Early beginnings From the ages of 11 to 14, Angell competed in several radio talent shows during the Nice Carnvial. She was declared the winner for four consecutive years. At the age of 15, she began classical singing training at the
Conservatory of Nice but she quit shortly after. However she continued singing by performing in piano bars in the
Côte d'Azur.
2009–11: Les Divines In 2009,
Dani Lary invited her to his show
Le Château des secrets. This collaboration resulted in another song, this time with
Patrick Sébastien in the studio of
Le plus grand cabaret du monde. The latter proposed her to perform on
Les années bonheur, and produced and wrote the songs of her first album
Les Divines released in 2011 with
Polydor. It peaked at number 31 in France and number 86 in Belgium.
2013–14: Des mots... & Frou-Frou Produced by
Philippe Swan, her second album
Des mots… was released in
2013. Preceding the album, the first single was "Je saurai t'aimer". It was a cover of
Mélanie Cohl's song that is the French adaptation by
Philippe Swan of "
The Power of Love" by
Jennifer Rush. Since September the same year, she has participated regularly in the weekly show ''
Les chansons d'abord on France 3. For the album Nos fiançailles, France/Portugal'' by
Tony Carreira, Angell accompanies him to make a duo singing "
L'oiseau et l'enfant". Her third album
Frou-Frou was released on 21 April 2014. This album of covers pays tribute to female performers of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest On 23 February 2015, Lisa Angell was announced to
represent France in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in
Vienna on 23 May 2015, with the song "N'oubliez pas". ==Discography==