Yseult



Yseult Onguenet (born 19 August 1994), known professionally as Yseult, is a French singer-songwriter and model. She rose to prominence after becoming runner-up on the tenth season of the French reality television series, Nouvelle Star. She subsequently signed to Polydor Records, and released her debut album, Yseult, in January 2015. Since leaving Polydor, she has released three extended plays, Rouge (2019), Noir (2019), and Brut (2020), as an independent artist. Yseult Onguenet was born on August 19, 1994, to Cameroonian parents in Quessy, in the department of Aisne, France. She realized her talent at a young age, however, her father did not allow her to make music, prompting Onguenet to skip classes to audition for the Nouvelle Star in Paris. In February 2014, Yseult competed in the final of the Nouvelle Star, having auditioned and made her way through the competition since the show aired in October 2013. She competed in the final against Mathieu Saikaly, the winner of the season, and performed songs such as Roar, Feeling Good, and Wasting My Young Years throughout her duration on the show. Following the show, Onguenet signed to Polydor Records under the name Yseult, and announced that she was preparing her debut album, working with French composer and singer, Emmanuel Da Silva. In May 2014, Yseult released the lead single to her album, La Vague, the video to which she later posted on her Vevo channel. As of December 2020, the music video has over one million views. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.