Finalist of the
New Star
2013, crowned female revelation at the last Victoires de la musique, on paper everything seems to smile at Yseult.
In full preparation of a new album, the Parisian has yet confided in the
Guardian
on her mental health at half mast and the pressure of the French "
establishment
".
She took the opportunity to announce that she had left the country which had seen her grow up for Belgium for the sake of balance.
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"
In France, I feel blamed because I am myself
", she declared in the English daily, deeming Brussels more "
eclectic
" than Paris.
“
Its inhabitants welcome diversity and embrace their colonial past, which is still so taboo in France,
” she added.
Defeat of her contract with Polydor in 2019, after an album that she considers failed, the 26-year-old singer embarked on self-production via her own label YYY Freed from all majors and all control over her art, she now puts hui a point of honor to be the spokesperson for minorities.
“
My goal is simply to be aware of the hostile environment in which our generation lives, both as a citizen and as an artist, and to share my story through my work,
” she said. explained to the Guardian.
And this is not the first time that the artist is involved in societal problems concerning her. "
The road is long as a black woman, a fat woman, forgotten by society and culture",
she had declared on the Victoires de la Musique plateau when receiving his award.