Media exposure is not without risk for artists. The Belgian singer Angèle has just noticed this by discovering the front page that the magazine Paris Match devotes to her this week: "Génération Angèle, the idol of young people", headlines the weekly magazine of the Lagardère group, with a photo of the seated artist, dressed in a pink suit. Just below, a yellow subtitle describes it as "subversive but not aggressive". A little phrase that does not pass the 24-year-old singer.
She was quick to react on her Instagram account, which has almost 3 million subscribers: "They rally my image, my name and a whole" generation "squarely, in the box of young girl (in pink) who dares to give his opinion (so "subversive" ... it takes little eh) but without being aggressive. Oulala fortunately that I am not one of these ugly violent and hysterical feminists. Because Ok we open it, but remaining pretty and polite please eh. Big boomer of the day, in complete relaxation, "she denounces in her post.
The coverage goes all the worse when you know Angèle's commitment to feminism. In particular, it funded two associations that help women, the Center 320 Rue Haute in Brussels, and the Maison des Femmes in Saint-Denis. Last Sunday, she also participated in the demonstration for the defense of women's rights in Paris, as did 60,000 people, according to the organizers. The night before, a nocturnal feminist march had ended in clashes with the police.
Despite her young age, Angèle has already won over a large audience, especially since the release of her first album "Brol", which has sold over 730,000 copies since its release in October 2018. Angèle is the artist who has sold the most in 2019, in front of rapper Nekfeu and Johnny Hallyday.
The Belgian singer had notably attracted the attention of the media during the release of her clip "Balance your what", in reference to "Balance your pig", which denounced sexual harassment. The clip now has more than 67 million views on YouTube.