Charlotte Adigéry

Charlotte Adigéry
Charlotte Adigéry at the opening concert of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in January 2024
Background information
Also known asWWWater
BornNarbonne, France
OriginGhent, Flanders, Belgium
GenresElectronica
Avant-pop
R&B
World
Experimental
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVoice
Years active2017–present

Charlotte Adigéry (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁlɔt adiʒeʁi]), also known as WWWater, is a Belgian musician.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Adigéry was born in France and grew up in Ghent, Belgium. [3] She is of Martinican and Guadeloupean descent.[4] Her family background is Nigerian Yoruban via the Martinique slave trade.[citation needed] Adigéry attended college in Hasselt, where she studied music.[2]

Career

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In 2016, Adigéry contributed vocals to "The Best Thing" a song on the 2016 Belgica film soundtrack that was scored by David and Stephen Dewaele, aka Soulwax or 2ManyDJs.[5]

In 2017, Adigéry released a self-titled four-song EP on Deewee. The record features Adigéry singing in English, French and Créole. It was written and produced with and by Bolis Pupul and mixed by the Dewaele brothers.

In 2019, Adigéry released an EP called Zandoli that was written and produced by Bolis Pupul and co-produced plus mixed by Stephen and David Dewaele from Soulwax and was released on the record label Deewee.[4][6] She sings in Creole on the first track called "Paténipat".[7][8] The song was featured in the trailer for the John Malkovich 2020 HBO TV series, The New Pope.[9] As part of the promotion of Zandoli, Adigéry did a Take Away Show which was shot at the Pete the Monkey Festival in July 2019 by La Blogothèque.[10]

In 2019, Adigéry released a limited to 300 edition cassette single called Yin Yang Self-Meditation on Deewee made with frequent collaborator Bolis Pupul and the Dewaele brothers. Adigéry uses stream of consciousness to explore racism, writing music, and what it means to be an artist.

Adigéry also records under the moniker WWWater, a project which is more raw and punk.[4][11]

Adigéry has toured with Neneh Cherry.[8]

Honors

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Discography

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WWWater

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  • 2017: La Falaise EP (self-released)

Charlotte Adigéry

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  • 2017: Charlotte Adigéry EP (Deewee)
  • 2019: Zandoli EP (Deewee)
  • 2019: Yin Yang Self-Meditation limited edition cassette (Deewee)
  • 2022: Topical Dancer with Bolis Pupul (Deewee)

Collaborations

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  • 2016: Belgica film soundtrack, "The Best Thing" by Soulwax – vocals[5]
  • 2024: Affection, album by Bullion “ World_train” - vocals

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Thomas (17 January 2019). "Charlotte Adigéry's Soulwax-produced EP is a celebratory and thumping delight". NME. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b Kemp, Sophie (16 April 2019). "Charlotte Adigéry, the Belgian-Caribbean Camp Singer, Is Delightfully (Deliberately) Absurd". Vogue. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ Quarshie, Adam (14 March 2019). "Language Defines Who You Are: An Interview With Charlotte Adigéry". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Allen, Jeremy (19 February 2019). "Charlotte Adigéry: 'It seems like I have this sex fixation, but I don't'". Huck Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Lawson, Michael (22 January 2019). "Get to know Charlotte Adigéry, the Belgian singer playfully delving into her Martiniquais heritage". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ Torres, Eric (13 February 2019). "Charlotte Adigéry: Zandoli EP". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ Bulut, Selim (15 March 2019). "Belgian-Caribbean singer Charlotte Adigéry wants to tell you her story". Dazed. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b Joshi, Tara (9 March 2019). "One to watch: Charlotte Adigéry". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (3 November 2019). "'The New Pope' Trailer: A "Pompous" And "Indolent" John Malkovich Dons The Mitre In HBO Limited Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ^ Charles (26 September 2019). "Charlotte Adigéry : "J'ai envie de raconter des histoires à travers ma musique"". La Face B (in French). Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  11. ^ Richards, Will (19 September 2018). "The Neu Bulletin (Jockstrap, WWWater, Arlie & more)". DIY. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. ^ Smith, Thomas (8 January 2019). "The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2019". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  13. ^ Ilegems, Michael (3 December 2019). "Charlotte Adigéry, Mens van het Jaar: 'Ik wil het liefst zo weinig mogelijk bejubeld worden in België'". KnackFocus. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Breakthrouhg, Alternative and Artwork: Charlotte Adigéry". Music Industry Awards (in Belarusian). 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  15. ^ "Charlotte Adigéry". Music Moves Europe Talent Awards. 2020. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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