Daphné

The winner of the 2007 Prix Constantin award, Daphné is a French pop singer with an alternative style sometimes likened to Kate Bush, Camille, or Björk. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France, she made her full-length album debut in 2005 with L'Émeraude on the label V2 Music. Interweaving orchestral arrangements with electronic flourishes and trip-hop beats, L'Émeraude was a modest success, spawning the single "L'Insoumise" and reaching number 115 on the French albums chart. The follow-up album, Carmin (2007), was a much greater success for Daphné, especially in terms o...