Belgian-Caribbean singer and storyteller
Charlotte Adigéry makes genre-blurring electronic pop that is alternately playful, introspective, and stylish. While her output as WWWater is raw and punkish, releases under her given name, including 2019's
Zandoli EP, contain colorful, multilingual dance-pop tunes that celebrate individuality and fantasy. Often working with producer
Bolis Pupul, the duo released their full-length debut
Topical Dancer in 2022, with the pair's biting lyrics addressing racism, sexism, and xenophobia.
Adigéry was born in France to parents from Martinique and Guadeloupe, and grew up in Ghent, Belgium. She started singing backup for various local bands when she was 18, and began writing tracks herself while taking a music course at a college in Hasselt. Mutual friends introduced
Adigéry to Belgian indie dance group
Soulwax, who invited her to sing on the soundtrack to the film Belgica, which was released in early 2016. She began working with producer
Bolis Pupul on material, and her EP
Charlotte Adigéry, co-produced and mixed by
David &
Stephen Dewaele of
Soulwax, was issued on the brothers'
Deewee label in 2017.
Adigéry also released La Falaise, a five-song EP by her alter ego WWWater, later in the year. She sang on
Soulwax's 2018 album
Essential, and her second
Deewee EP,
Zandoli, appeared in 2019, preceding her stint opening for
Neneh Cherry during a European tour. Additionally, she released Yin Yang Self-Meditation, a 17-minute spoken word piece over ambient backing, in which she reflects on her insecurities and engages in breathing exercises.
Adigéry began releasing singles co-credited to longtime producer
Pupul in 2021. Their 2022 full-length,
Topical Dancer, was a striking, witty set of electropop tunes tackling subjects like cultural appropriation and political correctness. ~ Paul Simpson