Pepete couldn’t stand still. The dog hopped, flinched and whined while her owner, Angèle, reminisced about the day she decided to cut her long blond hair nearly a year and a half ago. The little dog from Brabant became so agitated that the singer felt obliged to banish her to another room in the vast loft where her company offices are located in the south of Brussels, Belgium. Pepete is not the only one moved by the story of this transformation: Angèle herself spoke about it with a certain gravity. “Sometimes people cut their hair after a breakup… Symbolically, there was something that held that significance for me.”
It’s as if that stroke of the scissors laid the foundation for the year she has just lived, culminating in her triumph on August 11 at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony with her performance of the electro-pop ballad “Nightcall,” alongside Phoenix and Kavinsky. Boosted by the velvety voice of the Belgian singer, whose sensual steps, blond bob and black jumpsuit mesmerized the Stade de France, the song instantly became the most searched on the Shazam platform. Three months after its release as a single, this new version of “Nightcall” continues to top the international charts.
For Angèle, this was just one highlight in a year filled with noteworthy collaborations – musically with artists like Damso, Gazo and Tiakola, Mahmood and Charlotte Cardin, and in fashion with brands such as Chanel, Courrèges and Coperni. Through her spontaneous partnerships, both on records or on stage, as well as her striking outfits revealed at fashion shows or on social media, the 29-year-old concludes 2024 as an icon confident in her art and power of attraction.
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