Eugénie releases live performance video

French rising figure Eugenie is not unknown to the music industry. The singer-composer was signed early on to Universal France back in 2017. She quickly gained the attention of fashion and women’s magazines and brands (Chanel, Evian) with the release of her hit song “Puis Danse”, and opening acts for big French names such as Vianney, Slimane, Marina Kaye and FEDER. 

During the past three years the songstress has remained relatively silent when it comes to releasing music. However she’s been hyperactive on socials attracting the masses around her concept 1minute2génie (where she toplines on loop that producers send her) as well as English covers of French hits (acclaimed by the artists themself including Lous & The Yakuzas, GIMS or Yseult).

Turning French songs into English ones was her favorite game when she was a child, and this is certainly the reason why she’s now moving to English repertoire. Her debut single “Blue” is also the answer to this silence; a period of questions about doubts, her place in the industry, the fear to move forward, to grow up. 

Through the fertile confrontation between her love for mainstream pop and alternative inspirations, the singer-songwriter gives birth to a complex character who finds its balance between the numerous aspects of her personality, from the quiet brainiac schoolgirl to the fierce badass woman.

Following the releases of “Blue” and “Princess” that both draw the attention of both tastemakers and fans alike, Eugénie unveils “Silence”, the new single of her upcoming EP due to early next year. An aptly titled piece that breaks her silence and in its stripped back intimacy, speak volumes in its emotive context.

With its use of a bare instrumental arrangement, the artist’s vocals soar, unimpeded by any musical distraction. With its message but also the artistic bias it represents and the great live performance that accompanies the release, the new track dives us into a deep introspection of Eugénie and her past wounds to heal them in the best way she can, through music.

As there is almost no instrumental, Eugénie reveals herself and delivers a powerful testimony about her relationship with her mother. “This song was written almost 5 years ago. It’s an intimate subject, and I think that the reason I wrote it in English is because I didn’t want the concerned person to know, as she only speaks French. It’s weird to want to talk to someone and at the same time don’t want this person to hear or understand you, it’s like sending a subliminal message. ‘Silence’ is the pain of the little girl deep inside me. A message to my mum that I love with all my heart.”

Adding, “I may not assume this conflict yet, but I assume the emotion and the feeling of despair that I felt when I lay down those words on paper. This song has almost no instrumentation because I wanted to feel as close as possible to the lyrics and the silence, but not so far from a certain musicality or poetisation. The video was shot in her painting studio. Painting is her way to express, music is mine. This video was a way to connect both of our universes, a way to talk to her in a way that can seem to be indirect but actually is more intimate.”

Watch the video for Silence below

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