Emji

Emji
Country: France

Marion Grod, said Emji (pseudonym formed from the initial "M" in his name and "G" in its name) , is a singer-songwriter French, born March 14, 1987 in Evreux . After working as a stylist and have occurred for two years in the Paris metro , it rose to prominence in 2015 by winning the eleventh edition of the television show Nouvelle Star . After releasing several singles, his first album fate sweet Folies 26 February 2016 .

Emji has always been attracted by the song and stage. Born in Normandy , she grew up in Froncles in Haute-Marne from the age of 5 years. She participated since childhood to singing contests and performed for local radios, balls and cabarets in Champagne-Ardenne . She then went to Paris where she learned classical singing at the conservatory Léo Delibes in Clichy.

It multiplies the concerts in bars, harbors, concert halls and cellars in the underground, mainly at République, where it is accompanied by his guitar. She joined the group of Red Red N3 artists and multiplies self-directed concert . His repertoire in the subway is composed mainly of occasions but also original compositions as, in particular, securities Waiting, No side to go, Home World and do not stay on your own that will be recorded on his first EP Emji Souls & black in 2013. Shortly before his participation in Idol , Emji launched a subscription for recording the title love handles and for the video shoot but they will be given a date Emji later as confirmed during a video chat on Facebook.

February 25, 2016, ie the day before the release of his first album, Emji makes his return to the metro and offers three live concerts travelers RATP to Franklin D. Roosevelt stations, Gare de Lyon and Republic. For the singer, it is an opportunity to "celebrate the album back to basics" and "close the loop" as she says in an interview.

At each concert she sang three or four songs from his album Sweet Folies before about 200 spectators at the point of disrupting traffic in the corridors of the metro.