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Emily Marie Richou (aka
Emilee) is a singer and songwriter with an arty, intimate indie pop sound. She debuted in 2021 with her EP The Extra Ordinary.
A Franco/British artist, Richou studied jazz piano and singing at both the CIM and the American School of Modern Music in Paris. She also earned an MA in Songwriting at ICMP in London. As a performer, she first garnered attention as a singer, working with
Phoenix, singer
Jean-Louis Murat, and associates of
Daft Punk. She built a following as a DJ, posting tracks online and appearing under the stage name Moggli at places like Barcelona's Pacha Club, Paris' REX Club, and London's Printworks. This led to collaborations with other electronic artists, including
Maya Jane Coles,
Shlomi Aber, and
Marc Romboy, among others. Along the way, she began writing songs, drawing upon her wide-ranging love of artists like
Serge Gainsbourg,
Björk,
Claude Debussy, and more. Adopting the name
Emilee to separate this work from her other endeavors she released her debut EP, 2021's The Extra Ordinary. ~ Matt Collar