MERCI! TRES BIEN!

Last Thursday at The El Rey in Los Angeles, we had the exciting pleasure of seeing French pop sensation Yelle (pronounced Yell-E)! This sold out show was filled with anybody from Harajuku girls to college bros, and everyone was having an electrifying evening. From start (with an introduction from BlogStar Perez Hilton) to finish it was a non stop dance party, and the whole crowd was participating, and it was hard not to. With her cute cartoony voice and the power popping participants of her DJ and drummer, they rocked the entire venue.

Even if you do not understand French, it is hard not to love each and every single song she sings. She kept going strong, keeping up the energy for over and hour and a half. Singing everything from her 2007 release 'Pop Up', we got super excited and jumpy when she busted out with 'Ce Jeu'! We just could not stop dancing! If you are not familiar with her, check her out at www.myspace.com/iloveyelle and take a look below at a clip from the show!

Story and Photos by Cory

YELLE IN LA FOR 1 SHOW!

WHO: Yelle (Yelle, Grand Marnier and Tepr)

The break-out French electro-pop trio who invaded dance floor around the world last year with infectious songs from their debut album Pop Up.

WHAT: Special Show in LA

Yelle is returning to America for 1 show in Los Angeles

WHEN: Thursday, March 12^th, 2009 @ 8pm

WHERE: El Rey Theatre

5515 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

YELLE & SCREAM

YELLE WANTS FANS TO JOIN HER DANCE MASQUERADE DURING UPCOMING C'EST L'AMERIQUE TOUR BY WEARING CUSTOM MADE YELLE MASQUES.

French Electro-Pop Singer Creating Documentary Of U.S. Tour
And Is Asking Fans To Be A Part Of The Film

Audience Members Wearing Masques Will Receive A Special Kiss From Yelle


(New York, NY - Sep. 19, 2008) - As her highly anticipated C'est L'Amerique Tour approaches it's October 7th debut in Dallas, TX (full schedule below), French electro chanteuse Yelle has announced that each show will be a dance masquerade party and she wants fans to participate by creating their own polygon dog masks that can be downloaded from the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/iloveyelle. In addition, the band will create a documentary about their American tour and want fans to appear in the film talking about their lives and their passion for music. To win a chance to participate, fans must complete the documentary form available on the Yelle MySpace page. Yelle will choose winners from each tour stop, who'll receive free tickets to the show and a private meet n greet with the band, which includes album producer GrandMarnier on drums and vocals and collaborator/remixer Tepr on keyboards and programming. Opening for Yelle is Funeral Party along with Passion Pit on select West Coast dates.

Crowned "the French M.I.A." by Teen Vogue, Yelle made a huge splash in the U.S. last spring with the April release of her debut album Pop-Up (Astralwerks), which charted in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top Electronic Album chart and also entered Billboard's Heatseekers chart. (The album was released digitally in late 2007 and charted among iTunes top-selling electronic albums). XLR8R Magazine describes the album as "funny, naïve, and sometimes dirty, but also smart and backed by extremely catchy electronic beats." American audiences were mesmerized by Yelle's exuberant three-man stage show and colorful, unique fashions during her brief Spring 08'. In response to her thrilling Coachella performance, Spin Magazine described Yelle as "a French electro version of the young Olivia Newton-John who stole Kylie Minogue's dance moves," and said that "Yelle loco-motioned the room into a frenzy." Fans are sure to be blown away once again as the French vixen has partnered with designer Jeremy Scott to create costumes for the Fall tour.

A global phenomenon and fashion icon online and off, Yelle recently concluded her world-wide festival tour on August 10th at Japan's Summersonic Festival. Yelle's videos have been viewed millions of times on YouTube and the clip for "A Cause Des Garcons" (TEPR remix) has been viewed nearly 11 million times alone. Yelle's most recent video for "Ce Jeu" made its premiere in August on the world's most famous celebrity blog website PerezHilton.com.

For more info on Yelle, visit www.myspace.com/iloveyelle or www.yelle.fr

Official Yelle YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/yelle


YELLE - C'est L'Amerique FALL TOUR 2008
10/07 + House Of Blues Dallas, TX
10/09 + Mohawk Austin, TX
10/10 + Polish American Club Miami, FL
10/11 + The Social Orlando, FL
10/13 + 9:30 Club Washington, DC
10/14 + Webster Hall New York, NY
10/15 + The Roxy Boston, MA
10/21 + Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL
10/22 + Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
10/24 + Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
10/25 +* Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
10/27 +* Neumos Crystal Ballroom Seattle, WA
10/29 +* Berbati's Portland, OR
10/31 +* Mezzanine San Francisco, CA
11/01 +* Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
11/02 +* Beauty Bar San Diego, CA
11/03 UCSD San Diego, CA

+ with Funeral Party
* with Passion Pit