Angèle (singer)
Angèle Van Laeken (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒɛl vɑ̃ lakɛn], Dutch: [vɑn ˈlaːkə(n)]; born 3 December 1995) is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She was one of 2018's biggest breakout acts in French and Belgian pop music,[1] breaking Stromae's record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single "Tout oublier" which features her brother, Roméo Elvis.[2]
Not to be confused with Angelle (singer).
Angèle
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- producer
- actress
- model
Marka (father)
Roméo Elvis (brother)
- Vocals
- piano
2015–present
Initial Artist Services
Early life[edit]
Angèle van Laeken was born on 3 December 1995, in Uccle, Brussels-Capital Region. Angèle is the daughter of the singer Marka and of the actress Laurence Bibot. Her brother is the rapper Roméo Elvis.
Her father encouraged her from an early age to learn the piano, which inspired her musical career.[3]
Angèle spent a difficult adolescence in a strict Catholic school before attending the Decroly School. The artistic options at this high school helped develop her musical skills.[4] She then enrolled in the Jazz Studio Antwerp for a jazz education before joining her father's band.[5]
Musical influences[edit]
Angèle is a fan of Ella Fitzgerald and Hélène Ségara.[15] She is inspired by many musical genres from French songs to electronic music and rap, which she disliked as a teenager. She became influenced by rap, particularly while performing with her brother Romeo Elvis and the rappers Caballero and JeanJass.[16]
Personal life[edit]
From 2017 to 2019, she dated French dancer and choreographer Léo Walk. She wrote the song "Perdus" which is about the end of their relationship, linked to her new notoriety.[17]
In August 2020, Angèle announced on Instagram that she was dating French actor Marie Papillon, while coming out.[18][19] They separated the following year. Photos of them were previously published by French tabloid Public in 2019, then discussed in the talk show Touche pas à mon poste !, without Angèle’s consent and outing her.[20] In her 2021 self-titled Netflix documentary, Angèle confirmed her bisexuality. Later, in May 2023, Angèle came out as pansexual. In an interview with the French talk show France 2, she said that "[she] can fall in love with a boy, a girl, a non-binary person, or a transgender person." She added that "the feeling of love, having butterflies in your stomach, whether with a girl or a boy, is the same for [her]."[20]
Headlining
Opening act
