Announcement
10 French artists to follow in 2025

Le Fair has recently announced the second wave of emerging French artists, selected in 2024 for their promising talent. Just like the 10 artists revealed earlier this year, this second group will also have exclusive access to the Bridge Sync hub, allowing them to unlock sync opportunities and gain exposure to professionals in audiovisual and entertainment industries. Discover these new faces of French music and how Bridge Sync will contribute to their growing careers.
About Le Fair
Le Fair is France’s leading support program for launching and professionalizing careers in contemporary music. Founded in 1989 at the request of the Ministry of Culture, this non-profit organization has helped more than 500 artists kickstart their careers, including Christine and the Queens, Jain, Orelsan, Bigflo and Oli, Petit Biscuit, and Pomme. Learn more about their two support programs here.
Who are these 10 promising French artists ?
Check out their music in this playlist
From the emergence program
Anaïs Rosso
Anaïs Rosso is a self-taught artist who creates a hybrid universe exploring identity in all its forms. Blending blues and opera, electronic and baroque, she draws inspiration from a variety of artists such as Rita Mitsouko, Maria Callas, and the Fugees. Accompanied by her guitar and machines, her tenor voice evokes the deep roots of blues. Anaïs embodies multiple gender identities, presenting herself as a storyteller who tackles universal themes like love, death, and aliens through unapologetic lyrics.
BIRRD
Stefan Vogel, also known as Birrd, is a 32-year-old Franco-Italian-American artist who creates electronic music that is both danceable and dreamy, suited for clubs as well as sunny beaches. His work is characterized by cosmic harmonies, where he blends everyday sound recordings, such as those of nature and city noises, which he deconstructs and reassembles with powerful synthesizers. This paradoxical producer, based in Rouen, uses his curiosity as a creative drive to explore new forms of expression. His music evokes vast landscapes and offers a layered listening experience, gradually revealing itself with each play, blending eloquent melodies with techno rhythms.
Carmen Sea
Carmen Sea is a four-piece instrumental rock band formed in 2019, featuring violin, guitar, bass, and drums. They quickly developed an original repertoire, blending each member’s diverse influences to create a distinctive and contrasting sound. Their music combines the raw, sharp energy of rock, noise, and industrial with expansive harmonic passages inspired by post-rock. After performing on several Parisian stages, the band caught the attention of the Sound of Visions label, which supported them in recording their first EP at the Orangerie studio in the summer of 2020. In May 2022, a car accident on the way back from a gig inspired them to compose their second EP, SORRY, recorded in June 2023.
Edouard Bielle
Édouard Bielle, singer-songwriter, offers songs with catchy and accessible melodies, evoking a romantic comedy tinged with caustic humor. His first EP, Loverdose, released in October 2023 on Cracki Records, lightly but sincerely explores the various facets of his life, often marked by love stories. His powerful, high-pitched voice, a true asset of his project, hits right in the heart. In 2024, Édouard Bielle is preparing to take a decisive step forward with a new album and future collaborations, making him an artist to watch.
OKALI
OKALI is a musical project from Cameroon, whose name means “Pay attention to the other.” Like the painters of Naïve Art, OKALI composes without codes, favoring an instinctive and symbolic approach to music. Through an aesthetic of suggestion, their compositions blend Afro Trip Hop, dub, and rock sounds, where waves of guitar and deep vocals merge with melodies to create a mysterious and enchanting universe. This project offers a musical journey, where image and sound meet to evoke a world filled with mystery and emotion.
Sauvane
Sauvane is a multi-talented electronic pop artist, working as a songwriter, composer, performer, and director. Her dreamlike universe blends a folk-inflected voice with soft, twilight electro-pop, creating an enchanting sound identity filled with emotions. Sauvane is self-produced and will release her debut album, Cats Can Talk, on December 1, 2023. This collection of 11 electric lullabies explores themes like self-sabotage and the quest for inner peace. Collaborating with producer Marc Mifune, also known as Les Gordon, she enhances her tracks with aquatic sounds and soaring melodies, aiming to soften the contrasts between dream and reality.
Theodora
Theodora, 21, embodies the new wave of French music with a unique identity that fuses hip-hop, Afro sounds, and electronic music. Already boasting thousands of streams, prestigious collaborations with Louis Vuitton and Converse, and a nomination at the Flammes awards, she disrupts the norms with her rich and diverse music. Her career began in a family setting, alongside her brother Jeez Suave, who introduced her to singing during their collaboration. As children of the Congolese diaspora, they drew from their extensive travels and different cultures to fuel their creativity. Today, Theodora aspires to fully reveal herself and envisions becoming a global star—assertive, confident, and ready to shine.
From the experience program
Liv del Estal
Liv del Estal evokes the image of a ship exploring uncharted lands, symbolizing a free and untamed artist. After a debut marked by her participation in The Voice and the release of two EPs, she considers these experiences outdated, no longer reflecting her true creative journey. Since 2021, she has been reinventing her music, working in the shadows on a new EP that embodies a rebirth. With intense melancholy, she sings for a generation hungry for freedom and adrenaline. Her first single, Amour Scandaleux, is an ode to authenticity, a call to live without compromise.
ŒTE
ŒTE, also known as Thibaut Blond, is an artist from Picardy, hailing from an isolated village of 250 inhabitants. At 17, he left the North for Lyon, where he began composing his first songs, learning guitar through YouTube tutorials. For him, music is an outlet, a therapeutic space to express his neuroses and emotions while maintaining a poetic distance in his lyrics. ŒTE describes his music as classic chanson française with a touch of variety, blending the sensitivity of artists like Christophe with the danceable energy of Bronski Beat. On stage, he transforms into a showman, with an androgynous voice and lyrics addressed to a universal “you,” inviting people to dance and embrace freedom. He is currently writing his second album with Bastien Burger, aiming to elevate the beauty of the chanson française.
Zélie
Zélie discovered music by chance when she received a ukulele as a gift. Initially passionate about contemporary dance at the regional conservatory, she realized in her final year that this path wasn’t for her. The turning point came when she attended a concert by Angèle at the Olympia, which inspired her to want to experience the stage. She then joined the Cours Florent, where she began to compose and write her first songs. At 22, after releasing three EPs, Zélie embarked on creating her debut album. Supported by artists like Jok’air and Mauvaise Bouche, this project explores personal and universal themes, reflecting the challenges and aspirations of her generation. Balancing introspection and rebellion, she navigates a complex world while transforming her emotions into music.
About Bridge Sync
Bridge.audio offers all 20 artists selected by Le Fair in 2024 the opportunity to place 3 tracks each on Bridge Sync. Bridge Sync is Bridge commission-free sync marketplace. With precise descriptive AI, all tracks on Bridge Sync are tagged by genre, mood, instrumentation, vocal type, and much more, allowing music supervisors and audiovisual professionals to find music that meet their needs for all their projects.
Sync can be an extremely powerful lever for emerging artists, both financially and in terms of visibility. By offering these 20 artists spots on Bridge Sync, we hope to contribute to their success.