Yelle
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Julie Budet |
| Born | January 17, 1983 |
| Origin | Saint-Brieuc, Bretagne, France |
| Genre(s) | Pop, electropop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Label(s) | Source etc EMI |
| Website | Official Website |
Yelle (a feminised acronym of "You enjoy life"[1]) 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. In February 2008 she performed the track "A cause des Garçons" on the BBC Three show "Lily Allen and Friends".[2] The show claimed that this was her first appearance on UK television. She's MTV's 'Artist of the Week' for the week of March 24th-30th, 2008, appearing during commercials. [3]
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[edit] Discography
- 2007: POP-UP
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Peak positions | ||||||
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| WW | U.S. Hot | UK | FRA | EU | |||||
| 2006 | "Je veux te voir" | POP-UP | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| 2007 | "Parle à ma main" (Fatal Bazooka featuring Yelle)" |
T'as vu | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 2008 | "À cause des garçons" | POP-UP | 69 | — | — | 11 | 91 | ||
| "Je veux te voir" re release | 52 | — | TBR | — | 41 | ||||
[edit] Other Work
Her single "À cause des Garçons" remixed by Riot in Belgium was featured on the soundtrack of Electronic Arts' computer game; Need for Speed: ProStreet. EA Sports will include the song in their game of UEFA EURO 2008. "À cause des Garçons" was used as the opening track for the Moschino Spring Summer 2008 runway show. As of 2008, it is also featured in an advertising spot running in Quebec for Telus, a Canadian telecom company and the March 24 episode of The Hills. Her single "Je veux te voir" was featured on the Season 4 finale of Entourage, in the opening scene when the gang arrives in Cannes.
