Enfnts Terribles

You lived in Paris for a long time but came to live in Brussels. Why did you move?

I had the feeling that I didn’t have the space to breathe in Paris. Even when I have all these emails and projects to catch up, I know that I live in a healthier environment now where I can be more ‘zen’. Paris is just too much energy for me and I wouldn’t feel good there.

You’ve participated in La Nouvelle Star, a French talent show on TV. Was it difficult for you to find your way in music after participating?

I wouldn’t say it was difficult, but it definitely was a rather long process to discover who I am and where I want my journey to go. I think we’re all like Pokémons who develop along the way and I see myself as a person that evolves 24/7, so I’m always searching for my identity. Looking at that, I don’t think it was difficult and think that it pushes me to go even further.

You’ve already released an album in 2015, but it took you nearly four years to release another bigger project. Why did you take your time to release new music?

I think it’s very important to slow down and to sort things out. It’s like scrolling through your feed on Instagram. You can follow hundreds of people, but out of all these people, you may only see two people in real life. It’s important to take your time to accept that you have these two people and say to yourself that even when you’re in the worst case all alone, that’s fine as well.

I think that I needed to walk alone and reconstruct myself alone. I really had to create a new family around me and start being independent by starting my own label, company and crew around me because I wanted to come back with a project that showed who I am. It took me a long time and I’m still creating my team around me, so it will take some more time. We’re not there yet, but we’re on the right path.

We also love “Rien à prouver” from the EP. Is there something you still want to prove?

What I’d really like to prove is that I’m able to succeed just by trusting my instincts. I really want myself to believe in my gut-feeling and say: ‘Giiirl, didn’t I tell you it would work?’. It’s important to listen to the opinions of others, but sometimes what’s even more important is to listen to yourself and move forward.

It’s difficult to find, for example a job or live in our society in general, but you really have to believe in yourself and even hang on the things that don’t make it easy. I still have a lot of things to prove myself on the level of success, accepting myself and running a business. I never know where my projects will take me so I still have a lot to prove.

You tell a lot of personal stories in your songs. Do you only write about things you experienced yourself?

For me, it’s hard to tell a story I didn’t experience myself and I couldn’t write a song about a feeling I didn’t go through. It’s the same with singing a song you’re not feeling emotionally, because I really need to feel the music in me.

Do you think that the Yseult puzzle is coming together at the moment?

I really need to pay attention because I’m aware that it can all go wrong. If you’re an artist, it’s good to have confidence in yourself but it’s very important to have a little doubt, too. I think there’s an equal chance that I can become successful and that all goes wrong.