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's record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single "

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" which features her brother,

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Early life

Angèle van Laeken was born on 3 December 1995, in

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. Angèle is the daughter of the singer Marka and of the actress Laurence Bibot. Her brother is the rapper

. Her father encouraged her from an early age to learn the piano, which inspired her musical career. Angèle spent a difficult adolescence in a strict Catholic school before attending the Decroly School. The artistic options at this high school helped develop her musical skills. She then enrolled in the Jazz Studio Antwerp for a jazz education before joining her father's band.

Career

2018–present: Career beginnings and ''Brol''

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Angèle gave her first performances in cafés around

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. Notably at the restaurant Le Delecta, in

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, now closed. She was first noticed for her cover of Dick Annegarn, "Bruxelles", and on

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videos where she mixed singing and comedy. In 2017, she was the support act for

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and the Belgian rapper

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, whom she also accompanied in his album Lithopédion. Her first single, "La Loi de Murphy", was released in late 2017 and received millions of views on YouTube. A second single "Je veux tes yeux" was released in early 2018. The two video clips were directed by the Belgian photographer

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. In May 2018, she performed her first Parisian concert at the Trianon accompanied by

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on her cover of his song "Victime de la mode". She performed in several summer festivals in Belgium, France and Switzerland such as

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, Garorock, and

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. In 2018, Angèle released her third single, "La Thune". In August 2018, she announced the tracklist of her first album ''Brol'' on the Initial label. The album was released on 5 October 2018, the same day as her single duet with her brother, Roméo Elvis. This album was successful and resulted in Angèle invitation to perform on various French TV shows. The single, "Tout oublier", spent nine weeks at number 1 on the

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charts, breaking the record for a Belgian artist formerly set by

. In 2019, Angèle became one of the most sought for artists in France and

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and affirmed her feminism with the song "Balance ton quoi" in reference to the French #

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movement, Balance ton porc. Pierre Niney makes an appearance in the video alongside some of Angèle's friends to talk about struggles her female friends have encountered with men. Angèle became an ambassador for

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afterwards. In April 2020, Angèle performed for '' One World: Together At Home'', a global broadcast and digital special to support front-line healthcare workers and the

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during the

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, hosted by

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. In October 2020, Angèle was pictured alongside London singer

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on the set of a music video. A collaboration with the latter was later announced and would feature on the reissue of Lipa's new album

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. "

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" was released on 30 October 2020. The music video was released a week later on 6 November 2020 on YouTube. Before the release of the video, Lipa announced on social media that Angèle will be appearing as a special guest on her live stream concert

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on 27 November 2020. In 2021 Angèle made her film debut in ''

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'', directed by

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. In 2022, Angèle featured in "Sunflower" from Tamino Amir's sophomore album, ''Sahar''.

Musical influences

Angèle is a fan of

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and

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. She is inspired by many musical genres from French songs to electronic music and rap, which she disliked as a teenager. She became influenced by rap, particularly while performing with her brother Romeo Elvis and the rappers Caballero and JeanJass.

Personal life

From 2017 to 2019, she dated French dancer and choreographer Léo Walk. She wrote the song "Perdus" which is about the end of their relationship, linked to her new notoriety. In August 2020, Angèle announced on

that she was dating French comedian Marie Papillon, while

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. They separated the following year. Photos of them where previously published by French tabloid ''Public'' in 2019, then discussed in the talk show ''

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'', without Angele

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. In her 2021 self-titled

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documentary, Angèle confirmed her

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Tours

Headlining * Brol Tour (2018–2020) * Nonante-Cinq Tour (2022–2023) Opening act *

– Ipséité Tour (2017) *

–

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(2022)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Red Bull Elektropedia Awards

D6bels Music Awards

The D6bels Music Awards is a musical event organized by

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, a public radio and television service of the

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MTV Europe Music Awards

Music Industry Awards

The MIA's, in full Music Industry Awards, are Flemish music prizes that are awarded by the VRT in collaboration with Music Centre Flanders.

Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la Musique is an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the

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to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry that recognizes the best musical artists of the year. The awards are the French equivalent to the

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and the

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for music, and it is one of the major awards in France.

NRJ Music Awards

UK Music Video Awards

References

External links

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