Zaho de Sagazan

Zaho Le Moniès de Sagazan was born on December 28, 1999, in Saint-Nazaire in France.{{cite web|language=fr|first=Régis Delanoë pour|last=Bretons|title=Zaho de Sagazan, biography|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/portrait-la-chanteuse-zaho-de-sagazan-comme-un-eclair-1742b476-6396-11ee-8587-76ae2bcd88b7|work=Ouest France|date=10 October 2023|access-date=1 February 2024}} She is the daughter of painter, sculptor and performer Olivier de Sagazan and Gaëlle Le Rouge de Rusunan, who works as a teacher.{{cite web|author=Odile de Plas|url=https://www.telerama.fr/musique/zaho-de-sagazan-une-voix-qui-s-elance-7014920.php|title=Zaho de Sagazan, a voice that soars|work=Télérama|access-date=1 February 2024}}.{{cite web|language=fr|title=Zaho de Sagazan, thunder singer|author=Fabien Randanne|work=20 minutes|access-date=1 February 2024|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/culture/4030254-20230331-symphonie-eclair-zaho-sagazan-chanteuse-tonnerre}} She has three older sisters and a twin. She is the cousin of the director Lorraine de Sagazan.{{cite web|author=Fabienne Darge|title=At the Gérard-Philipe Theater in Saint-Denis, Lorraine de Sagazan celebrates the "consecration" of death and life|work=Le Monde|date=31 March 2023|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2023/03/31/au-theatre-gerard-philipe-de-saint-denis-lorraine-de-sagazan-celebre-le-sacre-de-la-mort-et-de-la-vie_6167786_3246.html}} During her childhood in Saint-Nazaire, she practiced dance extensively often up to seven hours a week. She studied at and graduated from the Aristide-Briand high school, with a concentration in science. She went to Nantes to study business and administration management, working for a year as a care assistant in a nursing home before embarking on a singing career.{{cite web|language=fr|first=Véronique|last=Escolano|title=Portrait of Zaho de Sagazan, the Voice all by herself|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/portrait-zaho-de-sagazan-the-voice-a-elle-toute-seule-5b447510-6b22-11ec-b07b-8c499817e432|work=Ouest France|date=2 January 2022|access-date=1 February 2024}}

Zaho de Sagazan started posting musical videos of herself on Instagram in 2015. It included many covers and some original compositions. In 2016, in her first stage appearance, she performed La Bonne Étoile at the Simone Veil theater in Saint-Nazaire during the Salade concert at the Aristide-Briand high school. She continued to appear at the theater until 2019.{{cite web|language=fr|first=Benoît|last=Robert|title=They testify to her success at 15 years old, "the particular tone of voice" of Zaho de Sagazan|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/ils-temoignent-de-son-succes-a-15-ans-le-timbre-de-voix-particulier-de-zaho-de-sagazan-8b24cc18-b9fd-11ee-afe8-d81ceac7fa4c|work=Ouest France|date=9 February 2024|access-date=1 February 2024}}

From 2021, she started participating in numerous music festivals such as Printemps de Bourges, Nuits de Fourvière, Les Francofolies de La Rochelle, Les Escales de Saint-Nazaire, Rock en Seine and Les Rockomotives de Vendôme.{{cite web|author=Philippe Ridou|title=Interview of Zaho de Sagazan at Concert Vendome|work=La Nouvelle République|date=17 October 2023|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/vendome/zaho-de-sagazan-j-ai-fait-de-mon-hypersensibilite-une-force|access-date=1 February 2024}} In September 2021, Zaho de Sagazan performed on the stage of the Vendanges musicales in Charnay in Beaujolais. In 2021, she played with Mansfield.TYA at the Trianon theater and at the Olympia in Paris which brought her recognition. At the Trans Musicales de Rennes in 2022, she performed on the stage during the five evenings of the festival.{{cite web|language=fr|title=Trans Musicales 2022 de Rennes|url=https://www.theatre-airelibre.fr/spectacle/la-creation-des-trans-musicales-2022/|work=L'Aire Libre|access-date=1 February 2024}}

On March 31, 2023, Zaho de Sagazan released her first album, La Symphonie des éclairs , which was released by Virgin Records France. Though she had a few singles beforehand, her first appearances on stage for the new album and the subsequent media coverage allowed her to gain fame and notoriety. In a few months, she went from being almost unknown to the a high hope of the French music.{{cite web|language=fr|title=Zaho de Sagazan unveils Les Dormantes, his powerful new single|work=Les Inrocks|author1=Sophie Miliotis|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/zaho-de-sagazan-devoile-les-dormantes-son-nouveau-single-percutant-517935-25-11-2022/|access-date=1 February 2024}} The album was certified Platinum in April 2024 after reaching the threshold of 100,000 copies sold.{{cite web|language=fr|last=Ouest-France|title=Zaho de Sagazan's album, La Symphonie des éclairs, obtains the Golden Disc|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/lalbum-de-zaho-de-sagazan-la-symphonie-des-eclairs-obtient-le-disque-dor-095abcaa-a4a0-11ee-91af-aa99425ba6b8|work=Ouest France|date=27 December 2023|access-date=1 February 2024}}

In January 2024, she was nominated for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards.{{cite web|language=fr|first=Ghislain|last=Chantepie|title=Zaho de Sagazan at Music Moves Europe Talent Awards|url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/zaho-de-sagazan-sacree-aux-music-moves-europe-talent-awards-5492274|work=Radio France|date=19 January 2024|access-date=1 February 2024}} Shortly after that, she received five nominations at the 39th Les victoires de la Musique ceremony where she won the awards for best original song, best album, best stage revelation and best female revelation.{{cite web|language=fr|author=Bruno Lesprit|title=Zaho de Sagazan wins at the Victoires de la musique|work=Le Monde|date=10 February 2024|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/02/10/zaho-de-sagazan-triomphe-des-sa-premiere-apparition-aux-victoires-de-la-musique_6215796_3246.html|access-date=1 February 2024}}

In May 2024, she performed at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival by covering David Bowie's song Modern Love in tribute to the president of the jury Greta Gerwig.{{Cite web |last=COTTE |first=Léobin DE LA |date=2024-05-15 |title=Festival de Cannes : la Nazairienne Zaho de Sagazan fait sensation en réinterprétant David Bowie |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/zaho-de-sagazan/festival-de-cannes-la-nazairienne-zaho-de-sagazan-fait-sensation-en-reinterpretant-david-bowie-e12f3eca-12d3-11ef-8a2a-01c2428a5400 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=mraultpauillac |date=2024-05-14 |title=The 77th Festival de Cannes is open! |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-77th-festival-de-cannes-is-open/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=à 22h16 |first=Par Catherine Balle Le 14 mai 2024 |date=2024-05-14 |title=Cannes 2024 : les larmes de Juliette Binoche, la claque Zaho de Sagazan… Une cérémonie 100 % féminine |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/festival-de-cannes/cannes-2024-les-larmes-de-juliette-binoche-la-claque-zaho-de-sagazan-une-ceremonie-100-feminine-14-05-2024-652PDLKVM5A4XGGRGQSUN4DA7Q.php |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}

On August 11, 2024, de Sagazan opened the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Paris. She sang "Sous le ciel de Paris", originally sung by French songstress Édith Piaf, accompanied by the choir of the Académie Haendel-Hendrix.{{cite news |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |last2=Shafer |first2=Ellise |title=Olympics Closing Ceremony: All the Highlights as Paris Hands Over Games to L.A., From Phoenix Rocking Out to Tom Cruise’s Epic Stunts |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/paris-olympics-closing-ceremony-moments-performances-1236103083/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=Variety |date=11 August 2024}}

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She has said that she was passionate about electronic music from the 1980s, from Krautrock to Darksynth, while being encouraged by French songs, notably by Jacques Brel and Barbara. She also cites Tom Odell as one of her main influences.{{cite video|title=Tom Odell, Zaho de Sagazan at the La symphonie des éclairs (Live Session)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvmPTYaEo4|lang=fr|access-date=3 March 2024}} On stage, she is often accompanied by Tom Geffray, multi-instrumentalist, and musicians from the Inuit group (Alexis Delong and Pierre Cheguillaume).

• La Symphonie des Éclairs (2023)

• La déraison (2022)
• Suffisamment (2022)
• Les dormantes (2022)
• Tristesse (2023)
• La Symphonie des éclairs (2023)
• Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (2023)
• Aspiration (2024)
• Modern Love (David Bowie cover) (2024)
• Ô Travers (2024)
• Old Friend (featuring Tom Odell) (2024)

• 2022: Chorus Prize of the Department of Hauts-de-Seine{{cite web|url=https://chorus.hauts-de-seine.fr/artistes/zaho-de-sagazan|title=Zaho de Sagazan|work=Chorus|access-date=1 February 2024}}
• 2023: Joséphine Prize{{cite web |author=Yann Bertrand |title=Music: from Zaho de Sagazan to blaubird, the Joséphine Prize rewards freedom and diversity on the French scene|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/musique-de-zaho-de-sagazan-a-blaubird-le-prix-josephine-recompense-liberte-et-diversite-sur-la-scene-francaise_6085224.html |work=France Info |date=27 September 2023|access-date=1 February 2024}}
• 2023: Francis-Lemarque Prize{{cite web |title=Discover the winners at Grands Prix Sacem 2023 |url=https://createurs-editeurs.sacem.fr/actualites-agenda/actualites/hommages-et-distinctions/decouvrez-le-palmares-des-grands-prix-sacem-2023 |work=Sacem|access-date=1 February 2024}}
• 2024: Award for "Best emerging European artist of the year 2023" and "Public Choice Award" at the Music Moves Europe Awards at the Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen{{cite web |language=fr |first=Ghislain |last=Chantepie |title=Zaho de Sagazan at Music Moves Europe Talent Awards |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/zaho-de-sagazan-sacree-aux-music-moves-europe-talent-awards-5492274 |work=Radio France|date=19 January 2024|access-date=1 February 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Zaho de Sagazan wins MME Public Choice Award 2024! |url=https://mmeawards.eu/en/news/Zaho_de_Sagazan_wins_MME_Public_Choice_Awards_2024/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=MME Awards}}
• 2024: Golden Q award of the musical revelation on TMC{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
• 2024: Victoires de la Musique awards in the categories "Original song", "Best album", "Scene revelation" and "Female revelation”{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

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Category:21st-century French women singers

Category:French women singer-songwriters

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Saint-Nazaire