Only Love, le nouvel album de Violette, inclut huit morceaux originaux et une reprise très personnelle de Comme d’habitude / My Way. Cet album affirme la signature pop jazz élégante de la jeune pianiste singer-songwriter.

’Only Love’ est un album concept où chaque morceau illustre une forme d’amour décrite par les grecs anciens.

1. Mr Farfelu (Ludus l’amour léger, joueur)

2. Let It Be For Love (Philia intime, amour fraternel, l’amitié)

3. Go Woman (Philautia l’amour de soi, souci de son propre bonheur)

4. My Way (Philautia l’amour de soi, souci de son propre bonheur)

5. Only Love Leads Us Home (Agápe empathie, amour universel)

6. Fille A Papa (Storge amour inconditionnel, souvent familial)

7. Wholeheartedly (Eros l’amour lié au désir physique et passionnel)

8. Carpe Diem (Pragma, l’amour raisonnable, réfléchi et pensé sur la durée)

9. Over And Over (Mania amour obsessionnel)

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Paris born singer-songwriter Violette’s latest album ‘Only Love’ features nine original songs affirming her signature blend of soulful jazz & elegant pop.

’Only Love’ is a concept album built around distinct Ancient Greek words for love where each song illustrates one of these love types.

1. Mr Farfelu (Ludus playful love)

2. Let It Be For Love (Philia Intimate, authentic friendship)

3. Go Woman (Philautia self-love)

4. My Way (Philautia self love)

5. Only Love Leads Us Home (Agápe empathetic, universal love)

6. Fille A Papa (Storge unconditional, familial love)

7. Wholeheartedly (Eros romantic, passionate love)

8. Carpe Diem (Pragma, love built on commitment, understanding and long-term best interests)

9. Over And Over (Mania obsessive love)

The record features Violette’s long time friends & collaborators including producer Brian Bacchus on the song “Over & Over” (Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright), multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato (Beyonce, Q-tip, John Legend) and mixing engineer Jay Newland (Norah Jones, Thomas Dutronc).

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Après une enfance rétaise et une adolescence parisienne, Violette quitte la France en 2007 pour explorer la musique afro-américaine au Berklee College of Music à Boston, puis à New-York où elle vit et se produit pendant plus de 10 ans.

Après Falling Strong, produit outre-Atlantique aux côtés de Brian Bacchus (A&R pour Norah Jones, producteur pour Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright...) Violette revient aujourd'hui présenter son nouvel album Only Love. Ce nouvel opus reflète les diverses influences Pop, Jazz, Folk et Rock de la jeune chanteuse-pianiste qui partage aujourd’hui sa vie entre la France et les Etats-Unis.

En 2020, sa chanson et son clip “Christmas Harmony” sont sélectionnés par la Playmobil pour célébrer des fêtes pas comme les autres générant plusieurs millions de vues sur la chaîne de la marque.

Ses compositions cosmopolites lui ressemblent: elles mêlent langues, cultures et expériences de France et d’ailleurs ; sensible, sa voix claire et légère sait aussi se nuancer de tons graves aux teintes blues/soul.

Une pop suave aux accents jazz, qui emprunte autant à la « Grosse Pomme » qu'à la « Douce France ».

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Raised in Ars-en-Re, a small village on an island off the French Atlantic Coast, Singer-songwriter Violette began her musical journey at an early age, taking up the piano at five and later learning percussion while at a Parisian Conservatory.

Violette honed her musical skills at the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood then moved to Boston to enroll at the Berklee College of Music. After a decade of performances in New York and worldwide, she is now sharing her time between the US and France.

Her musical endeavors are clearly colored by influences from such luminaries as Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf but she quickly found her tastes and palette ranging much farther than her home: soon her speakers were filled with the sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson, all artists whose sound would have a hand in the  development of her sophisticated pop sound.

Her latest albums “Falling Strong” (2016) and upcoming ‘Only Love’ (2021) gather a team of long time friends & collaborators including producer Brian Bacchus (Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright), multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato (Beyonce, Q-tip, John Legend) and mixing engineer Jay Newland (Norah Jones, Thomas Dutronc).

"Violette brings together warm song of incredible complexity and life with swirling piano melodies and somewhat bluesy, pop song creations on her latest release, Falling Strong. Each song is catchy and beautifully-executed with vocals as sweet as sugar and melodies as fluid as a babbling brook. The album is so good it should be 'falling' up the charts!"

-Matthew Forss (Inside World Music)

"No last name, but a lot of heart here by singer/songstress Violette (...) She’s reminiscent of the stylists of the 70s with an  upbeat and thoughtful approach to music."

- Jazz Weekly

"With pipes that could easily land her on the charts, the songstress builds breezy melodies and romantic yet playful landscapes in multiple languages with grace and beauty. This young woman has a remarkable future waiting."

-Inforty