With her tunic with white and black checks and her quilts with orange highlights, Tessae, 19, impresses with her strong artistic identity.
By his will too.
“My words in
Bling
are my response to my stalkers.
It's my therapy to write songs, ”she says with her big, bright smile.
The one whose heady song "Bling" exploded on the social network Tik Tok during confinement cultivates her singularity.
“I sing and I rap but I don't want to fit into musical genre boxes.
My style is hybrid, ”she insists.
This summer, the Marseillaise released their powerful track “Bitch” on street harassment.
And a compilation titled "Seasons" will be released on November 8, pending the release of her first album in May 2021. "I chose the words
spring
or
summer
for my mini-albums because I change depending on the time of year. She smiles.
Difficult to perceive behind his good humor.
But her soft and sympathetic face hides cracks: those left by bullying.
At 10 years old, little Tessa fell into music thanks to her mother who took singing lessons.
But at school, she suffered from the evil spirit of her classmates.
“I was the one who never said no.
As a result, they hit me under the pretext of gambling. "
"Social phobia"
This is only the start of an obstacle course.
In college, her mother fell ill with cancer.
Tessa doesn't take care of herself, doesn't wear make-up, adopts a “boyish look”… In short, is “not in fashion”.
So her friends criticize her for her physique.
And when she tells them about her dream of music, they laugh in her face.
So many evils that she transforms into words.
Tessa develops "a social phobia" that she transcribes into songs in covers shared on the networks.
But here again, the ordeal continues.
A group of girls creates Twitter accounts where they invite him to “kill himself”.
Yet with each new high school anxiety attack, his classmates sigh.
“Even the teachers thought I was acting,” she says.
A “comedy” which leads him to depression and repeated stays “in the hospital”.
So much so that she ended up dropping out of school at 16.
It was there that she decided to immerse herself in music and writing.
One day, Tessa, who became Tessae as an artist, is spotted by her current manager.
The teenager, who plays the piano and the guitar, takes part in a cover competition launched by Booba.
The reward?
Sing the song "Rainbow" with the Duke in person at the We love Green festival.
Tessae wins it.
A dream.
Except that his anxiety grips him at the idea of going on stage.
Fortunately, in front of the public, everything flew away.
"
"A female wave is coming to change the game!"
But it is above all the Tik Tok network that propels it.
An influencer shares her song "Bling" with a challenge.
It is used by thousands of Internet users and the title is now close to 3 million views on YouTube.
"That they shut their mouths this bunch of idiots [...] They thought that little one was not going to open it", sounds like revenge.
His model?
American Billie Eilish.
“She assumes her independence and tackles depression bluntly.
Before, I was ashamed of my discomfort.
I understood that I had no reason to be.
And now, the more bizarre I find myself, the more I enjoy myself, ”she quipped.
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At 19, Tessae has finally found her paw.
In her clips, she adopts a conquering posture.
As in “Bitch”, a feminist ode for someone who “was even called a
whore
by a woman”.
So when we talk to him about the #balancetonrapppeur controversy following complaints of sexual assault against Moha La Squale, Tessae is annoyed "that we question the testimonies of the victims".
Refusing any label, the singer sees herself, in spite of herself, categorized as "rapper".
This makes her realize the difficulty of being a woman in a male environment.
"I had remarks like
it's ugly woman who raps
or
compliment
as
it's heavy ... what you do for a girl!
", She exclaims, before coming to life:" But more and more female faces are emerging in urban areas thanks to social networks.
I feel that a feminine wave is coming to change the situation!
"
