Yelle is fronted and named by Yelle, nee Julie Budet, a sparky gamine with a deceptively demure schoolgirl voice. Joined by producer GrandMarnier (Jean-Francois Perrier). Yelle first arrived amid a flurry of 80’s inspired pop, with the likes of CSS and New Young Pony Club all revered for their take on brightly colored electro. Pop-Up stood out from the crowd with its wry, frothy and unashamedly fun outlook.
This infectious appeal not only led to work with Robyn and Katy Perry, but gained them fans in fellow musicians such as M.I.A. and Mika, fashion designers, Jeremy Scott, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Brian Lichtenberg or Jean-Paul Lespagnard, a young Belgian designer who designed for Yelle all outfits she’s sporting on her new album visuals as well as mainstream personalities like Perez Hilton, Drew Barrymore or Jessica Alba.
At the heart of Yelle today is the same spirit that brought the pair formerly known as Julie and Jean-François together, as great friends, in 2000. They initially called their project YEL - an acronym for “You Enjoy Life” - but the exuberant, feminized, Francofied shout they’ve taken for a moniker suits them perfectly. We yell when we are happy with the world and we yell when we’re pissed off at its ways. But we probably yell our best when we’re complètement fou.
1/ Favorite destination ?
USA! So much to discover over there.
2/ Best thing to do there ?
Rent a car and let yourself driven by the road.
3/ Best tip to travel ?
Only take what you really need and open yourself to people.
4/ Best / worst travel memories ?
Formentera in September for 10 days, no more tourists, still 28°C, a scooter, the sea and my boy friend…Perfection!
I don’t have bad travel memories.
5/ Next trip ?
I would love to go to Costa Rica or maybe the other side of the world like Buthan.
J’aimerais beaucoup aller au Costa Rica ou bien carrément de l’autre côté au Bouthan.
“Completement Fou” available HERE.
Yelle will be performing live at La Gaité Lyrique in Paris on December 16th and will be touring France / Europe in 2015.
More infos on her website here http://www.yelle.fr/
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