http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20036&rws=%2Fcamille%2Fmusic-videos.rssCamille first came to American attention as part of the bossa-novelty act La Nouvelle Vague, which reinterpreted punk and new wave classics as bossa nova songs. But the avant-garde vocalist is a platinum-selling artist in her native France, and it's not hard to hear why. Her 2002 debut <i>Le Sac des Filles</i>, released when she was just 24 years old, married her versatile voice -- by turns steely, jazzy and tender -- to a clutch of original compositions that took inspiration from folk, jazz and traditional French chanson. The follow-up, 2005's <i>Le Fil</i>, takes things further -- almost entirely a cappella. Camille showcases a stunning versatility by sustaining a concept album that could have exhausted its concept within just a few songs (her vocal drone underlies the entire album). In 2006 Camille released her first live album, <i>Live au Trianon</i>. - Sarah BardeenFrench Popen720Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:15:03 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.20036&rws=%2Fcamille%2Fmusic-videos.rss Camille first came to American attention as part of the bossa-novelty act La Nouvelle Vague, which reinterpreted punk and new wave classics as bossa nova songs. But the avant-garde vocalist is a platinum-selling artist in her native France, and it's not hard to hear why. Her 2002 debut <i>Le Sac des Filles</i>, released when she was just 24 years old, married her versatile voice -- by turns steely, jazzy and tender -- to a clutch of original compositions that took inspiration from folk, jazz and traditional French chanson. The follow-up, 2005's <i>Le Fil</i>, takes things further -- almost entirely a cappella. Camille showcases a stunning versatility by sustaining a concept album that could have exhausted its concept within just a few songs (her vocal drone underlies the entire album). In 2006 Camille released her first live album, <i>Live au Trianon</i>. - Sarah Bardeen