About this event
Music critics and peers were already taking note of her name in a big way even before she released her first album. The public got to know Camille Yembe through her debut EP *Plastique*, her performance at Couleur Café, or perhaps thanks to the prestigious Music Moves Europe Award that the 29-year-old pop singer won earlier this year. Among her fans from the very beginning are the cream of Brussels’ music exports: Angèle, Stromae and Damso. And rightly so, because the Brussels-based artist with Congolese roots makes music that touches the soul: an intense blend of soul, alternative pop and R&B, underpinned by honest lyrics and a voice that sounds both powerful and fragile. In her music, Camille explores themes such as identity, womanhood, love, insecurity and self-acceptance. She does so without filters: personally, emotionally and straight from the heart. On her debut album *Jeune & Laide*, she reveals herself to be both vulnerable and combative, with songs that oscillate between minimalist melancholy and grand emotional outbursts. Live, Camille Yembe effortlessly translates that intimacy to the stage. Don’t expect a conventional pop show, but a compelling performance in which emotion, presence and musicality take centre stage. With appearances at festivals such as Dour Festival and Les Nuits Botanique, and growing attention from the Belgian and French music scenes, she is rapidly emerging as an artist you simply must see live.
