Clémence Quélennec (born 6 March 1991,

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, France) is a French singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Quélennec was primary lead singer for the French "psychedelic-rock" band La Femme approximately 10 years, and became solo in 2019 under the stage name ''Aja''. Clémence Quélennec's vocals have been described as "dreamy and urgent" as well as "coquettish".

La Femme

For the band La Femme, Clémence Quélennec was discovered by the originators, via

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, at age 17. Quélennec became part of La Femme's small group of studio and conceptual singing leads. Band manager Stephane Le Sciellour, however, specified that Quélennec "...is La Femme's singer. She’s performing all of the live songs; she goes on tour with them. She is the singer of the band." During Clémence Quélennec's time with La Femme, band manager Marlon Magnée noted that Quélennec resembled "...a

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cover."

Aja

In 2019, Clémence Quélennec chose to leave La Femme to produce her own work in

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, and isolate herself in the wilderness. Adopting the stage name ''Aja'', Quélennec has since self-produced an assortment of original compositions, animated shorts, and vocal songs. Clémence Quélennec's focus is

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sound. Quélennec has specified that at times her work is directly influenced by the audio of

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, calm rains, and female voices.

References

External links

''Aja Musique'' via YouTube
French women singer-songwriters 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women composers People from Quimper French women pianists 1991 births Living people {{France-singer-stub