CAMILLE

If Camille had to pick a character, she would certainly choose "MissCheeky". She was born in Paris and after studying literature and politics, she followed an unexpected trajectory, and became a singer/songwriter : " My debut album ( released on Source-Virgin) is called "Le sac des filles" ("Guess What's In Girls' Handbags" ). It is very eclectic. It combines my love for cinema and literature, and my taste for classic french chansons from the 30's and 40's, as well as Anglo-American folk music and Brazilian Bossa Nova. I like writing in French because, believe it or not, I find it such a challenge to make the lyrics sound musical. I love languages, and singing in English feels very natural to me. That's one of the reasons I enjoyed working with Nouvelle Vague. I don't know anything about punk/new wave music though - probably because I was very young at the time and because, as a child, I would listen more to the music from my parent's youth, i.e. music from the 70's. And so I recorded the tracks for Nouvelle Vague without knowing or hearing any of the original versions ! The producers just taught the songs to me. Strangely, I feel very connected to these songs, not from a generational point of view, but from an intimate point of view. I think they are universal.

Camille's performances on Nouvelle Vague :
In a Manner of speaking, Guns of Brixton, Too drunk to fuck, Making Plan for Nigel

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