Vendredi sur Mer

She's already been compared to so many. With the shimmering verve of the utmost 80s disco aesthetic, rarely successfully reproduced today. With the grace of early French pop giants à la Mylène Farmer or Brigitte Fontaine. But also with the dancefloor bangers of contemporary electropop and the idiosyncratic stylistic language of bands like La Femme. And still Charline Mignot sounds like no other as Vendredi sur mer when she joins poetry and danceability. The Swiss singer, songwriter and photographer is in the vanguard of a new generation of Francophone artists who are reaching millions of people with their eclectically arranged and superbly produced pop sound. Experimental compositional methods and catchy hooks go together just as well as introspective themes and a self-confident, extroverted attitude. Vendredi sur mer is a Friday by the ocean in the sunshine, where things still shine even when it rains. Nothing can dampen the mood here, nothing can stop this artist reaching the top. Next stop: Hamburg.