed her to share the stage with Matthieu Chedid. After their breakup, she opted for shared custody of their daughter with the musician. Asked by The Parisian about her childhood, Billie Chedid revealed some secrets about her mother. “When I was five or six years old, I wanted to be a cheesemaker or a butcher. But I always sang. Beyond my father, whom I adore, my mother sings extremely well and has an amazing musical culture, even if she is not in this profession“, she declared in particular.
Billie Chedid: Matthieu Chedid's daughter has not established any professional ties with the other musicians in her family
During this same interview, the young aspiring singer spoke about the pressure she might feel because of her famous surname. “If I had too much, I think I wouldn't go, she replies. In the family, we support each other and love each other too much for it to be a problem. We are lucky to have this common passion, but we don't make the same music at all. We don't have the same things to say and we aren't inspired by the same artists“, she assured. For his part, Matthieu Chedid had previously revealed that his daughter had not yet established any professional links with the other musicians in her family. “She doesn't really want me around. The idea is that she does things on her own and cultivates her own world.s”, he emphasized.
