STYLETO

STYLETO

Royal blue eyes, blond bob and a tongue-in-cheek linguistic edge. Impertinent, light as a feather
light as a feather, Styleto’s biting pop disintegrates the stereotypes of the “sexy woman”.
sexy woman”: she redraws the contours of the feminine figure in 2023, with a freedom full of humour
full of humor and self-mockery. Wearing two hats, as a singer-songwriter and influencer, the
the Styleto phenomenon has amassed a fan base of nearly two million.
and visual universe, where lightness and depth, light and shadow
and light. Styleto’s musical identity is revealed in elegant ballads rooted in French
and organic, grainy pop.
Singer, songwriter and composer of unifying anthems for an uninhibited generation,
Styleto considers herself an average young woman – “not average, but common”, as she sings on her new album.
-as she sings on her song of the same name. One who “won’t go to the moon and change the world”.
change the world”. But fireflies that shine and light up the night. By thumbing
to this apparent normality, which she magnifies and sublimates, Styleto, 25, is building a future of hope and
a future full of hope and confidence for those who refuse to conform to a society
blinded by addictive perfectionism. While explicitly echoing the concerns of her peers
of her peers, she adds a resolutely positive note to their daily lives.
With her singular voice, full of textures and fragrances, this French performer puts her
powerful tracks: endearing and funny, melancholy and tangy, mainstream and
intimate.
On an electro-pop track like Trop Bonnes (released in January 2023), Styleto settles accounts
with those who are out of step with the times and seem to ignore women’s rights.
women’s rights. “To you, the charo who whistled at me in the street, to you, the slob who didn’t respect me…
I’d like to tell you what I really thought”, her voice snaps over a melody that sounds like a rhythmic
of an electro-pop nursery rhyme. He continues: “Not all men are like you (…).
like you (…) In a hundred years’ time, we’ll be saying that we’ve gone beyond all that.
Back to basics. From his bedroom, Styleto has been creating aural and poetic mirages since he was a
her teenage years. A native of Lyon – where she grew up with her parents, older sister and
she discovered her artistic vocation at the age of 16. In parallel to her
her jazz dance lessons and her high school studies, the young woman invented her own
concept channel on Youtube. At the dawn of the influencer boom – the term
will enter the French dictionary in 2017 – Styleto already dares to tell her story live,
in front of a camera. She shares her favorite songs, books and fashion tips.
about her daily life and shares the concerns and questions of girls her age.
her age.
Clearly free, full of charm and armed with an acute sense of self-irony, Styleto – a pseudonym borrowed
borrowed from Style Tonic, the name of a musical group owned by a girlfriend’s father – conquered in no time
600,000 subscribers. No time to fasten your seatbelt, the merry-go-round has begun.
Styleto’s appeal to Internet users, whom she sweeps along in her wake, lies in her skin-deep
authenticity, coupled with an irresistible vulnerability that vibrates through her
her vocal chords.
Styleto has been sculpting her voice from an early age, singing a capella rhymes from Henri
Dés sous la douche and hits by Jenifer and Lorie. A passionate fan of French chanson
in search of the catchy refrain and the right word, she doesn’t hesitate to revisit the great classics by
Dalida and Aznavour.
In 2021, she took the plunge, filming herself covering Dalida’s Mourir sur scène
(Dalida) – which she posts this time on her Instagram account (to date, her account

over 800,000 followers). Her performance was acclaimed by thousands
Internet users, but it was a cover by Ben Mazué, her favorite musician, that would be her
springboard. Her version of Gaffe aux autres reaches 3M views. Styleto is invited to a Parisian café
by the intrigued singer for a chat about her songwriting and musical future.
musical future. On the occasion of one of his concerts, Ben Mazué goes so far as to invite her on stage for a duet cover of his song.
a duet cover of her song. The tandem’s complicity is palpable, even heralding new adventures together.
new adventures together.
In 2022, Styleto released their first indie album of covers, entitled Carrousel. It’s a
a sound library that breaks free of musical boundaries, juxtaposing tracks by
artists as diverse as Orelsan, Yseult and Angèle. On Bruxelles je t’aime, by the
singer, Styleto replaces the chorus with “Lyon je t’aime” – in homage to his native city
-as a counterpoint to the lively piano-vocals. The video – 2M views – was immediately shared
by Angèle, on Instagram, in a story. This chorus of encouragement certainly fueled Styleto’s
Styleto’s decision to start composing her own songs and stand on her own two feet.
his own wings.
With his desire to succeed firmly anchored in his body, at the age of
23, Styleto is constantly on the move between Lyon and Paris, where she spends a lot of time
in the Montmartre district. Alongside her, her faithful playmate, Socky (an
Socky (an English cocker spaniel) will soon be appearing in her videos (Se casser and Dans la moyenne). Sitting at the
piano, she composes song after song, in the company of her two musical alter egos – Jérôme
Jérôme Achermann and Benoît Constans, talented multi-instrumentalists. From this creative
from this creative laboratory: Se casser, Trop bonnes, Dans la moyenne (co-written with
with Vincha) and Les visages et les odeurs, a dreamy, kinetic ballad about the passage to adulthood.
to adulthood. This momentum led to a series of collaborations, including one in 2023 with singer
singer Louane, whom she met on social networks – “We hit it off right away,
says Styleto. We’re a lot alike. Same age, same concerns and passions. We
We’re two hypersensitive people who like to laugh and cry at the same time. As a duo, they wrote
the song Capitaine. It’s a heartwarming manifesto against a backdrop of sisterhood, encouraging
women to grant themselves the right to be emancipated and write their own future.
Styleto is currently working on a debut album full of surprises, due for release in 2024.
With her musical nuggets and her voice always close to the public, neither enchanted nor disenchanted,
Styleto moves forward with an unstoppable momentum.