Christiane Valejo

Originally from Sainte-Marie in Martinique, Christiane Vallejo was introduced to music in her youth, during which she practiced dancing and singing in her parish choir. A meeting with Ronald Tulle, a Martinican multi-instrumentalist and composer, introduced her to the local music scene. She went on to work alongside such luminaries as Éric Virgal, Monique Séga and Henri Guédon. Her personal discography began in 1998. With the group Atomes, formed by producer Booguy, Peggy Bajal and Steeve Pierre-Louis, then Adriano Felicite who joined the team on vocals, Vallejo released Atomes. Two tracks stand out, the zouk "Ricolé", which becomes a hit, and "Assassins", a second success in which the singer is showcased. Autrement (1999) soon followed, again in the zouk style, with the single "Pèsonn Pa Ni Dwa". Christiane Vallejo's career took off, with regular releases such as Sans Faux Semblants (2001) and C'est Écrit (2003). But her fourth solo album, 12, Rue Valejo, released in 2005, gained even more recognition: the track "D'accord " was awarded the SACEM prize for best zouk that same year. Then, in 2008, his new release, Métamorphose, introduced a number of aesthetic changes. More influenced by dancehall and R'n'B rhythms, mixed with zouk, Vallejo turned his attention to new names in Martinican music, such as Kalash, featured on the track "Laisse-moi". This new direction appealed, and the album won the SACEM prize for best zouk album in 2009. The rest of his career was more succinct, with the release of a few tracks, such as a new featuring with Kalash ("Bombshell Party"), the track "Infidélité", with Dany P, or a cover of the classic Antillean song "Rékonsilyé" with Patrice Hulman.