Cléa Vincent

Straddling French chanson and synth-tinged pop, Cléa Vincent has, since the early 2010s, developed French-language songwriting driven by piano and airy electronic textures. Based in Paris, the singer-songwriter first drew attention on the small-club and café-concert circuit before releasing a series of EPs that established her universe, at once intimate and oriented toward the dance floor. She then released the album Retiens mon désir (2016), where direct melodies meet a pop sound shaped by the 1980s and rhythms borrowed from disco and bossa nova, followed by Nuits sans sommeil (2019), which extends this blend of chanson, electro-pop, and a restrained groove. Backed by a core group of regular musicians, Cléa Vincent gives her songs a band-driven dimension on stage, with collective interplay centered on keyboards, bass, and drums. Her lyrics, often rooted in romantic relationships and everyday urban scenes, fall within a vein of Francophone pop that favors storytelling and the clarity of melodic motifs. Active in both venues and festivals, Cléa Vincent has multiplied occasional collaborations with other artists from the independent scene over the years, while pursuing a discography where French chanson meshes with accessible electronic textures.