- Harpist Marion Le Solliec regularly posts videos of her covers on Youtube.
- With containment, she saw the number of views increase and offers her songs on streaming platforms.
- In China, where one of his videos was a hit, his music is perceived to have healing power.
A tube with 19 million views on YouTube. With such statistics, we can estimate that Marion Le Solliec has brought the Celtic harp up to date. If her most beautiful performance is played on the soundtrack of Titanic (“Neaaaarrrr, farrrrr, wherever you areeeee…”), the young Breton girl has especially distinguished herself by taking up many rock tracks from Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or even Cranberries.
As the confinement period loomed, Marion Le Solliec posted her latest creation. A delicate Hey oh from the Red Hot Chili Peppers that feels good in these uncertain times. And for everyone to enjoy the benefits of her harp, the young woman has just published her first album on streaming platforms like Deezer and Spotify.
She is confined, like everyone else. But with her bright blue instrument, she gives herself the right to fly away every evening. “As soon as I put my fingers on the strings, something magical happens. It relaxes, it is a sensation difficult to describe, like an appeasement ”, explains Marion Le Solliec, who lives in Thorigné-Fouillard, near Rennes. When her fingers start to dance and the first notes escape, the young woman escapes. “The harp is an instrument that looks like me. It's sweet, calm. I think it makes you dream ”.
"Healing Power" in China
An ideal remedy in this period of confinement? Not impossible. Since the start of the travel restrictions, the young woman has seen the number of daily views increase on her YouTube account. She then thought of remixing all her covers to offer them on streaming platforms. “I have always attached great importance to video. But at the moment, I think that only sound can suffice ”. She is also preparing her first album, even if the project is currently on stand-by.
Harpist from a very young age, Marion Le Solliec practiced for a long time "in her corner" before making some videos, which she published on the Net without real pretensions. The magic of the Web did the rest. Fascinated by the hypnotic sound of the Celtic harp, many Internet users have relayed his covers of The Lord of the Rings , Metallica, Daft Punk or Céline Dion, his biggest box.
In China, his music is even perceived as having a healing power and anti-stress virtues. There, his Celtic version of Pachelbel's Canon has been seen tens of millions of times. We let you try and tell us if it works. Close your eyes, listen. You are in Brittany.
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