Françoiz Breut

"Treasure the voice of French chanteuse Françoiz Breut, still something of an underground find in the UK, though you may well have heard her collaboration with Yann Tiersen on the sountrack to Amelie. Against a rich backdrop of French pop (Serge Gainsbourg, Francois Hardy, Jeanne Moreau etc.), her languid and sensous delivery has crossed over to smite the likes of Herman Dune, Howe Gelb and Joey Burns of Calexico, all of whom have written songs for her"