Corona has almost smothered the live concert scene, but for the Belgian Angèle that misery could just mean her big international breakthrough. Tonight she sings in Studio 2054, a concert streamed worldwide, a duet with Dua Lipa.
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Fever. For Angèle (24), the hit that she will sing with Dua Lipa (25) should be the highlight of the evening. That British-Kosovar singer is the star of the moment and whoever is allowed to take the stage by her side in front of a global audience, takes an option on the status of next big thing. Especially when names like Elton John, Miley Cyrus and Kylie Minogue also perform.
In her own country, Angèle has been a name with great resonance for a while, but her idiosyncratic music and presence have also caused a furore throughout the French-speaking world. Continues the conquest of the Anglo-Saxon world, and in it the number forms Fever a sturdy stepping stone. The combination of French and English and the alliance with Grammy winner Dua Lipa is catching on. In our Ultratop 50 the song already reached the number one position.
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Friends for life
Nevertheless Fever not the first throw to an international audience by Angèle Van Laeken, who was born in Uccle. In February of this year it became known that the reputed fashion house Chanel had brought her in as a new face. Two months later, Angel’s name circulated again from Australia to the US: Lady Gaga invited her to her One world: together at home-benefiet concert. And as if that were not enough, the Brussels woman also received compliments from Miley Cyrus for a video in which she improvises a song about global warming.
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The most striking thing about the collaboration between Angèle and Dua Lipa is that the initiative came from the British superstar. During a video interview with Danira Boukhriss Terkessidis in Today Dua Lipa said she had asked her management to contact Angèle. “I am such a big fan of hers. But I was also a bit nervous: what if she says no? ”, It sounded.
Due to corona, both wrote the song Fever from a distance, bouncing their texts back and forth via e-mail. But of course a clip had to be played with the song and that happened in nightly London. It became a revelation for both: “We have become friends for life.” Now the love of the rest of the world for Angèle. This weekend will be crucial for that.
Tonight and Saturday evening, Dua Lipa will bring eight live stream concerts via live-now.com
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