Kessy Mac Queen releases the single from her debut album on January 22. - Kessy Mac Queen

  • Arrived in France in 2003, the singer Kessy Mac Queen got into music in 2017 by performing on the street in Paris and then in Toulouse where he moved five months ago.
  • Thanks to the buzz of these videos on social networks, the 33-year-old artist made himself known to the general public.
  • Supported by a producer, he released his single Wonderful World on January 22 and an album of original songs before the end of the year.

The people of Toulouse who frequent the city center know his voice and his boundless energy well. Kessy Mac Queen, a blind singer who has been performing for several months in the streets of the Pink City, accompanied by his amp, releases on January 22 the first single of an album which will be available in stores by the end. of the year.

The consecration for this 33-year-old young man from the island of Saint Lucia who arrived in France in 2003 in Clermont-Ferrand. After learning French in 2008, the singer, blind from birth, decided to get into music in 2017 by doing concerts in the streets of Paris, then Toulouse.

Start on the street

“I had the click and to make myself known, I started singing in Paris at the Châtelet-les Halles metro, says Kessy Mac Queen. Singing in public in the street is a great promotion, it makes me feel good and it brings people together, provokes meetings. ”

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- KESSY MAC QUEEN (@kessy_mac) December 7, 2019

It was at this time that he met Driss El Hardouni, a former producer who has meanwhile become a restaurateur in Montauban. The latter, charmed by his voice and his presence, decides to sell his restaurant and launch his career. “When I heard him sing at Châtelet, it made me want to come back to music, says Driss. I had an artistic crush and I think he deserves better than singing on the street. ”

Album at the end of the year

Installed for five months in Toulouse, Kessy has chained this summer concerts at the Casino Barrière, at the Zénith as first part or at the restaurant La Biche on the roof. Today he is preparing the release of his first album, pop soul sounds, a little funky, and composed of original songs in English. The first single, called Wonderful World , was released on January 22.

"After singing in the street to make myself known, I want to pass a course and be considered an artist in my own right," says the singer. A second single from the album will be released in May or June. Kessy Mac Queen will present her songs next summer at festivals and on tour.

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