Robert (singer)
| Robert | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Myriam Roulet |
| Born | 14 October 1964 |
| Genres | Electronic, pop, baroque |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels |
DEA Trema Naïve Sony Columbia Records |
| Website | http://www.robertlesite.net/ |
Robert, or RoBERT (born Myriam Roulet in Paris on 14 October 1964), is a French singer, composer and lyricist.
An independent artist and songwriter, Robert's musical style is described as fairy-like, halfway between the tragic and the gothic, sometimes with a pinch of absurdity. Themes of death, childhood, and love regularly appear in her songs, marked by her crystalline, often fragile opera voice and the baroque (and sometimes electronic) music. Often compared to Mylène Farmer, Barbara or Marie Laforêt, she has found artistic success in France and Belgium, but also in Japan, despite a certain media absence. Robert's live shows are often full of hypnotic, giddy, often joyful or even dramatic performances.
Before becoming a singer, Robert pursued a career as a classical ballet dancer studying in the Opéra National de Paris, until a bone decalcification forced her to abandon her dream when she was only a teenager. After a short involvement in the field of acting, she began to dedicate herself to music. Since then, she has collaborated mainly with her husband Mathieu Saladin, musician and often co-compositor.
In November 1990, Robert released her first single, "Elle se promène", partially produced by Neal Aston in London. This first song aired frequently on French radio and even became a dance hit in Japan. The music, together with the cold atmosphere of its music video directed by John Lvoff, attracted the interest of Mylène Farmer, who invited the young artist to join her in two radio shows. Robert therefore appeared with Mylène Farmer and even performed in one of the shows presented by Nagui.
Three years later, in 1993, she released her debut album Sine, which featured 16 songs. She has been working for at least five years until the album finally materialized. Sonically and aesthetically, its style can be well described as having an underground cold-techno direction, gathering influences from children's fairytales and urban, glacial, inhuman images.
Notable moments of that period were her collaboration with the French director Michel Gondry in the futuristic video of "Les Jupes" as well as her participation in Jean-François Coen's first album, providing her fragile voice in some of the songs, one of them being "La Tour de Pise", the video of which was once again directed by Michel Gondry. Next to that, she accompanied Cohen for a live performance of "La Tour de Pise" on the French TV show Taratata.
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