Hugo Barriol

Plenty of musicians like to talk about how they earned their success the hard way, but French singer Hugo Barriol has most of them beat -- he spent two years busking on Parisian subway platforms before he got his shot at the big time. Barriol has a clear, subtly passionate vocal style that brings a warmth and relatability to his songs, most of which deal with the ups and downs of life and human relationships, with low-key accompaniment that largely focuses on acoustic instruments. After he was discovered in 2016, Barriol's sound was first captured in straightforward form on a ...