KEMMLER + ARØNE

This evening opens with Kemmler, a Marseille-based rapper known for his raw yet sensitive lyricism. Brought into the spotlight with the albums Rose, Gris Cœur, &MOI, and Alain, he has established himself as one of the most moving writers of his generation. His introspective rap – woven with doubts and emotions – speaks of love, friendship, and also failure. Working as a wordsmith led him to collaborate with renowned artists such as Mosimann, Youssoupha, and Fianso.

A creative multitasker, he recently produced an eight-episode mini-series titled Et si j’avais arrêté le rap? (“What If I Had Quit Rap?”), imagining the life he might have led if he’d walked away from music. On stage, his songs strike straight to the hearts of those who have stumbled – only to rise again.

The night continues with both softness and intensity with arøne, a young Breton singer-songwriter whose mantra is simple: to make us cry while dancing. Alone at the piano, then with machines, she, first, composes in her teenage bedroom, trying to put words to her neuroses. A child of both French rap and digital pop, she now crafts songs that are at once fragile and fierce, gliding between dreamy melodies and R’n’B rhythms – combining raw sincerity with melancholic elegance inspired by her idols, Hannah Montana and Billie Eilish.