HolyBrune, Laura in real life, wasn't born in New York or Los Angeles, but in Picardy, in Chantilly. Her mother, a singer (Laura recently discovered an archive of her singing backup for Henri Salvador on a TV show) and dancer, and her father, a musician, met in a recording studio. There's no such thing as chance.

At home, the record collection is enough to inspire vocations. A destiny. Mom loves Prince, Bowie, Donny Hathaway, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, and Stevie Wonder. Dad, for his part, also loves rock and pop, from the Beatles to the Stones, by way of The Police, Queen, and uninhibited French chanson like that of Polnareff.

As a child, one musical memory stands out above all others: “One day, my mother sang me the melody of George Benson’s ‘This Masquerade,’ and I thought she had composed it. Then, she played me the original version, and I listened to it on repeat. Later, I realized that what moved me most were the minor chords in the intro. I’ve always had a soft spot for minor chords…” We can already understand a little better where this miracle comes from, the ability to transform a subway car into a mental dance floor.

HolyBrune also grew up with the films of Jacques Demy, the culture of the 90s, that of her generation, American R&B (Destiny’s Child, TLC, Aaliyah), hip hop (Fugees), and powerful, moving voices (Mariah Carey, D’Angelo, Toni Braxton).