Nouvelle Vague. A Paris covers project founded in 2003 by Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, built on one joke that turned out to be a great idea: post-punk and new-wave songs rearranged as bossa nova, sung by a rotating cast of mostly young female vocalists. On that first album the singers reportedly had never heard the songs before, so what you hear is a genuine first reading. Camille, Mélanie Pain, Phoebe Killdeer and Nadéah are among the singers who went on to solo careers. Camille Dalmais, who takes this one, is one of the most adventurous French pop artists of her generation. Le Fil (2005) is built over a single sustained vocal drone and went platinum in France, and in 2025 she and her partner Clément Ducol, with Jacques Audiard, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'El Mal' from Emilia Pérez. 'In a Manner of Speaking' was written by Winston Tong and first appeared on Tuxedomoon's Holy Wars in 1985.
From the notes for EKHO Sonic Chill #7 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
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Thu Apr 22, 2027La CigaleParis, France
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