Biography
Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken is a Belgian singer-songwriter born on 3 December 1995 in Uccle, Brussels.[1] Her father is the singer Marka, her mother is the actress Laurence Bibot, and her brother is the rapper Roméo Elvis.[1] Encouraged by her father to learn piano, she studied jazz at the Jazz Studio Antwerp and joined his band before going solo.[1]
She began by performing in the streets of Brussels and posting comic singing videos on Instagram.[1] Her debut single "La Loi de Murphy" arrived in late 2017, and her debut album Brol followed on 5 October 2018.[1] Its duet with her brother, "Tout oublier", spent nine weeks at number one in Belgium.[1] Her second album, Nonante-Cinq, came out on 3 December 2021.[1]
Her collaboration "Fever" with Dua Lipa was a major hit in 2020, and she made her film debut in Leos Carax's Annette in 2021.[1] She performed "Nightcall" with Kavinsky and Phoenix at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony.[1] Her music spans nouvelle chanson, pop and electropop, with feminist themes such as those in "Balance ton quoi".[1]
In 2026 she released "What You Want" with Justice and announced her third album, Instinct, due on 16 October 2026.[1][2] The album is self-produced with Tristan Salvati and features Justice, Soulwax, Caroline Polachek and SebastiAn.[2]
References
- Angèle (singer), Wikipedia — Biography, career milestones and themes of her earlier work.
- Stereogum: Angèle announces new album Instinct — Instinct tracklist, release date, guests and self-production with Tristan Salvati.