The Parisian artist, of Cameroonian and Swiss origins, will release her first album on January 31 next. The favorite “tells the story of a girl who becomes a woman, of a struggle, of a love, of a person both coveted and vulnerable. The favorite is the one who fights to find her place. The one who is full of confidence during the day and who doubts at night.” After three EPs, Yoa will very soon confirm that she is the new rising star of French song. Her specificity? Her youthful, uninhibited and explosive side. The poetry of his beginnings, tinged with pop and electric music, was emulated. In 2024, Yoa will reach 40 million streams. This year, the one who has already opened for Eddy de Pretto is ready to enter a new dimension.
Innocnt, Lenny Kravitz’s double
Physicallythe resemblance is striking. Shortcuts can, in fact, quickly be made by taking a look at the cover of his very first EP Six which will come out on January 24 next. Lenny Kravitz, like him, likes to juggle genres. The two thus have in common influences from rock, rhythm and blues or even soul and they sing in the langue de Shakespeare with regard to their origin (American for the superstar, Franco-British for the young nugget). Innocnt, however, deserves to be (re)known for his singularity behind a microphone.
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Through his Instagram account, the Brussels resident has so far amazed his audience with his velvet voice and his exhilarating melodies. His first EP is there to confirm his desire to “deliver the brokenness of his heart” thanks to the support of haunting ballad and a devastating up tempo. Anyone who also offers an element of country in his music already has a clear idea of the message he wants to convey and how to do it: “I have to be on stage with an open heart, without being afraid to share my wounds, and I would like it to be the same for those who listen to me.” His cover of Billie Eilish on his social networks reinforces the idea of a sentimental artist respectful of his own values.
Solann, the heiress of Charles Aznavour
A cover of “La Bohème” and Armenian origins. It was enough to compare the new sensation of French song to the myth which would have been 100 years old last year. Solann herself has always said she sees him as one of her idols. The two also share an incisive pen and a certain poetry. For the rest, a generation, even two or three, separates them. If we dark it will be beautifulthe first album of the 25-year-old singer, will be released on January 24 and promises to “shake up the current scene”. Like his first EP Monstrous which allowed him to enter the musical landscape.
Charles Aznavour spoke to Paris Match Belgium a few weeks ago…
Grace and intensity are the words that undoubtedly best define this artist who loves playing with the language of Molière with her instruments: a crystal clear voice and engaging lyrics (his ukulele covers have moved thousands of people on Instagram). A natural talent for the daughter of a theater actor. “I write for myself, about my experiences…” she declared to Paris Match last July during his appearance at the Francofolies de Spa. Sometimes painful experiences for the former model who draws on them for her songs tinged with darkness but also, and above all, with a desire to change mentalities. It’s not for nothing that she is also inspired by a certain Barbara.
In concert in Belgium on March 20 at Reflektor (Liège), November 12 at Théâtre le Manège (Mons) and November 13 at La Madeleine (Brussels).
