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Angèle, from her real name Angèle Van Laeken (born 3 December 1995), is a Belgian singer and pianist.

Biography
Daughter of the singer Marka and the actress Laurence Bibot, Angèle grew up in Linkebeek, a suburb south of Brussels. Her father encouraged her to learn to play piano at a very early age, which inspired her musical career (following the example of her brother, the rapper Roméo Elvis).

She went through a difficult adolescence, in a Catholic secondary school where the education was very strict, before transferring to the École Decroly. The varied artistic options at this school allowed her to blossom more and join a jazz school.

Musical career
Angèle performed her first concerts in Brussels cafes. For instance, she accompanied the artists Ibeyi, and opened for the Belgian rapper Damso during his Ipséité Tour.

She gained recognition with a cover version of a Dick Annegarn song, "Bruxelles", but also with short videos on her Instagram account, where she mixes singing with humour.

Her first single, "La loi de Murphy", scored more than 5.6 million views on YouTube in 4 months.

A second single in French, "Je veux tes yeux", was released in early 2018. The music videos for both singles were produced by the photographer Charlotte Abramow.

Angèle plans to make an album in 2018 and participate in several summer festivals such as the Dour Festival and Rock Werchter.