From “Helena of the Star Academy” to Helena itself, there is only one step! Since the end of the “Star Academy” tour, applauded by more than 450,000 spectators, the young Belgian artist has immersed herself headlong into work, with the aim of capitalizing on the light that tele-hook has brought her to launch your own career. “ Now it becomes real » assures the semi-finalist of the show at the microphone of Purecharts, who is making a more than promising debut. Certified gold in Belgium, her first single “Aimée pour de vérité” is approaching 13 million plays on Spotify and Helena has just received her first nomination for the NRJ Music Awards. « Before that, I had never been in the studio, I had never written, never composed. So in the studio, I don’t allow myself to say “No but I know I’m right”. Because I don’t know! I learn every day and I also surround myself with people I trust. So I allow myself to trust these people » confides the 22-year-old singer, aware of the road ahead to learn to flourish as an artist.
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“I see myself writing like when I speak in real life”
This summer, to make the presentations, Helena released a first EP of two tracks including the songs “Nouveau coeur” and “Summer Body”. How did she design her artistic universe? “ I refined it by meeting Vincha, with whom I co-wrote all my titles and all the next ones too. Before doing anything together, we got to know each other and he asked me: “How do you see yourself? As a singer, in your themes, in your way of writing, how do you see things?”. So I gave him a very concrete example: I don’t see writing like Zaho by Sagazan, in a very poetic way, but I also don’t see writing like Camile Lellouche where it’s very raw » deciphers Helena, who wants to remain above all authentic: “ I really see myself writing like when I speak in real life, in a spontaneous, funny way, always with a little dose of hope ».
“Everything represents me”
In the crosshairs now? The conception and recording of his first album, in full development. “ Frankly, I’m very happy because it’s starting to take shape. We’re not there yet but we already have quite a few titles and it’s progressing, it’s progressing well and it’s progressing as I want it to. Everything represents me » says Helena, impatient to reveal more to the public. “ Most of the ideas for the texts, if not all, come from me. I feel like I’ve already learned a lot about the ideas or themes. Everything that concerns sounds or musical production, I put myself a little less into it because it’s really not my field » she confides, more “ focus on the text, the topline, on the little note that gives you chills and that you don’t expect » : « Where I can put my paw, I put it ».
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Without mentioning a release date, Helena promises an album that will “ look like ». « I don’t write about my life, about events that I was able to experience directly or indirectly, it’s very precise. We are on details where we always try that it can speak to people, that people can identify with the song but frankly, it’s me and that me » smiles the singer, who wants “ to defend causes » in the manner of what she offers with “Summer Body”: “ It was a theme that was too important for me and which was very current, in our society, but also very current in my head and in my body. I am in this spirit of defending causes but which speaks to me at 22 years old as a woman “. Strongly!
