Angèle acts in the shadows. Officially on hiatus after the grueling “Nonante-Cinq Tour” which accompanied the tremendous success of her second album (425,000 sales), the Belgian singer seemingly had a prosperous 2024 between her multiple duets. with Mahmood (“Sempre / Jamais”), Gazo or Damso (“Try Everything”), his collaborations with the luxury brands Chanel, Courrèges or Coperni, and his performance at the JO with Phoenix and Kavinsky, which gave birth to the huge hit “Nightcall”. The 29-year-old artist says he only thought about the proposal for one night. “ In artistic matters, I wanted to maintain control for a long time, probably because I had the feeling of having to prove myself as a singer, author, producer… I was afraid of being dispossessed. This time I knew I was in good hands » she confides in the pages of M, the magazine of the Worldof which she is on the cover.
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“Reconnect with the naturalness of my beginnings”
Angèle details her creative process, from the premises she occupies in Brussels with her own production, publishing and management companies. “ Why did it work so quickly at first? Because it was spontaneous. And this spontaneity, with success, I lost it a little: I had to professionalize myself » analyzes the French pop star, who does not want to rush her return with a third album that she knows is highly anticipated: “ Today, I have the feeling, by giving myself the time to do things well, to reconnect with the naturalness of my beginnings “. However, the project is gradually taking shape. Angèle understands it “ at his own pace with Tristan Salvati », the producer of his hits “Everything forget”, “Balance ton quoi” or “Fever” with Dua Lipa, “ without setting a specific deadline ».
“The Brat tidal wave is doing a lot of good”
On the other hand, the five-time winner of the Victoires de la Musique already has a watchword: freedom! To create her new pieces, she takes as an example another pop star… of English nationality: Charli XCX, who won everything in her path with the “Brat” phenomenon. “ In the escalation of anxieties that assail us – confinement, global warming, wars, the return of Trump…, the “Brat” tidal wave is doing a lot of good. Charli XCX embraces her club side, almost punk, she doesn't make the effort to be polite, and that pleases » underlines the interpreter of “Notre Dame”, all the more admiring since she often had the feeling of having to behave well to please: “ I who sometimes feel like I have to tone down my words for fear of bad buzz, I find that very inspiring ».
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Angèle also claims in the interview to have been slapped by discovering the fantastic documentary series dedicated to DJ Mehdi, broadcast at the start of the school year on Arte: “ He opened so many doors! After each episode, I bombarded Tristan [Salvati] of excited messages until 2 a.m.: “You absolutely have to watch this series!” Obviously he had already seen it all “. Hyper pop, electronic music, hip-hop… These two inspirations have in common that they have broken barriers by going against the tide of trends. Angèle's third album will therefore be ambitious. Strongly!
