yelle

Yelle (a feminised acronym of YEL, “You enjoy life”) is a French singer from the town of Saint-Brieuc, Bretagne. She rose to fame on MySpace when she posted a song titled “Short Dick Cuizi”, dissing Cuizinier, a member of the Parisian hip-hop group TTC. With producer and close friend GrandMarnier, Yelle has recorded a debut album Pop-Up, after her hit single “Je Veux Te Voir” (a finalized version of “Short Dick Cuizi”). The song, which samples the bassline from 20 Fingers’ 1994 club hit Short Dick Man, received heavy airplay on MTV. She was also featured on Fatal Bazooka’s song “Parle à ma main” in 2007. As of October 2007, she is opening for Mika during his European tour.

I didn’t know what to expect from Yelle because I never heard from her. But when I played her first song “Ce jeu” I got into her. That song is so sweet that you will love it from the start. Though when you get to “À cause des garçons” the electro sound really kicks in which I also love especially all those effects and layers. I think that “À cause des garçons” is a club song because it really is a track which would be played in the clubs here. Though one of my favorite song of the album is “Les Femmes” it’s really laid back and another song that will get you instantly hooked on her. This album is definitely a album to have for electropop fans and also for those people who want something else